+16 Is Equity Research Still a Good Career Path in 2026? 6 3h
0 Exploding Offer - Should I Still Recruit for ER? 1 23h
+9 Technical/Data Background → Semiconductor Equity Research: Built an AVGO Earnings Model and Would Appreciate ER Feedback 1 1d
0 The Silent Inflection Point in U.S. Power Infrastructure 0 2d
0 ER FT Recruiting Timeline 1 2d
+3 London ER recruiters 1 3d
+9 Anyone recently interviewed for Bloomberg Intelligence Equity Research? 1 4d
0 D.E Shaw Fundamental Research 1 4d
+9 VP shortlist at current shop vs. signed BB offer — thoughts? 1 5d
0 Goldman SA ER 2027? 3 6d
0 Who would you hire out of these two? 1 1w
+1 London BofA Global research (ER) SA 2027 1 1w
+14 Deleted 9 1w
+23 Advice on remembering massive amount of data 5 1w
+3 Found this really interesting equity report on X 0 1w
+6 Recruiting season questions, rising sophomore @ Kelley 1 1w
+27 Integrating Claude into your process 3 2w
+2 What is it like working in BD at a pod? 2 2w
+9 What are the best paths into equity research through a life sciences undergrad? 1 2w
+8 Is AI finally starting to kill Equity Research? 4 2w
+14 Pivot from Top European Engineering to Equity Research: Strategy Review 14 2w
+30 Struggling on my internship 5 2w
+6 Ramesh Deonaraine 1 2w
0 Upside of ER? 4 2w
+49 Q&A - Equity Research 22 2w
0 Cleveland Research Company 2 3w
+50 Are any ER juniors actually happy? 10 3w
+6 Do you have what it takes to be a good publishing analyst? 1 3w
+14 How do you actually trace second-order effects after a market event? 7 3w
+15 How do you actually build your football fields — CapIQ, template, or from scratch? 11 3w
+39 Why do you want to be a sector-lead analyst? 13 3w
+3 ER Modeling & Writing Test - Advice? 1 4w
+22 Started ER Internship, Reconsidering: Exit Opps? 15 4w
+3 ER Interview 1 4w
+18 ER - Intern and Full Time QBank Technical Questions 103 4w
+33 Best MSF for ER 15 4w
+3 Superday - Modeling & Writing 2 hour test, advice or models you could send 1 1mo
+4 Generalist vs specialist focus if end goal is L/S 3 1mo
+42 FT Networking: Better To Be Direct Or Indirect? 7 1mo
+2 Buy side ER case study 3 1mo
+5 London MS ER SA 2027 6 1mo
+10 Which masters after Equity Research 4 1mo
+22 Full-Time Equity Research Recruiting 5 1mo
0 Are there still openings for ER summer 27 out there or are most of them closed 1 1mo
+123 Calling All Former ER: Where Did You Go? 42 1mo
0 Healthcare (HC) Primers / Resources 1 1mo
+25 ER outlook 7 1mo
+2 Biotech // Therapeutics ER Comp 4 1mo
0 I truly don’t know what to do 2 1mo
0 GS Dubai Off Cycle (GIR/Equity Research) - Anyone heard back? 1 1mo
+3 ER o&g interview process 4 1mo
+6 Trying to prepare for upcoming soph year 1 1mo
+6 Advice for a new associate? 2 1mo
+13 ER--Unusually long reference checks post-superday 10 1mo
0 Preliminary Analysis of Toast 1 1mo
+6 Networking During My Internship 1 1mo
+8 Biopharma ER? 3 2mo
+15 Built a desktop valuation app (DCF / DDM / reverse DCF) so I'd stop rebuilding Excel models for every pitch — would value some ER feedback 3 2mo
+8 Why hire an equity analyst if AI can write the reports 2 2mo
0 MLP Equities Analyst Program Update 0 2mo
+18 Former Pharma scientist with sell-side biotech ER experience — interview processes keep stalling, what am I missing 4 2mo
0 Insurance investing conferences? 1 2mo
+35 Does anyone else find it very difficult to take vacations in ER? 5 2mo
+11 PayPal (PYPL): Why Is the Market Valuing PayPal Like a Low-Growth Company Despite Strong Free Cash Flow? 2 2mo
0 Resources to Find Info on Modeling a Biotech Company 3 2mo
0 Rising Senior in ER feeling lost/FT advice 1 2mo
+16 Intel (INTC): My Bull Case Still Doesn't Justify the Current Stock Price 2 2mo
0 JPM Equity Research SA27 3 2mo
+11 Thoughts on boutique ER firm opportunity and options afterwards 2 2mo
0 JPM Equity Research SA27? 1 2mo
+9 Rising Sophomore clueless about recruiting timeline 3 2mo
+7 Irenic Latest Views? 3 2mo
+14 Rising junior at semi-target, fumbled sophomore recruiting — how cooked am I really? 8 2mo
+9 Is equity research dead? If not, what aspects are still viable? 3 2mo
+9 What is the best path for me as MBA student to HF 3 3mo
+9 CC student, help choose schools 3 3mo
+17 DB ER? 12 3mo
+18 ER Pulse Check... How We Doing? 6 3mo
+17 Equity Research Today: What skills are actually most valuable for entry-level analysts? 3 3mo
+20 Article: UBS: The Fragile Facade of a Post-Merger Powerhouse 6 3mo
+66 Best B-school for Equity Research 62 3mo
0 Do these basically kills the need of an Sell Side associate? 1 3mo
+6 GS Off-Cycle GIR 1 3mo
+37 MD hates me, what do I do? 4 3mo
+10 Automating Equity Research Workflows — From 2–3 Hours to ~20 Minutes 1 3mo
+12 Bored on the buyside 1 3mo
+3 Power & utilities primer / initiation? 2 3mo
+15 ER Case Study guidance 1 3mo
+9 Notes from JBL's Q2 Earnings Call: Margins, Capex, and the FY27 Bridge 0 4mo
+15 ER 27 Timeline 8 4mo
+12 Texas ER work life? 3 4mo
0 Deriving Fixed/Variable Costs with Limited Disclosure 1 4mo
+9 IB SA -> ER 2 4mo
+9 Ford's CEO and CFO sounded exactly the same on the Q4 call. That's weird, right? 1 4mo
+4 Best ER firms? 3 4mo
0 SIG 2026 Full-time ER 3 4mo
+9 Let go from LO cross-asset seat. How to position next move? 1 4mo
+3 ESG Research Analyst > Investment Analyst in an ESG fund 1 4mo
+1 ER (London) BB Comp 2026? 2 4mo
+9 Bloomberg Intelligence vs Sell-Side Equity Research → Buyside Path? 1 4mo

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