+12 Deeper understanding/thinking out of the box 1 7y
+13 Career move to ER - What more should I be doing? 2 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Energy Data 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 7y
0 Simmons & Company International - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Simmons & Company International - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 AllianceBernstein - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
+3 Best Specific Valuations Metrics by Sector 1 7y
+3 Research Support: Company Reports 1 7y
+61 Equity Research SA 2020 Thread 160 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+9 What companies in Mainland China and HK have equity research summer internships? 1 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+3 What is your take on security tokens? 1 7y
+12 Waiting for final round decision. Should I phone? 2 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+3 Fixed Income Research Interview Prep 1 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+5 Best Sectors-Equity Research Coverage for SA/FT 1 7y
+19 Best Sectors 4 7y
+15 Equity Research... Need a better culture, what's next? 2 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+65 Do I hate ER as a job or my boss? 24 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Research Data 7y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 7y
+12 Gaslighting, throwing under the bus, passive aggressiveness, flat out ignoring, petty..... how do I get out 1 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+12 Equity Research Full Time 1 6y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mining Data 7y
0 Craig Hallum - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+12 Corporate IR Exit Ops? 6 3y
+12 Equity vs Macro Research at Tier 1 BBs 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+7 Best Series 86/87 prep. 4 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Equities Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 7y
0 State Street Corporation - Review - Investment Research Data 7y
+3 Option Pricing 1 7y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 ER/Stock Pitch Report 1 7y
+11 Wolfe Research Healthcare Services 3 7y
0 Gradient Analytics - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Green Street Advisors - Interview - Real Estate Data 7y
+4 How to pick coverage industry? 4 6y
0 FBR - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 FBR - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+7 Outlook of macro research vs equity/fixed income research 2 7y
+3 First year compensation at bulge brackets? 1 7y
+1 Outlook of Sell-Side Equity Research? 1 6y
+30 State Street - ETF Sales Consultant.. 8 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Wolfe Research - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
+17 How does the analyst come up with the relative valuation for ER reports? 5 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Industrials Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+6 Automating Reading SEC Filings 1 7y
+260 I'm a Senior Sell-Side Research Associate, Q&A 88 6y
+12 Structured Equity Research Process 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Choice of Analysis 4 7y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
+5 Sell Side Equity Research Positions? 4 7y
+6 ER Full Time? 1 7y
+12 Barclays After the Bell? 3 6y
0 Dimensional Fund Advisors - Interview - Portfolio Management Data 7y
+9 Differences between IB and ER recruiting? 1 7y
+3 Quant Equity Research 1 7y
+12 Raymond James - Equity Research Full Time Associate Program - How to get Accepted? 3 7y
+3 Fisher investments securities research exit opps 1 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+69 What would you ask the CEO of a company you're looking to invest in? 10 7y
+7 I suspect ppl in finance are dishonest about the CFA 1 7y
+18 Moving from Biotech into Equity Research 1 7y
+6 Citi Research 2020 internship 5 7y
0 Russell Investments - Interview - Investment Management Data 7y
+9 L&T’s Buyback – The Curious Case Of Rejection Of The Behemoth’s Proposal 1 7y
+71 Leaving Equity Research 26 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Simmons & Company International - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Simmons & Company International - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y

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August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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