+6 How do firms keep track of events that affect their holdings? [I'm from a Data background] 1 6mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email 12 6mo
0 Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Off-cycle London conversions 1 6mo
0 Pareto Securities - Interview - Credit Research Group Data 6mo
+7 Is VP/Director in ER worth it without stock coverage 7 6mo
+6 Struggling With Increased Responsibility 1 6mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Equity Research Data 6mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6mo
+10 Reach out to Analyst? 6 6mo
0 William Blair - Interview - Equity Research Data 6mo
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 6mo
+3 Fidelity ER SA 2026 11 7mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
0 RBC Equity Research Phone Interview 1 7mo
0 Wolfe Consumer Research Role 2 7mo
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Risk Management Data 7mo
+98 Is sell side ER as bad as people portray it? 42 7mo
0 I built an AI copilot to kill the “10-K weekend grind.” Want to sanity-check it? 3 7mo
+3 Deutsche Bank Equity Research Superday 10 7mo
0 DB company research graduate program 3 7mo
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Metals and Mining Data 7mo
0 DBS Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investments Data 7mo
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 7mo
0 Wolfe Research Technical Analysis Team? 2 7mo
+7 Stay in boutique ER or move to ranked II BB team to get to buyside 4 7mo
0 5 interviews with GS, no response heard 1 7mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 7mo
0 BlackRock - Review - Sales and Trading Data 7mo
+19 Trying to Break into ER 12 7mo
0 Bernstein ER 0 7mo
+9 Messaging clients to get a job 4 7mo
0 Redburn - Interview - Sales Data 7mo
0 Balyasny Interview Process 2 7mo
0 UBS ER AC SA 2026 London 1 7mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Macro Data 7mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 7mo
+15 Evercore Modeling Assessment 3 7mo
+3 Fidelity ER AC Updates 4 7mo
+6 ER Exits 1 7mo
+11 Internship: BB ER in Tokyo vs L/S in NY 4 7mo
0 Equity Research Associate Interview Prep 1 7mo
0 BTIG LLC - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
0 BTIG LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
+18 Sector coverage - specialist vs generalist 6 7mo
+39 ER graduate/AN1 comp in London 42 7mo
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Generalist Data 7mo
0 Biochem/Chemical Bio or Chem PhD for Biotech ER? 3 7mo
+6 Advice to Make Yourself Competitive Transitioning from Client Facing SA Stint to ER? 1 7mo
0 HSBC - Interview - Equity Research Data 7mo
+2 Where do broker rating changes originate (primary sources)? How to access them with minimal latency? 1 7mo
0 Deutsche Bank Company (Equity) Research SA 2026 2 7mo
+2 Earnings Week and Recruiting 2 8mo
0 What Do Equity Research Analysts Actually Do at Market Makers? 1 8mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8mo
+7 Five Years After Leaving ER: From the Dream Job to the Chopping Block 6 8mo
0 Canalyst - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8mo
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8mo
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8mo
0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Equity Research Data 8mo
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8mo
+1 When to reach out for FT recruiting 2 8mo
0 Equity Research Technicals 2 8mo
+3 How many stocks for ER interviews? 2 8mo
0 Series exam for ER 3 8mo
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Review - Equity Research Data 8mo
+38 Are any ER juniors actually happy? 7 8mo
+9 Whe can I find free Equity Research Reports? 6 8mo
+6 SIG and Bernstein FT 2 8mo
0 Equity research 1 8mo
0 How long should I wait before accepting I got dinged? 2 8mo
+9 Optiver Grad Equity Analyst Technical Interview 2 8mo
0 Cleveland Research Company - Review - Equity Research Data 8mo
0 Cleveland Research Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8mo
+22 RE > ER 7 8mo
+11 Changing firms for location? 11 8mo
0 Equity Research Recruiting Timeline + Off Cycle Opps 3 8mo
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 8mo
+8 Equity Research at Market Maker 4 8mo
0 Greetings 1 8mo
0 2026 grad FT recruiting 4 8mo
0 Odds Post Graduation 2 8mo
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 8mo
0 Options data in ER 1 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 8mo
+11 Gave up on licensing 12 8mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8mo
0 Fitch Ratings - Interview - Pharmaceuticals Data 8mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8mo
0 The Kresge Foundation - Review - Markets Data 8mo
0 Susquehanna Equity Research? 1 9mo
0 Barclays FT ER 1 9mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Equity Research Data 9mo
+18 Does the course you study matter or is the university more important 13 9mo
0 UBS - Review - Investment Banking Data 9mo
0 UBS - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9mo
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 9mo
+10 Career Advice 3 9mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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