0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Putnam Investments 2020 Externship 1 6y
+3 Help Pitching A Stock (Report) 1 5y
+3 Working in ER under current conditions (Covid-19) 1 6y
+9 entry-level finance roles besides IB/quant? 3 6y
+3 Pitch a stock at this dire time 1 6y
+9 starting as an Associate in equity Reaearch! 5 6y
0 S&P Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 6y
+3 Focus group with Robinhood users 1 6y
+12 Breaking into ER from a non-traditional background 1 6y
+12 Engineer_to_Finance 1 6y
0 Hedgeye Risk Management - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Hedgeye Risk Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+14 Transitioning into ER in Pharma/Bio-tech with an Advanced Science Degree 1 6y
+9 Overview of my model 7 5y
+15 DCF: "Shock" to Revenue Help 4 3y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 UBS - Interview - NA Data 6y
+10 Question on Armotirization in EBITDA. 2 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 6y
+3 Initiation Reports For $$$ 1 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Industrials Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 6y
+3 Financial Modeling For Private Equity And Equity Research, What Should I Know?. 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+21 Advice on how to improve retention of info 6 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Industrials Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 6y
+12 Financials Sector Coverage 1 6y
+12 Sketch, unpaid, remote ER internship, good experience? 5 6y
+39 Equity Research SA 2021 62 5y
+3 June CFA Exams Postponed 2 6y
+9 Businesses that could potentially be taken out 1 6y
+38 Fidelity Equity Research SA 2021 116 6y
+3 How will the coronavirus affect equity research hiring? 3 6y
0 Silver Lake - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 GS ER vs. other BB ER? 4 6y
0 BBVA - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 BBVA - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+30 Will CFA® exams be canceled this summer? 7 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+6 likely bad Q2 Earnings priced into Travel and Leisure stocks? 3 5y
0 Standard and Poors - Review - Risk Management Data 6y
0 Standard and Poors - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
+19 plz halp, What is the industry consensus on Edward Jones 4 6y
+22 Here Is How Equity Research Works!! 6 5y
+9 Any downsides of ER -> IB? 2 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Simmons & Company International - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Compass Point Research and Trading - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Compass Point Research and Trading - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 GS ER - Corp titles vs Experience 3 6y
+4 3 Months into the job, no buy side recruiters are messaging me 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 T. Rowe Price - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 T. Rowe Price - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Ladenburg Thalmann - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Wellington Management Exit Opps 2 6y
+3 Equity Research 1st yr analyst vs Associate 2 6y
+3 Current II-rankings? 1 6y
+6 ER lateral interviews 1 6y
0 Fidelity International - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
+14 Dealing with calls gone wrong? 2 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Healthcare Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
+5 Estimating Maintenance CAPEX 1 6y
+12 how to get pass the interview process? 7 6y
+5 What ER doesn't hire undergrads?? 2 6y
0 Wolfe Research - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+45 Q&A: Equity Research Associate Laid Off 34 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 6y
+18 Equity_Research_Exit_Opportunities 1 6y
+2 What's the best starting role to get into equity research? 1 6y
0 Ally Financial - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 6y
+12 How to maximize an Internship in sell-side ER as a freshman? 1 6y
0 Cleveland Research Company - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Industrials Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+31 2nd yr Biotech Equity Research looking for next steps...... 13 3y
+14 Is it OK to pitch a hold if you were assigned the company? 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y

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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%

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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
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