Broker wanting to switch to research...
I am a broker at MSSB. I love working their, but as we all know, prospecting is 99% of the work the first few years. I am doing well, but who knows where things will go. Some months are great, some are terrible. Just in case, I like to plan ahead. I have an 8 month internship at Merrill, 6 months at an independent as a IAR (ING Financial Partners) before Morgan brought me in, and I have been there for a year. My undergraduate is from PSU in Finance. Based on my background, what would it take to get into an equity analyst position? Thanks for your help guys.





location/? pm if you want
location/? pm if you want
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
I'm in Philadelphia. I should
I'm in Philadelphia. I should have mentioned that earlier, sorry.
we brought in a guy from PWM
we brought in a guy from PWM at Wells Fargo (If you're reading this, you talk too loudly on the phone) that made inroads since he used our research service. He came to a couple events that our senior guys attended, talked to them, showed a good understanding of our processes and got an interview. There should be some sell side research firms that MSSB uses and that you occasionally talk to on the phone. Try contacting these people but not outright (hence my mentioning the face to face networking at events read: no emails) and see if you can get any traction.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
It is difficult to do that
It is difficult to do that while I am still working. All of the fund and annuity wholesalers that come in are close with a lot of brokers in my office and I don't think that is the smartest thing to do. Thanks for your input though. I will try to figure out who I can speak about this with and who I should not mention it to regarding the wholesalers.