0 Any resume advice? 6 15y
0 Need Advice Marketing Boutique Equity Research to Institutions 0 15y
0 How do Institutional Sales guys get paid across the Street? 4 15y
+3 Brandes Investment Partners - 2nd Round 10 6y
0 NetSpend IPO Skyrockets 20% - Prepaid Cards Serving the Underbanked - Details 2 10y
0 PhD to Finance 14 15y
0 Do I have a shot in ER? 7 15y
0 Research Reports 3 15y
0 Barclays Sales 10/15 superday, FT offers? 0 15y
0 Barclays Superday - Anyone going? 4 10y
0 Please elaborate on this (SA) intern responsibility bullet point. 5 15y
0 Should I take this offer? 9 15y
+8 ER excel model 7 12y
0 Follow ups at boutiques - What would you do? 3 15y
0 GS Investment Research 1st 8 15y
0 Switching Industries on the sell side? 3 15y
0 Question re the Distribution of Equity Research Reports 1 15y
+19 Equity Research to Sales and Trading? 15 8y
+42 SERIES 86 .. failed .. lost .. confused .. Will appreciate immediate feedback! 40 2y
+19 FINALLY !! "Whitney Falters in Trying to Repeat Success of Citigroup Call" 11 6y
0 FT Partners in UK News Deal With Data Providers / Reuters 6 15y
0 pt or ft partners (not temps) wanted to help start equity research boutique 4 15y
+11 Economic Research? 6 9y
0 ER Modeling 3 15y
0 Legal Issues w/ Setting up an "Advisory Group" 2 15y
+1 In Search of ER Analyst or Associate to Review New Yorker's Resume 4 15y
+3 Investment opportunities 6 15y
0 2011 CFA® study notes 9 15y
0 Am I a fit for Equity Research? Economics important? 0 15y
0 move to er from transaction services 2 15y
0 Really need help/advice! How to convince compliance to approve my outside account! 5 15y
+7 Life Insurance Company Excel Model 23 8y
0 Energy Research Analyst 1 15y
0 RW Baird ER Entry Level Position 0 15y
0 Credit derivatives research? 2 15y
0 Certificate in Securities 2 6y
0 Buy side ER 3 15y
+25 Train like Bruce Lee - beat the market CONSISTENTLY 15 16y
+59 Should I study for the CFA®? 66 15y
+101 Equity Research writing test+modeling test next Tuesday, seeking for advice 155 2y
0 Modelling/thinking about retail co's 2 16y
0 Equity Research - Total Comp 4 6y
0 Is this a benefit or a drawback 2 16y
0 sites that focus on chinese markets?? 4 15y
0 What would you do? - Tough choice to make in coming days 3 6y
+16 Excel Macro/Shortcuts for a Mac computer 11 15y
+129 Equity Research: If you had the choice, what industry would you cover and why? 120 4y
+146 Breaking into Equity Research - How difficult is it to break into ER fresh out of school? 144 7y
+66 Best B-school for Equity Research 62 3mo
0 Equity Research Bonus 2 16y
0 ER 2010 Market Salary 8 16y
0 Associate in Buffalo? 12 16y
0 IBM Conference Call 4 16y
0 Net Present Value 8 16y
+17 your advice please 5 16y
0 "2 weeks notice"- why did I have to make the answer so complex? 13 16y
0 Pay scale for Equities Research vs Sales and Trading 8 16y
0 JP Morgan AM - Equity Research 11 7y
+10 Associate salaries - in London and impact of bonus legislation 2 6y
0 Where to look for equity research industry info? 1 16y
+17 Keybanc or Citi equity research? 10 3y
0 BMO vs TD in Toronto 1 6y
0 Research Coverage to Showcase to Employers 2 16y
+62 Lawyer to Financial Analyst with CFA® Level 1 68 5y
0 TorontoOasis?....anyone? 6 16y
+6 Equity research associate salaries in Toronto 6 6y
0 Quantitative Research/Quantitative Equity Research? 0 16y
0 Predict and Report Bonus Ranges 3 16y
0 UBS ER position 7 16y
0 BB Equity Research 2nd Round Interview 15 14y
0 A “Buffet Style” Approach to ER 8 16y
0 How quickly do they reply back after BB ER final round? 1 6y
0 Is Express IPO worth buying into? I think so. 4 4y
0 HELP g>K 5 10y
0 Equity Resarch Interview - Tips? 1 16y
0 Earnings Call Transcripts 11 9y
0 First year % of base bonus 10 16y
0 EXCITING EQUITY RESEARCH OFFER - NEED ADVISE FOR ACCEPTANCE 28 16y
+7 speculatively sent CV out - had a little interest - now what? 2 16y
0 FICC Research? 2 16y
0 Equity Research Rankings? (MS TMT) 2 16y
0 Excel for Equity Research 14 8y
0 Fidelity Equity Research -> Hedge Funds 6 14y
+20 Kennedy Capital Management 5 6y
0 Passed MD's phone screen now its writin' time.... 11 4y
0 Lowest acceptable pay for ER? 11 16y
0 Stifel Nicolaus Equity Research?? 20 6y
0 Equity Research Help 1 16y
0 moving from trading to equity analyst 2 16y
0 Rejection followed by renewed interest 10 16y
0 BMO Capital Markets ER vs. Oppenheimer ER 3 16y
+33 Research Assistant vs Associate 49 9y
0 Non-Equity Research vs. Equity Research 3 16y
+16 Entry Level Research roles 4 16y
0 Equity Strategy - Anyone work at this desk before? 2 10y
0 Sanford C.Bernstein Junior Research Associate Interview 16 9y
0 Reformulating financial statements: do people actually do this? 4 16y
0 Sophomore Internship - Sophmore at a very non-target 10 10y
0 which skills will I develop after 3 yrs in Equity research 17 9y
0 Research years later... 2 16y

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