+22 Radical Idea: how about a tax break for someone who cuts down body fat by x % ? IB 44 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - NA IB Data 7y
+62 My husband hate the way I dress FASH 28 7y
+3 Jobs with MBS exposure? JOB 1 7y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 7y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 7y
+12 Short term client engagement CO 1 7y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Debt Capital Markets HF Data 7y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets HF Data 7y
0 Cisco - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance CF Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Equity Research ER Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas IB Data 7y
0 Capstone Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Capstone Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Reckitt Benckiser - Salary & Bonus - NA CF Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research AM Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
0 CME Group - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
0 Brian Garrett - Having conviction and no plan B 0 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+6 Citadel Securities Trading Interview TR 2 7y
0 CME Group - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
+3 Are federal/defense McKinsey consultants second-class citizens in the firm? CO 4 7y
+3 MF Liquid Non-performing Credit HF 1 7y
0 Envestnet - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
+6 RE IBD Organisational Structure RE 1 7y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+9 International Student OPT --- "Directly Related To Your Major" JOB 8 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+19 Starting my first IB internship in October: What advice can you give me? IB 6 7y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 MUFG Leasing and Asset Finance LA office? IB 2 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking IB Data 7y
+3 Real Estate IB at a BB RE 1 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 PwC - Review - Risk CO Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Risk CO Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 MUFG - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 7y
+233 Hacks to Make You More Successful OFF 157 7y
0 US Trust - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking AM Data 7y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research AM Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research AM Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Corporate Finance IB Data 7y
+17 Difficult decisions to make... PE 2 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 MUFG - Interview - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
+5 Bank of America Public Finance Summer Analyst Interview questions IB 5 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Black Arch Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Anyone heard of Waterfall Asset Management JOB 3 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Operations Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 7y
0 The Vanguard Group - Review - Investments AM Data 7y
0 The Vanguard Group - Salary & Bonus - Investments AM Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 PepsiCo - Review - NA CF Data 7y
0 PepsiCo - Salary & Bonus - NA CF Data 7y
+12 How to Weigh the Pros and Cons of Certain Careers JOB 1 7y
+10 Screwed Up - How Badly? JOB 4 7y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA IB Data 7y
0 Leerink Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Leerink Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+14 Morgan Stanley Fixed Income Internship Interview TR 35 7y
+30 "Send me a Resume anytime" JOB 10 7y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Asset Management AM Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Markets TR Data 7y
0 Cappello Capital Corp. - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
+12 How do you develop your estimates for private Companies? HF 1 7y
+27 Need help, I lied. JOB 20 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 7y
+13 HELP: Realized I forgot to submit section of application (transcripts) JOB 3 7y
0 Microsoft - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Microsoft - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+3 Morgan Stanley's Global Entertainment and Sports Division JOB 1 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 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 (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”