+25 Carried Interest Language in Contract - is this normal? PE 6 6y
+8 Career change & strategy BSCH 2 6y
+6 Search Funds - is this still a thing? PE 3 6y
+9 Working Capital Technical Questions PE 1 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 6y
+3 Duplicate thread, sorry IB 1 6y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
+12 Private Equity Strategies? PE 1 6y
+16 Exit opps in MM PE (analyst) vs. IB analyst IB 3 6y
+10 Equity Research at MS vs Mckinsey Business Analyst JOB 3 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+11 Help! Made a Typo on Resume IB 14 6y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+3 REPE right out of UG and building a Network RE 3 6y
+3 Old /Not Used - JP Morgan 2020 Winning Women IB 1 6y
0 Analysis Group - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+13 Research vs. Night trader? OFF 2 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+3 Bain Capital Analyst Interviews PE 1 6y
0 Topps - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas IB Data 6y
+9 Effects of Deferred Tax Asset on Financial Statements IB 1 6y
+9 DPR's: What am I missing? AM 1 6y
0 Topps - Company Data 6y
0 Summer Intern - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+12 Building Proprietary Deal Sourcing Process PE 1 6y
+6 Investment Banking or Business School IB 2 6y
+1 Visiting bank office IB 4 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Commercial Banking CF Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking CF Data 6y
0 FMI Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+4 "Leadership experience in undergrad" JOB 2 6y
+12 How to list active deals on CV RES 2 6y
+5 UPENN CAS Recruiting (Non-Wharton)? Given a good GPA how would I fare. Also against UCHICAGO? Columbia? IB 2 6y
+24 I'm lost trying to network JOB 6 6y
+9 Do I send an email yet?? JOB 2 6y
+12 Cold Storage RE 0 6y
+13 One year work experience since graduation, what next? JOB 2 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Equity Research ER Data 6y
+32 Continuing Education Certificates OFF 5 6y
+18 Symbols / abbreviations for taking notes OFF 1 6y
+9 Question for outside brokerage accounts disclosure as intern AM 3 6y
+6 AM Quant Equities Research Exit ops? AM 1 6y
+17 Doing IB while a PT student JOB 5 6y
+3 Cold Calling platforms/softwares IB 1 6y
0 Amazon - Review - Software Data 6y
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 6y
+20 HR interview - feeling sad OFF 5 6y
0 Daimler AG - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) CF Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Credit Risk AM Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk AM Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
+64 What are your favorite beers? OFF 65 6y
+3 Dividend payment with a minimum cash balance PE 3 6y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+3 Best things to learn, know, and be good at in order to get into IB IB 4 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Transaction Advisory Services Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 6y
+3 Management roll - do you include independent directors’ shares? PE 1 6y
+4 Aramco IPO? IB 1 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
+12 Damon Sheehy-Guiseppe - The NFL Story of Hustling Into a Position OFF 0 6y
+22 Internal Wholesaler exit opportunities JOB 11 6y
0 Midtown Partners - Interview - NA IB Data 6y
+11 Is there a social life at University of Notre Dame? IB 10 6y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+3 Are the FiNext Awards and Conference Legit or Bogus? IB 1 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+21 WSO Weekly Quiz - Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE! HF 1 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Audit Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 6y
+3 Which Bank Do You Think Will Make the First 2021 SA Job Posting? IB 1 6y
+14 Accurate of MOIC estimation PE 2 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Quantitative Research IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research IB Data 6y
+29 What's the main driver for everyones desire to go into IB OFF 21 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Markets Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Markets Data 6y
+4 Why use unlevered CF in a DCF? Isn't a levered CF more efficient? IB 2 6y
+5 How to think about management equity plan? PE 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Energy AM Data 6y
+10 Acquisitions / Merger, Target Company has large Non-controlling interest, all stock transaction IB 1 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Generalist TR Data 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 6y
0 American Express - Review - Accounting Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Energy IB Data 6y
+17 Looking to get into Investment Banking NUI 3 6y
0 Onex - Review - Generalist PE Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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