+7 Uiuc or Ross or UChicago 8 1h
+9 Sophomore, low semi-target, late start into finance recruiting. Feasible for equity research/credit research/risk? What technicals should I actually be learning right now? 4 16h
+4 London ER recruiters 4 19h
+62 Are any ER juniors actually happy? 19 1d
+56 Q&A - Equity Research 32 2d
+8 In cap markets currently, interested in research 5 3d
+4 H.C Wainwright Equity Research 7 3d
+9 UBS ER SA27 Superday 7 3d
0 Financial Modeling projects 1 1w
+1 Semis Analysts Question 2 1w
+9 Case-Study Assignment Take Home 1 2w
+6 Generalist vs specialist focus if end goal is L/S 4 3w
+16 How to handle call with DOR 5 3w
+16 Is AI finally starting to kill Equity Research? 7 3w
0 UBS ER AC SA 2026 London 2 3w
+6 Baird superday 2 3w
+15 Susquehanna Buy-Side Equity Research 15 4w
+9 Who would you hire out of these two? 2 4w
+40 How closely do you model your biotech names 9 4w
+6 What do ER summer analysts actually do? 3 4w
+14 How Concise to Keep Networking Emails 9 1mo
+13 Am I living in la la Land 3 1mo
0 biotech ER modeling test 1 1mo
0 JP Morgan Part Time Equity Research Intern 1 1mo
+21 Sharing my Stock Pitch Report Project with y’all. 12 1mo
+1 Appropriate Amount of Follow-Up Emails? 4 1mo
+13 From BIG4 Audit to Equity/Credit Research -> how to break in 1 1mo
+41 Laid off from ER, 10 months unemployed. Is AI killing this industry? What now? 18 1mo
+18 Is Biotech/Healthcare ER worth taking? 10 1mo
+18 Is Equity Research Still a Good Career Path in 2026? 20 1mo
+9 Best ER Adjacent Careers 5 1mo
+125 Calling All Former ER: Where Did You Go? 43 1mo
0 Wolfe Research Comp 1 1mo
+9 Failing at recruiting - where from here? 1 1mo
0 How do you catch stale numbers or unverified claims before publishing? 3 1mo
+9 The Most Detailed Technical Breakdown of $MAAS: Five Months Later, Is the Party Over? 0 1mo
+9 what to buy at this point 0 1mo
+3 Personal Trading 3 1mo
+9 AI data centers are slamming head-on into the physical limits of the grid? 1 1mo
+3 Goldman SA ER 2027? 5 1mo
0 Exploding Offer - Should I Still Recruit for ER? 1 1mo
+9 Technical/Data Background → Semiconductor Equity Research: Built an AVGO Earnings Model and Would Appreciate ER Feedback 1 1mo
0 The Silent Inflection Point in U.S. Power Infrastructure 0 1mo
0 ER FT Recruiting Timeline 1 1mo
+9 Anyone recently interviewed for Bloomberg Intelligence Equity Research? 1 1mo
0 D.E Shaw Fundamental Research 1 1mo
+9 VP shortlist at current shop vs. signed BB offer — thoughts? 1 1mo
+1 London BofA Global research (ER) SA 2027 1 2mo
+14 Deleted 9 2mo
+23 Advice on remembering massive amount of data 5 2mo
+3 Found this really interesting equity report on X 0 2mo
+6 Recruiting season questions, rising sophomore @ Kelley 1 2mo
+27 Integrating Claude into your process 3 2mo
+2 What is it like working in BD at a pod? 2 2mo
+9 What are the best paths into equity research through a life sciences undergrad? 1 2mo
+14 Pivot from Top European Engineering to Equity Research: Strategy Review 14 2mo
+30 Struggling on my internship 5 2mo
+6 Ramesh Deonaraine 1 2mo
0 Upside of ER? 4 2mo
0 Cleveland Research Company 2 2mo
+6 Do you have what it takes to be a good publishing analyst? 1 2mo
+14 How do you actually trace second-order effects after a market event? 7 2mo
+15 How do you actually build your football fields — CapIQ, template, or from scratch? 11 2mo
+40 Why do you want to be a sector-lead analyst? 13 2mo
+3 ER Modeling & Writing Test - Advice? 1 2mo
+22 Started ER Internship, Reconsidering: Exit Opps? 15 2mo
+3 ER Interview 1 2mo
+18 ER - Intern and Full Time QBank Technical Questions 103 2mo
+33 Best MSF for ER 15 2mo
+3 Superday - Modeling & Writing 2 hour test, advice or models you could send 1 2mo
+42 FT Networking: Better To Be Direct Or Indirect? 7 2mo
+2 Buy side ER case study 3 2mo
+5 London MS ER SA 2027 6 2mo
+10 Which masters after Equity Research 4 2mo
+22 Full-Time Equity Research Recruiting 5 3mo
0 Are there still openings for ER summer 27 out there or are most of them closed 1 3mo
0 Healthcare (HC) Primers / Resources 1 3mo
+25 ER outlook 7 3mo
+2 Biotech // Therapeutics ER Comp 4 3mo
0 I truly don’t know what to do 2 3mo
0 GS Dubai Off Cycle (GIR/Equity Research) - Anyone heard back? 1 3mo
+3 ER o&g interview process 4 3mo
+6 Trying to prepare for upcoming soph year 1 3mo
+6 Advice for a new associate? 2 3mo
+13 ER--Unusually long reference checks post-superday 10 3mo
0 Preliminary Analysis of Toast 1 3mo
+6 Networking During My Internship 1 3mo
+8 Biopharma ER? 3 3mo
+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 3mo
+8 Why hire an equity analyst if AI can write the reports 2 3mo
0 MLP Equities Analyst Program Update 0 3mo
+18 Former Pharma scientist with sell-side biotech ER experience — interview processes keep stalling, what am I missing 4 3mo
0 Insurance investing conferences? 1 4mo
+35 Does anyone else find it very difficult to take vacations in ER? 5 4mo
+11 PayPal (PYPL): Why Is the Market Valuing PayPal Like a Low-Growth Company Despite Strong Free Cash Flow? 2 4mo
0 Resources to Find Info on Modeling a Biotech Company 3 4mo
0 Rising Senior in ER feeling lost/FT advice 1 4mo
+16 Intel (INTC): My Bull Case Still Doesn't Justify the Current Stock Price 2 4mo
0 JPM Equity Research SA27 3 4mo
+11 Thoughts on boutique ER firm opportunity and options afterwards 2 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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