+30 MUST READ! What makes a good trader, fund manager, hedge fund manager, salestrader, and buy-side trader 12 3y
+13 ER Interview - Help a brah out, brahs. 2 3y
0 Breaking in to ER, US grad studying in European masters. London or NY? 0 3y
+13 Breaking in for less pay 1 3y
0 What is The Current State of BB Equity Research Internships? 2 3y
+12 Need Advice: Equity Research in Asia versus Market Risk in NYC 1 3y
+12 Seeking for any advice: International non-target with 1.5 year of internship at elite boutiques 1 3y
0 Options in life? 4 3y
0 ER summer internships in San Fran? 2 3y
0 Compensation 4 3y
0 Entry to research at later stage? 1 3y
+14 BNP Paribas AM vs. Morgan Stanley ER 5 3y
0 ER internship in London 0 3y
+33 Working hours for covering European equities in London 16 3y
0 seeking advise: riskon or risk off 0 3y
+23 Checklist for London ER interviewing 6 3y
0 Best ER firms for healthcare in London? 1 3y
+10 Career in ER - still worth it? 12 3y
+12 Allianz Global Investors Graduate Programme vs IBD? 1 3y
+12 B4 Financial Services vs Broader Commercial Audit as Route into Equity/Credit Research (London/Australia)? 1 3y
+28 Sell-side equity research vs AM equity research. Better path to a hedge fund? (London) 12 3y
+9 Mediobanca Technical Interview. Seeking Advise. 2 3y
+21 Small AM or BB ER? 4 3y
+32 Best Equity Research? 24 3y
0 Hydro Electric Power Companies 0 3y
+24 Profile review 7 3y
+11 non-BBs for ER 12 3y
0 A 'small' task to think about 0 3y
+12 Is Cyptocurrency a Form of Gambling 1 3y
+25 CFA Study Hours (that it took you to pass) in relation to alma mater, major, and GPA 27 3y
0 BB with best equity research in Asia? 4 3y
+19 Stocks in Trouble…and It’s Not Over 22 3y
+4 Prestigious finance-related Internship for college freshmen in ASIA 0 3y
+18 Need some career advice for undegrad junior without SA internship offers 5 3y
0 Contrarian Valuation Insights and Questions Incorporating Bottom-up + Top-Down 2 3y
0 New Joint U.S.-Sino-Russo Ratings Agency: Universal Credit 4 3y
0 Chinese airlines stock pitch. Is it a good industry to pitch? 1 3y
0 A List of ER Shops 0 3y
0 Barclays Capital - Comment on reputation in Europe? 1 3y
+17 Job offers...but what team to join? 7 3y
0 Italy Bankrupt! 10 Yr Yield Rises Above 7.4%, Country Theoretically Unable to Fund Itself at These Levels, PM Resigns 2 3y
0 Setting Up Travel 1 3y
0 Forex market - Reasoning 4 3y
0 Entry Level Equity Research Associate Timeline 3 3y
+17 A couple questions regarding stock tickers 8 3y
0 MBA vs Equity Research at well known boutique 3 3y
0 From Big 4 Valuation to Equity Research in EU 2 3y
0 Real case of a valuation fraud from an expert. Some advice needed. 0 3y
+4 Cars valuation 1 3y
0 Capital/Depletion Allowance - Oil &Gas 0 3y
0 Forecast Goodwill for Blue Chip TMT company 3 3y
0 Data for analysis/research? Suggestions? 1 3y
0 Industry Primers - 2014/2015 - Trade? 3 3y
0 II results - thoughts? 0 3y
0 Is there an equivalent of Seeking Alpha for European equities? 0 3y
+15 Financial Institutions Primer 4 3y
+19 Should this oil & gas engineer get his CFA? 2 3y
+18 Masters in Economics Before Job? 13 3y
0 Institutional Investor Rankings Access 4 3y
0 Where to Find Historical Quarterly Figures Dissemination Dates? 1 3y
0 Will Equity Research regulation kill off the future? 0 3y
+29 Interview Question- What would happen to the world economy if US throws nuclear bombs at North Korea? 9 3y
+6 European Utilities- Primer please? 1 3y
+3 Best Equity Research Providers For Small Funds 1 3y
+13 How to find Bloomberg security codes for Bloomberg Excel Add-In? 2 3y
+12 Pay Cut for European ER Analysts 1 3y
+5 Entering Equity Research at this point in the cycle in Europe? A super dumb idea? 3 3y
+1 Outlook of Sell-Side Equity Research? 1 3y
+9 Is there a future for Global Research? (Fixed Income/ER/Macro?) 1 3y
+17 ER at Jefferies/Oppenheimer/Piper Jaffray or Equities at Schroders/Amundi/Janus Henderson 5 3y
+3 ER Interview HSBC 0 3y
0 Help needed from value investors 8 3y
+67 Raise: We don't say yes, we don't say no 29 3y
0 ER Associate 1 3y
0 an unconventional conventionist 2 3y
+37 Why isn't research included in the WSO Compensation Database? 15 3y
+25 Help with Equity Research sector choice 16 3y
+23 Buy-side research OR management consulting? 5 3y
0 Buy Side Cultural Aspects 3 3y
0 Following consensus to profit 6 3y
+50 Is Apple really that different from RIM? 34 3y
0 Research report 3 3y
0 Interviewing for exit opps while working in Equity Research - How? 8 3y
0 Access to Management 2 3y
0 Willing to trade Gaming Primer for TMT, Industrials or Healthcare 6 3y
+12 Need help to get research report 3 3y
0 Bloomberg on home laptop? 4 3y
+166 Top 5 Stupidest Publicly Traded Companies 54 3y
+3 Equity Research at Bulge Bracket AM 1 3y
+23 Best France/Europe Research firm 8 3y
+12 How to narrow my target company 1 3y
+9 How much does the sector you cover matter for exit opps/B-School? 1 3y
+12 Gaslighting, throwing under the bus, passive aggressiveness, flat out ignoring, petty..... how do I get out 1 3y
+3 Bloomberg Command Results On Demand? 2 3y
+50 Boss has the wrong type of wandering eye 12 3y
0 Sanford Bernstein Equity Research Interview 12 3y
0 Equity Research Problems 1 3y
+23 Risk free rate adjustment 7 3y
+23 Covid-19 effect on ER: Who wins and who loses? 9 3y
+12 Breaking into ER from a non-traditional background 1 4y

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