+9 Full-Time Equity Research Recruiting 0 2h
0 Buy side ER case study 1 16h
0 Are there still openings for ER summer 27 out there or are most of them closed 1 1d
0 Healthcare (HC) Primers / Resources 1 1d
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4d
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Generalist Data 1w
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
0 Biotech // Therapeutics ER Comp 4 1d
0 Craig Hallum - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1w
0 Craig Hallum - Review - Equity Research Data 1w
0 GS Dubai Off Cycle (GIR/Equity Research) - Anyone heard back? 1 1w
+10 Which masters after Equity Research 2 1w
+25 ER outlook 7 1d
+14 How do you actually build your football fields — CapIQ, template, or from scratch? 8 10h
0 Forte Capital Group - Interview - Investment Grade Finance Data 1w
+3 ER o&g interview process 4 1w
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - NA Data 2w
0 Morningstar - Review - Equity Research Data 2w
0 Morningstar - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 2w
+6 Trying to prepare for upcoming soph year 1 2w
0 Value Partners Group Limited - Review - Equity Research Data 2w
0 Preliminary Analysis of Toast 1 2w
+6 Networking During My Internship 1 2w
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3w
0 MLP Equities Analyst Program Update 0 3w
+6 Advice for a new associate? 2 2w
+15 Built a desktop valuation app (DCF / DDM / reverse DCF) so I'd stop rebuilding Excel models for every pitch — would value some ER feedback 3 3w
0 Helaba Hessische Landesbank - Review - Equity Research Data 3w
0 I truly don’t know what to do 2 3d
+21 Started ER Internship, Reconsidering: Exit Opps? 13 1d
0 Gabelli Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4w
0 Gabelli Asset Management - Review - Equity Research Data 4w
0 Insurance investing conferences? 1 4w
+8 Biopharma ER? 3 3w
0 GfK Boutique Research - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1mo
0 GfK Boutique Research - Review - NA Data 1mo
0 Rising Senior in ER feeling lost/FT advice 1 1mo
+35 Does anyone else find it very difficult to take vacations in ER? 5 4w
0 JPM Equity Research SA27 3 1mo
+11 Thoughts on boutique ER firm opportunity and options afterwards 2 1mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 1mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Energy Data 1mo
0 JPM Equity Research SA27? 1 1mo
+16 Intel (INTC): My Bull Case Still Doesn't Justify the Current Stock Price 2 1mo
+11 PayPal (PYPL): Why Is the Market Valuing PayPal Like a Low-Growth Company Despite Strong Free Cash Flow? 2 1mo
0 William Blair - Review - Equity Research Data 1mo
+8 Why hire an equity analyst if AI can write the reports 2 3w
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - NA Data 1mo
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Interview - Pharmaceuticals Data 1mo
+9 Rising Sophomore clueless about recruiting timeline 3 1mo
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
+14 Rising junior at semi-target, fumbled sophomore recruiting — how cooked am I really? 8 1mo
+18 Former Pharma scientist with sell-side biotech ER experience — interview processes keep stalling, what am I missing 4 3w
+9 Is equity research dead? If not, what aspects are still viable? 3 1mo
0 Fidelity International - Review - Equity Research Data 1mo
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 1mo
0 Wolfe Research - Review - NA Data 2mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 2mo
+17 Equity Research Today: What skills are actually most valuable for entry-level analysts? 3 2mo
0 Do these basically kills the need of an Sell Side associate? 1 2mo
+9 CC student, help choose schools 3 1mo
+18 ER Pulse Check... How We Doing? 8 2mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - NA Data 2mo
+6 GS Off-Cycle GIR 1 2mo
0 Wasatch Global Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 2mo
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 2mo
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 2mo
0 Amazon - Review - Risk Data 2mo
0 Kempen - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 2mo
+10 Automating Equity Research Workflows — From 2–3 Hours to ~20 Minutes 1 2mo
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 2mo
+37 MD hates me, what do I do? 4 2mo
+12 Bored on the buyside 1 2mo
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - NA Data 2mo
0 JC Clark - Review - Generalist Data 2mo
+15 ER Case Study guidance 1 2mo
+9 Notes from JBL's Q2 Earnings Call: Margins, Capex, and the FY27 Bridge 0 2mo
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Industrials Data 2mo
0 Deriving Fixed/Variable Costs with Limited Disclosure 1 2mo
0 Emerald Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 2mo
0 Emerald Asset Management - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 2mo
+9 IB SA -> ER 2 2mo
+9 Ford's CEO and CFO sounded exactly the same on the Q4 call. That's weird, right? 1 2mo
+15 ER 27 Timeline 8 2mo
+13 ER--Unusually long reference checks post-superday 10 2w
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2mo
0 TD Securities - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2mo
+12 Texas ER work life? 3 2mo
+9 Let go from LO cross-asset seat. How to position next move? 1 3mo
0 ESG Research Analyst > Investment Analyst in an ESG fund 1 3mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3mo
+1 ER (London) BB Comp 2026? 2 3mo
+4 Best ER firms? 3 2mo
+9 Bloomberg Intelligence vs Sell-Side Equity Research → Buyside Path? 1 3mo
+32 Q&A New Mentor | Senior Buyside Analyst – Equity Research, Healthcare Coverage & Breaking into the Buyside 8 3mo
+4 Industry landscapes and themes 2 3mo
0 Gilder Gagnon Howe 0 3mo
+9 Analyzing Distribution Patterns: Form 4 Outflows and Foundry Cycles 1 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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