+29 Goldman Sachs - GIR - Salt Lake City - Legit? 26 6y
+9 Modeling question - Potential ER associate position 4 10y
0 ITG Investment Research - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 13y
0 For those who trade on the side... 5 13y
+32 What is a manageable amount of coverage for a research associate? 17 13y
0 Career Direction - Research or Trading 7 13y
0 Sanford Bernstein Equity Research Interview 12 6y
+8 Brean Capital 13 3y
0 Utilities for a retail investor 5 13y
+19 ER Offer: Take it or not? 9 13y
+8 Revenue projections - Revenue drivers? 8 6y
0 rank these groups in terms of relevance to traditional ib 7 10y
0 This Kid Thinks He's Got It 7 13y
0 With equities at all time highs, how do you stay BUY rated on stocks? 5 13y
0 How to climb the ER ladder? 7 13y
0 Need Help! Net change in Defined Benefit Pension Plan in Cash Flow statement 2 10y
+10 Equity Research Semiconductors 4 13y
0 Wm Smith and Co - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 13y
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+25 On Valuation in General 9 13y
+20 Stock Pitch Ideas? 13 8y
0 O&G (E&P) Equity Research Interview 6 13y
0 Sidoti and Company - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 13y
0 MBA vs Equity Research at well known boutique 3 6y
0 Lots of experience with one company, or some experience across many? 1 13y
+20 Excel Preparation - Recommendations?? 10 8y
0 Negative EPS (how to set price target) 12 13y
0 Modeling question - Currently ER intern 1 10y
0 LBO Case Study Problem 1 13y
0 Informationals Interview email advice 3 13y
0 Sophomore ER Report Review 8 13y
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0 ER internship vs Mutual Fund internship 2 13y
+2 when somebody says build a cash flow model does he mean dcf or cash flow statement 3 10y
0 Ways in checking your forecasting 5 13y
+8 Never send email without a period 11 13y
+62 from the buy-side back to the sell-side 55 13y
0 Is there a website/blog that posts some equity picks/reports? 7 13y
+1 how long does it take to hear back after the modeling test? 4 4y
0 BB Product Control to ER at Macquarie 6 13y
0 Recent sell-side equity research associate bonuses 1 13y
+28 Using regression models to forecast revenues 16 3y
+21 Resume for ER: Silver banana for feedback 6 13y
0 Fidelity ER Internship First Round 4 13y
0 Buy-Side Options / Low GPA 4 6y
0 Industry Experience 2 13y
+36 ER Bonuses: 2013 28 6y
+12 Analyst Finds Out What The CEO Thinks Of Him On Conference Call 7 13y
0 retracted 7 13y
+51 Do ER analysts ever chat with traders about their stocks? 47 13y
0 Stock write up for ER final round interview ! 2 12y
0 Why Would a Prop Trading Firm Want Me to do ER? 4 12y
+25 Equity Research - Questions to ask at an interview ! 16 9y
0 From Middle Office to ER 14 13y
0 Best data source for Mortgage REITs (MREITs) 6 13y
+15 Valuation for Holding Companies? 17 9y
0 GS - GIR, equity, Placement, Industrial a/c 1 6y
0 e.r 3 13y
+22 Am I smart enough for finance/ER? 5 13y
+23 Analyst - Pharmaceutical Sector, do you need a (bio) science degree? 21 13y
0 ER questions from an outsider 8 6y
0 How long does it take you to complete an ER report from scratch 6 13y
0 Is there such a thing as too much time in industry? 3 13y
0 gs vs cs vs ms vs barclays urgent 2 10y
0 Hilliard Lyons Perception on the Street 2 12y
+20 Midstream Oil & Gas 15 13y
0 Moving from tech into ER 2 13y
0 What sectors generate the highest trading volumes? 3 13y
0 NY Newbie - Career Advice 1 6y
0 Sell Side Research - Analysts' Call Returns vs Brokers' Polls & Rankings 3 13y
+42 Working for a bad analyst 37 13y
+13 Equity Research Industry - 5 Forces Analysis 1 13y
0 School Stock Report 0 13y
+19 CR vs ER 2 13y
0 I would like suggestions on what is the one book on DCF you must have! 3 13y
0 Blowing Up Your Client 2 13y
0 Cleantech ER for a junior guy 1 13y
0 Research Report Layout Design 2 13y
0 Financial Reporting to ER 3 13y
0 Severance? 17 8y
0 What would you consider high short interest? 2 13y
0 Bonuses rolling in? 7 13y
+40 How long to become an expert on your sector? 30 13y
0 How to move to US 5 13y
+67 Joining a well ranked ER department still a sensible move these days? 44 6y
+4 ER Bonus numbers 2 13y
+22 Credit Suisse vs Morgan Stanley vs Citi ER Summer Internship 12 3y
0 Nomura Fixed Income Research Summer Analyst 1 13y
+17 ER Team Selection Song and Dance 4 13y
+17 RIMM report feedback 5 13y
+24 Working at one of the top three rating agencies (salary, hours, responsibilities, reputation, exit opps) 10 9y
+110 Guide To Evaluate a Biotech Company 80 4y
0 Is foresight really that important to be an equity researcher? 2 13y
+12 Internship help - Interested in ER 2 10y
0 Looking for research reports 0 13y
0 Question - Interview being evaluated 2 10y
+16 Is equity research really as low-paid as often claimed? 11 6y
+24 RIMM Equity Research 19 13y
0 CS Equity Research posted on TD Ameritrade retail brokerage accounts 2 13y
+152 Why Are These Guys Still Doing ER? 94 10y

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