0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+6 Is a phone call enough to break a contract? IB 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Audit Data 7y
0 Intel - Review - Information Technology (IT) CF Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 7y
+6 How Did You Learn Valuation and How to Model IB 5 7y
0 Intel - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) CF Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
0 PwC - Review - Advisory Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 7y
+3 Resume or not in the initial phone call email? IB 2 7y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+3 Moved internally from big 4 audit to consulting JOB 1 7y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Commercial Banking Data 7y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 7y
0 Grant Thornton Australia Limited - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - NA CO Data 7y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Foreign Exchange FX TR Data 7y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Foreign Exchange FX TR Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking TR Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking TR Data 7y
0 State Street Corporation - Interview - Asset Management AM Data 7y
0 Mercer - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 Mercer - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
+10 GM layoffs and major restructuring - what's to come? OFF 1 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield HF Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield HF Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 7y
0 Vontobel Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 7y
+12 Discord group to discuss markets live? ER 1 7y
+68 Future of Accounting and Value of CPA CF 23 7y
0 PER Private Equity Recruitment Ltd - Company Data 7y
+3 essay writing helps OFF 1 7y
+21 Innovating Deal Sourcing Funnel PE 1 7y
+13 Breaking into Wall Street as an Older Student JOB 2 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA TR Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+19 Army Reserves/National Guard and IBD Associate Positions IB 3 7y
+6 Webinar: IB Summer Recruiting 101 -- 9pm ET, 11/25/19 1 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+4 S&T Associate Total Comp TR 4 7y
+15 Carry Timing PE 2 7y
0 Gordon Brothers - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research CF Data 7y
+9 GS HK Securities SA After-Superday e-mail JOB 1 7y
+5 done!done!done!done!vvdone! PE 3 7y
+12 Following Up with MD of ECM at Small Boutique (Post-behavioural, post thank you email) - Guidance Appreciated IB 1 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+10 Leveraging Connections into HF summer Internship HF 2 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Quantitative Research HF Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
+12 Why is C++ more taught/required than python and R in MSc Financial engineering? OFF 3 7y
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Generalist TR Data 7y
0 Tower Research Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 7y
+9 .....................del..................... JOB 1 7y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare PE Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Review - Audit Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 7y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Interview - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments HF Data 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Investment Banking TR Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking TR Data 7y
+12 Start Up to Capitalize on Government Inefficiency: VA Claims Backlog for Veterans INV 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking CF Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 GSO Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit HF Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - NA Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+4 What's the most prestigious private school I can send my kids? IB 4 7y
+52 Client meeting etiquette rules as an Analyst IB 11 7y
0 State Farm Insurance - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
+3 HBS Search Fund Conference Today PE 3 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - NA PE Data 7y
+3 Internal Networking - dos and donts JOB 1 7y
+18 Should I apply for MBA programmes? BSCH 2 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+9 MM/LMM PE Recruting - 2019/2020 PE 2 7y
0 Exane BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Asset Management AM Data 7y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 7y
+6 Sears Shitshow HF 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Wavestone - Company Data 7y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 7y
+12 We also work with brokers to introduce clients who need financing to us. Our brokers are handsomely paid with 2% fees CO 1 7y
+12 Potential Year-End Bonus Clawback ER 2 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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