+207 Feel Trapped, Exit Opps From Sell-Side ER? 64 4mo
+6 Best CFA Prep Provider 2 11mo
0 Financial Model Plug to make balance sheet balance. 2 1y
+3 Pay per SS coverage sector 3 1y
+9 Continentel Europe undergraduate to equity research London 1 2y
0 citi healthcare equity research offer 7 2y
+11 Leveraging CFA into an ER position (in Europe) 2 2y
+3 Canadian boutique ER 2 2y
+131 Choosing Between Buy Side vs Sell Side in Equity Research? 36 2y
+6 P/E math clarification 1 2y
+3 Defense ER in Europe 4 2y
+9 Is this volume of corrections normal or am I just dumb? 5 2y
+21 What do I do — Intern in ER 8 2y
+9 ER to ECM or equity sales? 9 3y
+13 Getting into ER 4 3y
+9 UBS Research Questions - Verbal Reasoning 1 3y
+2 First Job as an Equity Research Analyst in France 9 3y
+21 At a crossroads in SS ER 15 3y
+14 Building out / maintaining client relationships? 1 3y
+26 Equity/Credit Research 2020 Bonus Discussion 39 3y
+4 Can one become rich pursuing ER? 8 4y
+9 Organisation within a family office (Software + Work Dynamics) 1 4y
+12 2021 Morgan Stanley Equity Research Sophomore Summer Analyst Superday 0 4y
+12 Career Pivot -- Data Analyst to ER? 0 4y
+12 Has anyone heard of biotech analyst Mark Schoenebaum? 1 4y
0 JPM Equity Research Analyst Pointers 0 4y
+12 Seeking for any advice: International non-target with 1.5 year of internship at elite boutiques 1 5y
0 Making the most of my SA 4 5y
+13 Breaking in for less pay 1 5y
+12 Soros Says the U.S. is Already in a Recession - Defining Balance Sheet Recessions 0 5y
0 Future in Equity Research? 15 5y
0 Entry to research at later stage? 1 5y
+14 BNP Paribas AM vs. Morgan Stanley ER 5 5y
0 Compensation 4 5y
+25 CFA Study Hours (that it took you to pass) in relation to alma mater, major, and GPA 27 5y
+24 Profile review 7 5y
0 Chinese airlines stock pitch. Is it a good industry to pitch? 1 5y
+19 Should this oil & gas engineer get his CFA? 2 5y
0 Italy Bankrupt! 10 Yr Yield Rises Above 7.4%, Country Theoretically Unable to Fund Itself at These Levels, PM Resigns 2 5y
0 Forex market - Reasoning 4 5y
+3 Equity Research at Bulge Bracket AM 1 5y
0 Access to Management 2 5y
0 an unconventional conventionist 2 5y
+37 Why isn't research included in the WSO Compensation Database? 15 5y
+25 Help with Equity Research sector choice 16 5y
+23 Buy-side research OR management consulting? 5 5y
0 Buy Side Cultural Aspects 3 5y
0 Following consensus to profit 6 5y
+50 Is Apple really that different from RIM? 34 5y
0 Research report 3 5y
0 Interviewing for exit opps while working in Equity Research - How? 8 5y
+50 Boss has the wrong type of wandering eye 12 5y
0 Willing to trade Gaming Primer for TMT, Industrials or Healthcare 6 5y
+12 Need help to get research report 3 5y
0 Bloomberg on home laptop? 4 5y
+166 Top 5 Stupidest Publicly Traded Companies 54 5y
0 ER Associate 1 5y
+23 Best France/Europe Research firm 8 5y
+12 How to narrow my target company 1 5y
+9 How much does the sector you cover matter for exit opps/B-School? 1 5y
+12 Gaslighting, throwing under the bus, passive aggressiveness, flat out ignoring, petty..... how do I get out 1 5y
+3 Bloomberg Command Results On Demand? 2 5y
+137 Q&A: ER Analyst at Top BB (Plus About ER & General Advice) 77 9y
0 What is my next move? 1 13y

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