0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+11 thoughts on commodity 1 6y
0 Morningstar - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Russell Investments - Interview - Investment Research Data 6y
+12 Clarity on progression, comp, and exit roles in ER? 2 6y
+52 PLEASE RIP MY RESUME TO SHREDS - ER SA 2021 27 5y
+14 Where can I get a list of places that do ER? 3 6y
+208 Feel Trapped, Exit Opps From Sell-Side ER? 59 1y
+26 Equity/Credit Research 2020 Bonus Discussion 39 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+12 Investor relations consulting to institutional equity sales - recent graduate 1 6y
+20 Berenberg Now 19 5y
0 Parnassus Investments - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Parnassus Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+15 Return on Capital ratios for unprofitable companies 1 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+14 Enterprise Value Market/Par/Book value for calculating 4 6y
+3 MS ER Conversion Rate 1 6y
+5 ER Accretion/Dilution Interview Question at Top Boutique Firm 3 6y
+3 ER Accretion/Dilution Interview Question 1 6y
+3 ER Accretion/Dilution Interview Question 1 6y
+27 ER after MBA 7 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+13 Being discrete when applying to buy side 5 5y
0 Cormark Securities Inc. - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+50 Boss has the wrong type of wandering eye 12 6y
+23 College Junior Advice 6 6y
+17 ER at Jefferies/Oppenheimer/Piper Jaffray or Equities at Schroders/Amundi/Janus Henderson 5 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Investment Research Data 6y
+3 Valuing Internet Streaming Companies 3 6y
+3 ER interview, with Trader 1 6y
+3 Selling "Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts" 1 6y
+12 Proper Method of Screening for New Investments and Conducting Due Diligence on Existing Holdings???? 1 6y
0 Barclays - Interview - Research Data 6y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 6y
+3 Technology Stocks Market Cap Over Time 3 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+32 how much does authoring an expert book (30-50pgs) charge? 7 6y
+10 ROIC with minority interest 4 6y
0 Pareto Securities - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Pareto Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+3 networking for ER during earnings season 4 6y
0 EFG Hermes - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Bank of China (Hong Kong) - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Bank of China (Hong Kong) - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+9 Mediobanca Technical Interview. Seeking Advise. 2 6y
+12 Breaking into ER straight from College 1 6y
+31 How concerned should I be? 23 6y
+21 How to break into ER with no experience? 5 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Research Data 6y
+12 Baird ER not in Milwaukee??? 3 6y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+13 MM/Small Equity Research firms in London? 1 6y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+23 Risk free rate adjustment 6 4y
+8 Buy Side Equity Research Opps 4 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 6y
+3 ER in Hong Kong 2 6y
+8 Topic for an MSc thesis 4 6y
+12 Landing ER interviews vs IB interviews? 1 6y
+11 How long to study for CFA® Level 1 from non finance background 10 6y
+13 Is MBA Worth It? 4 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Investment Research Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 6y
+3 Industry group interview 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
+6 Exclusive alternative data 1 6y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Technology Consulting Data 6y
+17 Trading things other than stocks and bonds. 7 10mo

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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