+6 Recruiting seasons, what time off excuse for interview 2 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 4y
+8 Financial Edge Investment Banking Course 4 4y
+13 Investment Risk to ER 5 1y
+16 Moats 3 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Industrials Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Healthcare Data 4y
+9 Switching Sectors Mid-Interview 3 4y
+5 ER vs S&T personality 2 4y
+9 Med school dropout with zero finance background looking to get into ER 4 4y
0 Global List of Sell-side Equity Research Shops 1 4y
0 Lateral Transfer 7 4y
+6 MM ER Ranking 1 4y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - NA Data 4y
+1 Do ER boutique/smaller firms exist? 6 4y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+6 YipitData 1 4y
+3 Equity Research Textbook 3 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Morningstar - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 4y
0 Jarislowsky Fraser Limited - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Moore Capital Management - Review - Investment Research Data 4y
0 Moore Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 4y
0 I need your help with this. 1 4y
0 2022 Credit Suisse SRI Securities Research Summer Associate in Hong Kong 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 REIT Equity Research Associate Interview 1 4y
+10 Ohio University, Ohio State University, or Cleveland State University 6 4y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+6 Do Equity Research analysts typically cover stocks on other countries exchanges? 4 4y
0 Eight Capital - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Eight Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+4 Declining Deal Flow 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+6 Recommend a good, short primer on statistics? 5 4y
+7 Will my firm block me from covering my sector? 5 4y
+9 2021 Sell-side Equity Research Bonus Survey Results (First Cut) 24 4y
+259 A warning to those aiming for Sell Side Equity Research 87 1y
0 Equity Research Writing & Modeling Test Samples? 1 4y
0 Wolfe Research - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
+9 Equity Research First Round Interview – Piper Sandler  2 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+9 EU ad-hoc announcements/8-K filings in other countries 1 4y
0 BTIG LLC - Review - Life Sciences Data 4y
0 BTIG LLC - Salary & Bonus - Life Sciences Data 4y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+18 GIR London 30 4y
+3 Barclays ER Summer Intern offers 3 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 4y
+6 How is owner equity calculated in a service-oriented business? 1 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+3 What do the buckets look like in ER? 7 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
+20 Wanting to resign but firm has 100% Clawback on YE bonus (based on last yr perf.) 11 2y
+3 [Help] List of Companies that are Family Owned 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+6 Still haven’t had comp and bonus conversations 8 4y
+6 Zelman and Associates 1 4y
+12 former med student for equity research questions about pre-hire assignment 1 4y
+6 Bloomberg email format 4 4y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Cormark Securities Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 former med student for equity research can I get someone to look over my pre-hire assignment for feedback 3 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+9 Navigating ER Sector Placement Process 1 4y
+16 former med student for equity research about pre-hire assignment 23 4y
+3 Er to pe 7 4y
+9 Bonus Stub - how much is too much to leave on the table 2 4y
+15 Best TMT subsectors? 13 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Brandeis university - Interview - Energy Data 4y
0 MFS Investment Management - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 ER to PE 1 4y
+3 Barclays ER Superday 0 4y
+6 Last Chance - Help ER AC 1 4y
0 SIG Sell-side ER 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley Research - Remote? 5 4y
+4 Staring my own coverage vs buyside 1 4y
0 Oppenheimer - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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  • 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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