+14 Help for career decision: stay in corporate banking or switch to ER? 3 4y
+3 Are Equity Research Analysts' Forecasts Trustworthy? 2 4y
+59 How to recover from this? 34 4y
+9 Bird was adept at three-point-shooting 1 4y
+3 Wolfe Research Interview Process 1 4y
+3 Funded Debt 1 4y
+4 Summer Internship Pay 2 4y
+10 Designing an interview process 5 4y
+11 Oppenheimer for Equity Research. 10 4y
+12 Quitting - Do you let your bank know where you’re going 3 4y
+3 Equity Research Question 1 4y
+9 The pick-and-roll mechanics have been adjusted for NBA 2K22 1 4y
+2 Thought on boutique ER firms? 2 4y
+3 If someone at a BB asked you in an interview, "Monkey, where do you see markets going in 5 years?" 4 4y
+12 Help: Overstressed and Unsure (FINAL INTERVIEW) 3 4y
+9 ER (Asset mgmt) vs FP&A (Neo bank), better from long term and exit ops? 3 4y
+187 Q&A: Former ER Associate now FAANG Engineer 81 4y
+9 UBS Research Questions - Verbal Reasoning 1 4y
+6 Seeking Advice... 3 4y
+3 What should I expect in an ER Associate interview? 1 4y
+9 Brady's 99 seasons overall were gone for good at last 1 4y
+4 London 1st year bonus 20 4y
+9 Any BioTech Guys that Have Looked at Moderna? 2 4y
0 Trying to Balance my Model 3 4y
0 Financial consultant (insurance company) vs Equity Sales 1 4y
+45 Q&A: Equity Research Associate Laid Off 34 4y
+6 Bryan Garnier Equity Research/Investment Banking? 1 4y
+27 Banks/FIG ROE Question 8 4y
+3 Barclays ER Summer Intern offers 3 4y
+9 Equity Research Compensation in Frankfurt in 2022 0 4y
0 How long did it take y’all to hear back after modeling test? 2 4y
0 Jefferies ER 1 4y
+6 Reaching Out to a Client (PM) on a Job Posting 1 4y
+18 Would You Reply? 10 4y
0 Keybanc ER 1 4y
+12 IB to Credit Research 3 4y
+2 FIG ER Career Paths? 1 4y
+45 Network (In)to The Sell-side - How to Source Job Leads and Charm the Interviewer 3 4y
+5 JP Morgan Pricing Direct Group 2 4y
+8 Financial Edge Investment Banking Course 4 4y
0 Slow Recruiting Process (Mid/low BB) 2 4y
+10 Which weekly Business Magazine covers companies 4 4y
+94 How to improve your knowledge of markets? 49 4y
+11 Former med student who didn’t finish degree transitioning to equity research should I do mba 4 4y
+3 Equity Research Compensation in Frankfurt in 2022 1 4y
+3 Fundstrat? 1 4y
+3 Senior analyst comp vs IB 3 4y
0 Finding Short Term Sponsor for FINRA Series Licenses 1 4y
+18 Barclays Macro Research - 2022 Summer Internship 12 4y
+6 Recommend a good, short primer on statistics? 5 4y
+1 how long does it take to hear back after the modeling test? 4 4y
0 How is the institutional investor ranking gamed? 3 4y
+8 Can I interview with and then work for a covered company? 5 4y
+4 Equity Research PDF Google Docs 5 4y
+6 How do I format an Equity Research report? 1 4y
0 Truist Reputation 2 4y
+3 Equity research 1 4y
+3 JPMorgan and Goldman Research Returning to Office plan 1 4y
+9 Equity Research First Round Interview – Piper Sandler  2 4y
+9 How does Cowen compare to EB/BB for equity research? 4 4y
+3 William Blair – Equity Research 1 4y
+3 CFA for ER 2 4y
+3 Bank of America Global Research Summer Superday 2022 1 4y
+6 Recruiting seasons, what time off excuse for interview 2 4y
+10 Valuing Exxon Mobil with DCF? 2 4y
+25 Fresh ER Rankings for Kids Recruiting 13 4y
+16 Moats 3 4y
+26 Cowen ER - Reputation and Exit Ops 7 4y
+41 Middle Market ER Exit Opps 13 4y
+3 Capital Group - Fundamental Research Group 3 4y
+9 Med school dropout with zero finance background looking to get into ER 4 4y
+9 Switching Sectors Mid-Interview 3 4y
+6 MS 5 4y
+3 Sell-side distressed analyst role 1 4y
+16 What IBD like? 7 4y
+5 ER vs S&T personality 2 4y
+10 Piper ER post Sandler acquisition? 5 4y
0 Deleted 1 4y
0 Buyside ER 1 4y
+3 delete 2 4y
0 The Credit Industry 1 4y
0 Outside options - Economist at Bulge Bracket 1 4y
0 Lateral Transfer 7 4y
0 Global List of Sell-side Equity Research Shops 1 4y
+1 Do ER boutique/smaller firms exist? 6 4y
+6 MM ER Ranking 1 4y
+2 Does anyone know if there is a Rosenbaum equivalent for equity research? (textbook with best practice walk through of ER process) 9 4y
+9 Equity Research Super Day 8 4y
+6 YipitData 1 4y
+4 Best HC / Biopharma Groups London? 4 4y
+3 Equity Research Textbook 3 4y
0 I need your help with this. 1 4y
0 2022 Credit Suisse SRI Securities Research Summer Associate in Hong Kong 1 4y
0 REIT Equity Research Associate Interview 1 4y
+10 Ohio University, Ohio State University, or Cleveland State University 6 4y
+6 Do Equity Research analysts typically cover stocks on other countries exchanges? 4 4y
+7 Will my firm block me from covering my sector? 5 4y
+16 Is equity research a dying field? 16 4y
+4 Declining Deal Flow 1 4y
+3 What do the buckets look like in ER? 7 4y

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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