+4 Berenberg ER 25 3y
+3 Point72 Academy 2023 Investment Analyst Program - San Francisco 22 3y
+5 How much comp to expect / negotiate for in Biotech ER? 5 3y
+6 Pivoting from compliance to GIR? 1 3y
+8 Did I f*ck up in my interview?? 4 3y
+9 Equity Research Analyst Hiring CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT 3 3y
+4 Community/Large Bank ER?? 1 3y
+4 Rev & EPS Beat = 8% drop, why? 1 3y
+20 Equity Research vs. Investment Banking 13 3y
+13 Sell-side Equity or Credit research. Which is better? 8 3y
+3 2024 Summer Analyst 4 3y
+4 What is Hedgeye's reputation like? I just received an offer for a sophomore internship? 5 3y
+5 Writing Equity Research Reports 4 3y
+3 Asset Managers Investment Primer? 1 3y
+3 ER Internship Recruiting Timeline 2 3y
+6 DCF Model Price Target 2 3y
0 Exits for Biotech ER?? 3 3y
0 What is it like working in equity research? 9 3y
+2 RBC Equity Research SA 2024 Second Round Interviews 2 3y
+9 Equity Research Report Formatting 1 3y
+5 Kensho 12 3y
0 help!! where to find Hermes Q1 conference call webcast replays/notes? thanks! 2 3y
+3 Hedgeye Risk Management 1 3y
0 Summer Analyst Health Insurance 1 3y
+6 2024-SA 2 3y
+6 SS ER/LO AM Recruiters London 2 3y
0 Bank Equity Research 3 3y
+6 Analyst or Firm 9 3y
+3 Still in my hands 1 3y
+11 Moving to a sector I want to cover but with a brand new analyst… 3 3y
+3 HELP needed - Balance sheet won't balance for financial model 4 3y
+6 Morningstar ER 1 3y
+9 Poor A-level grades 2 3y
+29 How to calculate EV and equity value via DCF with anticipated future debt issuance? 13 3y
+12 ER Associate Due Diligence Process/Checklist for Lead Analyst/Shop? 2 3y
+21 Deleted 13 3y
+8 ER gpa cutoff 1 3y
+8 Equity research no internships 4 3y
+3 Has anyone heard back from Fidelity for summer 2024 ER internship? 1 3y
+36 Long-term goal is AM. Should I start in ER or AM? 16 3y
+4 Zip 1 3y
+9 What Masters Program Will Help Place Me In ER/AM? 5 3y
+6 Does anyone know who the top 5 Software analysts are? 6 3y
+3 Firms that begin recruiting Junior Year Fall 1 3y
+8 Breaking into Equity Research from Non-Target 5 3y
+12 ER - IB relationship 8 3y
+4 Path to Director of Research 2 3y
0 Financial Technology Parters launches Equity Research division 2 3y
+3 ER or AM 1 3y
+3 Does Morningstar Sponsor 1 3y
+3 Series 86 3 3y
+3 Do we have to publish public NDR recap note the very next day? 2 3y
+10 not hearing back after second round interview 5 3y
+9 How to make a political science major stand out 5 3y
+3 Regional and Community Bank issues 2 3y
+5 How would a potential CS+UBS merger impact the CS internship program? 5 3y
0 Goldman Sachs GIR Hirevue 1 3y
+12 What the heck do I do? 1 3y
+15 Lateral to ER from consulting 6 3y
+3 STEM PhD wanting to do life sciences equity research, is CFA necessary? 4 3y
+6 How young can an analyst be? 3 3y
+4 Manipulating the markets 4 3y
+6 What is the working culture like at Morgan Stanley? 1 3y
+7 Berenberg hiring spree? 10 3y
+8 Deciding between two 2024 offers (BB vs. LO AM) 21 3y
+6 Coffee Chats 2 3y
+4 Does a company have a negative return on invested capital if the company has more cash than stockholder's equity? 4 3y
+21 Path to ER? 5 3y
0 Ghosted by GS after 2 rounds of interviews 2 3y
+18 Career in picking stocks when you don’t believe in picking stocks 9 3y
+4 Wolfe Ascend Program 2023 3 3y
+188 Unironically - ER is a paradise 42 3y
+5 Fintech Research 2 3y
+3 NAV model excel 1 3y
+3 Capital IQ Pricing??? 1 3y
+5 Wolfe Research reputation update 7 3y
+3 MS Early Insights Superday 1 3y
+13 Getting into Equity Research 1 3y
+16 The Plan 3 3y
+21 Biotech ER does not pay that much 25 3y
+15 Commute 9 3y
+52 Emerging markets 22 3y
+3 ADR Market Cap Calculation 2 3y
+5 Biotech ER comp at Junior Levels 6 3y
+14 Wasting my time in small-cap ER? 8 3y
+22 What to do with a 3.1 GPA 7 3y
+15 Research Comp Progression 2 3y
+9 Senior Looking For Advice 2 3y
+16 Equity research operations 4 3y
+14 Help reading in between lines (or accepting ghosting) 1 3y
+9 ER Modeling Courses 1 3y
0 Necessity of reaching steady state in a DCF 2 3y
+17 How AI proof will be the 70% of careers in finance in 15 years? 2 3y
+32 Regret joining sell-side, looking for advice 11 3y
+4 Summer 2024 Timeline 2 3y
+46 How will sell-side equity research deliver value in the future? 20 3y
+4 Del 1 3y
+3 How does ER work? 1 3y
+31 WLB / weekend work - is this normal? 10 3y
+60 Glorification of SWE/Tech 27 3y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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