+1 [URGENT] PLEASE HELP 3 8mo
0 Did DB already post their ER internship? 2 8mo
0 Delete 2 8mo
+11 High-Efficiency Outsourcing New Infrastructure 2 8mo
0 Is it crazy to pitch an REIT in an ER Associate interview? 3 8mo
+6 Sample 1st ER report 2 8mo
+9 I want out. Where to go next? 2 8mo
0 How much to expect to work as an ER Summer Intern? 2 8mo
0 Thoughts on Bloomberg BI Equity Research 1 8mo
0 Breaking to ER - CFA/Stock pitches/Networking 1 8mo
0 How long is prudent to wait before putting a Sell rating on a company that your bank IPOed? 1 8mo
+21 Stock Pitch Support 7 8mo
+3 Fidelity Equity Research Associate 9 8mo
0 Cantor HC Services Entry level ER role 2 8mo
+1 Types of Equity Research Positions 4 8mo
+4 Breaking into ER 6 8mo
0 Recruiting/Resume for ER 1 8mo
0 SA27 ER Recruiting 1 8mo
+11 IM to ER FT Recruiting 4 8mo
0 Q&A Career switcher AMA 1 8mo
+16 How to approach interview with director of research 13 8mo
+5 Should I do another masters? 4 8mo
+3 Evercore ISI ER 27 Interview 1 8mo
0 Fidelity Equity Research Intern Interview Process 2 8mo
+26 Salary Expectations on Buyside/Sellside ER 21 8mo
+9 Neqd Wealth Circle: A Data-Driven View of U.S. Stocks 0 8mo
+3 Evercore ISI SA 2026 6 8mo
+1 ER Salary Expecations 1 8mo
0 MIFID II 3 9mo
+26 Equity Research to Corporate 5 9mo
0 CITI 2027 ER Internship 2 9mo
0 Jefferies Women in Equity Research 1 9mo
+23 Incoming ER Associate - any tips/info/words of wisdom? 8 9mo
0 Which is the better way to get a referral? Cold emailing stock pitch vs. network thru Linkedin coffee chats (No stock pitch) 2 9mo
0 Cantor Comp 2 9mo
0 Which is the better way to get a referral? Cold emailing stock pitch vs. network thru Linkedin coffee chats (No stock pitch) 1 9mo
+2 ER weekend policies 4 9mo
+10 Equity Sales - Exits? 7 9mo
0 Is it a bad idea to pitch a short to equity research analysts? 3 9mo
+6 Scenario Analysis, Market Trend, and Quant Questions 1 9mo
+7 FactSet Help wanted 1 9mo
+1 How do PhDs get experience for biotech business roles (equity research)? 2 9mo
+44 Best firms in Equity Research (Help Please) 45 9mo
0 Lost and need advice 1 9mo
+8 Seeking Input on an Investment Thesis Based on “AI Readiness” 4 9mo
+7 UBS ~20% headcount cuts + Post-Christmas rally — is this signaling a structural shift or just headline risk? 1 9mo
+9 HEC Paris MIF – Capital Markets or Corporate Finance for ER? 1 9mo
0 J.P. Morgan London Equity Research Summer Internship 2 9mo
+215 Ask a VP in Equity Research anything 111 9mo
0 Jefferies Research Modeling Test Information? 4 9mo
+3 Modeling a company that recently IPOed 3 9mo
0 Oppenheimer ER SA 2026 4 9mo
0 How to find smaller independent equity research firms? 1 9mo
+9 Innovation Ecosystem, Empowering Growth 1 9mo
+9 Is Quant sell-side research possible with my credentials? 1 9mo
+9 Every great beginning stems from a shared vision and a collective aspiration of "us." 1 9mo
0 JPM/Barclays/BAML London ER 2 9mo
+12 Outsourced IR firms 1 10mo
+13 Technicals to Focus on for ER? 12 10mo
0 Thoughts on TD or TD Securities? 1 10mo
+9 Other Equity Research Internship Experiences 1 10mo
+7 Assignment Writers Researching About Stock 1 10mo
+8 Thoughts on KBRA 5 10mo
+3 How long does it take to hear back after final round for lateral hire? 2 10mo
+3 comparing companies with FYE 31 Aug vs 31 Oct 2 10mo
+9 ER Associate Timeline at EB 3 10mo
0 Asset Management MO vs. IB regional boutique for FT ER? 1 10mo
+13 Ai is Infecting All of ER 6 10mo
+28 Trading prestige for sanity…worth it? 6 10mo
0 How to best break into ER 1 10mo
+3 Oppenheimer Interview ER 5 10mo
+17 Trading things other than stocks and bonds. 7 10mo
0 Questions to Expect in First Round 30min Interview 1 10mo
0 UBS Sophomore Programs and UBS/Lazard ER SA 2026 1 10mo
+25 Non-conventional exits from ER 4 10mo
+6 How do firms keep track of events that affect their holdings? [I'm from a Data background] 1 10mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email 12 10mo
0 Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Off-cycle London conversions 1 10mo
+7 Is VP/Director in ER worth it without stock coverage 7 10mo
+6 Struggling With Increased Responsibility 1 10mo
+10 Reach out to Analyst? 6 10mo
+3 Fidelity ER SA 2026 11 10mo
0 RBC Equity Research Phone Interview 1 10mo
0 Wolfe Consumer Research Role 2 10mo
+98 Is sell side ER as bad as people portray it? 42 11mo
0 I built an AI copilot to kill the “10-K weekend grind.” Want to sanity-check it? 3 11mo
+3 Deutsche Bank Equity Research Superday 10 11mo
0 DB company research graduate program 3 11mo
0 Wolfe Research Technical Analysis Team? 2 11mo
+7 Stay in boutique ER or move to ranked II BB team to get to buyside 4 11mo
0 5 interviews with GS, no response heard 1 11mo
+19 Trying to Break into ER 12 11mo
0 Bernstein ER 0 11mo
+9 Messaging clients to get a job 4 11mo
0 Balyasny Interview Process 2 11mo
+15 Evercore Modeling Assessment 3 11mo
+3 Fidelity ER AC Updates 4 11mo
+6 ER Exits 1 11mo
+11 Internship: BB ER in Tokyo vs L/S in NY 4 11mo
0 Equity Research Associate Interview Prep 1 11mo

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  • 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

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

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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