+14 Help for career decision: stay in corporate banking or switch to ER? 3 4y
+9 UBS Research Questions - Verbal Reasoning 1 4y
+9 Equity Research Compensation in Frankfurt in 2022 0 4y
+8 Financial Edge Investment Banking Course 4 4y
+3 Equity Research Compensation in Frankfurt in 2022 1 4y
+3 CFA for ER 2 4y
0 Deleted 1 4y
+3 delete 2 4y
+2 First Job as an Equity Research Analyst in France 9 4y
+21 At a crossroads in SS ER 15 4y
+14 Building out / maintaining client relationships? 1 4y
0 Jefferies Equity Research Assessment Centre 1 4y
+13 Is it possible to jump from engineering to ER without industry experience? 5 4y
+19 MiFid II (+3 years later) ER Comp Outlook 16 4y
+4 SS ER compensation in London 2 4y
+27 Is Life in ER Easy? 15 4y
+26 Equity/Credit Research 2020 Bonus Discussion 39 4y
+4 Can one become rich pursuing ER? 8 4y
+3 BB ER vs EB ER Compensation 8 4y
+3 ER Summer Analyst Return Offer Rates 4 4y
+9 Organisation within a family office (Software + Work Dynamics) 1 5y
0 Berenberg Bank Reputation: Particularly ER Division 3 5y
+20 Berenberg Now 19 5y
0 Thoughts on US Gold Royalty Companies? 1 5y
0 Equity research report urgent 2 5y
0 Equity research & private investments 3 5y
0 Exit opportunities for macro sales professional 0 5y
+12 2021 Morgan Stanley Equity Research Sophomore Summer Analyst Superday 0 5y
+12 Career Pivot -- Data Analyst to ER? 0 5y
+12 Has anyone heard of biotech analyst Mark Schoenebaum? 1 5y
0 JPM Equity Research Analyst Pointers 0 5y
0 UBS Tops Institutional Investor’s European Equity-Research Poll 4 6y
0 Making the most of my SA 4 6y
+12 Soros Says the U.S. is Already in a Recession - Defining Balance Sheet Recessions 0 6y
0 Future in Equity Research? 15 6y
+30 MUST READ! What makes a good trader, fund manager, hedge fund manager, salestrader, and buy-side trader 12 6y
+13 ER Interview - Help a brah out, brahs. 2 6y
0 Breaking in to ER, US grad studying in European masters. London or NY? 0 6y
+13 Breaking in for less pay 1 6y
0 What is The Current State of BB Equity Research Internships? 2 6y
+12 Seeking for any advice: International non-target with 1.5 year of internship at elite boutiques 1 6y
0 Options in life? 4 6y
0 ER summer internships in San Fran? 2 6y
0 Compensation 4 6y
0 Entry to research at later stage? 1 6y
+14 BNP Paribas AM vs. Morgan Stanley ER 5 6y
0 ER internship in London 0 6y
+33 Working hours for covering European equities in London 16 6y
0 seeking advise: riskon or risk off 0 6y
+23 Checklist for London ER interviewing 6 6y
0 Best ER firms for healthcare in London? 1 6y
+10 Career in ER - still worth it? 12 6y
+12 Allianz Global Investors Graduate Programme vs IBD? 1 6y
+12 B4 Financial Services vs Broader Commercial Audit as Route into Equity/Credit Research (London/Australia)? 1 6y
+28 Sell-side equity research vs AM equity research. Better path to a hedge fund? (London) 12 6y
+9 Mediobanca Technical Interview. Seeking Advise. 2 6y
+21 Small AM or BB ER? 4 6y
+32 Best Equity Research? 24 6y
0 Hydro Electric Power Companies 0 6y
+24 Profile review 7 6y
+11 non-BBs for ER 12 6y
0 A 'small' task to think about 0 6y
+12 Is Cyptocurrency a Form of Gambling 1 6y
+25 CFA Study Hours (that it took you to pass) in relation to alma mater, major, and GPA 27 6y
0 BB with best equity research in Asia? 4 6y
+19 Stocks in Trouble…and It’s Not Over 22 6y
+4 Prestigious finance-related Internship for college freshmen in ASIA 0 6y
+18 Need some career advice for undegrad junior without SA internship offers 5 6y
0 Contrarian Valuation Insights and Questions Incorporating Bottom-up + Top-Down 2 6y
0 New Joint U.S.-Sino-Russo Ratings Agency: Universal Credit 4 6y
0 Chinese airlines stock pitch. Is it a good industry to pitch? 1 6y
0 Barclays Capital - Comment on reputation in Europe? 1 6y
+17 Job offers...but what team to join? 7 6y
0 Italy Bankrupt! 10 Yr Yield Rises Above 7.4%, Country Theoretically Unable to Fund Itself at These Levels, PM Resigns 2 6y
0 Forex market - Reasoning 4 6y
0 Entry Level Equity Research Associate Timeline 3 6y
+17 A couple questions regarding stock tickers 8 6y
0 MBA vs Equity Research at well known boutique 3 6y
0 From Big 4 Valuation to Equity Research in EU 2 6y
0 Real case of a valuation fraud from an expert. Some advice needed. 0 6y
+4 Cars valuation 1 6y
0 Capital/Depletion Allowance - Oil &Gas 0 6y
0 Forecast Goodwill for Blue Chip TMT company 3 6y
0 Data for analysis/research? Suggestions? 1 6y
0 Industry Primers - 2014/2015 - Trade? 3 6y
0 II results - thoughts? 0 6y
0 Is there an equivalent of Seeking Alpha for European equities? 0 6y
+15 Financial Institutions Primer 4 6y
+19 Should this oil & gas engineer get his CFA? 2 6y
+18 Masters in Economics Before Job? 13 6y
0 Institutional Investor Rankings Access 4 6y
0 Where to Find Historical Quarterly Figures Dissemination Dates? 1 6y
0 Will Equity Research regulation kill off the future? 0 6y
+29 Interview Question- What would happen to the world economy if US throws nuclear bombs at North Korea? 9 6y
+6 European Utilities- Primer please? 1 6y
+3 Best Equity Research Providers For Small Funds 1 6y
+13 How to find Bloomberg security codes for Bloomberg Excel Add-In? 2 6y
+12 Pay Cut for European ER Analysts 1 6y
+5 Entering Equity Research at this point in the cycle in Europe? A super dumb idea? 3 6y
+1 Outlook of Sell-Side Equity Research? 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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