0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+6 Lincoln portfolio valuation or Equity research exits and compensation 1 3y
0 Equity research sales 3 3y
+7 Breaking into Financial Research post Academia 4 3y
+40 How much slack do you have in your day? 33 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+9 How to incorporate SSS when projecting total revenue? 2 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+6 Connecting and network with analysts on linkedin 2 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
+14 Medical Student Trying to Break into IB - Have Meeting with a Managing Director at an Elite Boutique 9 3y
0 UBS AG - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Real Estate Data 3y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 3y
+3 Series 86/87 2 3y
+25 Thoughts on Berenberg 21 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Utilities Data 3y
+3 How progressive is your workplace environment? 2 3y
0 Susquehanna Bank - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Global Macro Research 1 3y
+7 London ER Boutiques for SA 2023 9 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
+23 WHICH EQUITY RESEARCH SECTOR IS BEST? 11 3y
0 University of Texas - Review - NA Data 3y
0 University of Texas - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+59 Why does everyone want buy-side? 14 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 3y
+9 From Big 4 to Equity Research - TS or Valuation ? 2 3y
0 Société Générale - Review - Research Data 3y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 3y
0 Allianz Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+5 Best job to move to ER? 2 3y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Investment Research Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+21 Writing research reports as a novice 6 3y
+3 LO/LS vs ECM (who makes more) 2 3y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+5 Which offer to choose? 2 3y
+3 Canadian boutique ER 2 3y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Capital Markets Data 3y
+20 "If you had $1mn, how would you invest it?" (2022 version) 8 3y
+3 Why isn't there a Fixed Income Research Forum? 5 3y
+3 Flexible Investment Mandate Stage Agnostic 1 3y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Restructuring Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+22 How fast to ramp on entire coverage universe? 5 3y
+6 Path from ER to SM 4 3y
+34 Recently promoted to analyst from associate, but I feel lost and don’t know what I’m doing. 6 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 China Galaxy Securities Co., LTD - Review - Energy Data 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Harris Associates - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
+4 Interview Question / Help 1 4y
0 Needham & Company - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
+10 Which Sophomore Internship Will Set Me Up Best To Recruit For ER 1 4y
0 Telsey Advisory Group - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Research Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 4y
+3 Banking Model Examples 1 4y
0 S&P Capital - Review - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 S&P Capital - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+10 I messed up, need advice on what to do 2 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
0 Bank of China - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Kepler Cheuvreux - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Kepler Cheuvreux - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+3 Tutors for Banking Internship? 2 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+6 DA Davidson Research associate 1 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
0 McCarthy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Canalyst - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Canalyst - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Cleveland Research Company - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
+3 Do I need a cover letter with a sample report? 3 4y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 4y
+6 Equity Research (ER) Brand vs Analyst 2 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
0 Federated Investors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Federated Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Garden Leave 4 4y
+7 Morgan Stanley Equity Research Interview 2 4y
0 TD Securities - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y

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October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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