+15 Modeling An Industry and Market Size Help 2 6y
+16 CLSA 5 6y
+6 How does sell-side guarantee period work? 1 6y
+6 Enterprise Value with tax liabilities 1 6y
+6 ER Dev. Program @ SIG 3 6y
+10 Best Books For Credit Analysis 2 6y
+6 Networking Help - being less monotonous 3 6y
+15 Got an invitation from GS to apply? 3 6y
+9 Anyone ever paid Tennessee Professional Privilege Tax for passing series 7 & 63? 2 6y
+23 Does Anyone Have List of Firms for Equity Research 8 6y
+6 Sell-side Equity Research Personal Trading Policies 4 6y
+22 How to go about stock research? 4 6y
0 Bernstein ER vs MS ER 14 6y
+18 In 2 months, you're starting your first FT role in ER straight out of college - what should I learn beforehand? 10 6y
+7 Exit Ops: Morgan Stanley ER vs Sanford C. Bernstein ER 2 6y
+13 Non-Target: Extra Semester or MSF? 1 6y
+18 Why is sellside credit research valuable? 1 6y
+16 What's a revenue model? Could you please share its template? 5 6y
+15 Case Studies Similar to Wirecard? 6 6y
+15 Is the MBA worth it for ER 7 6y
+23 Any pathway from big 4 to ER? 11 6y
+12 Interview tips needed for Equity Research. 1 6y
+4 Podcasts for/by Equity Research 1 6y
+3 What to know about stock sectors? 1 6y
+12 1st ER Interview with MM Bank - Looking for Opinions 1 6y
+15 Who typically does worse in a recession? A company like Tesla or its suppliers 1 6y
+17 What does being a "rated analyst" mean exactly? 8 6y
+71 Leaving Equity Research 26 6y
+3 What does comp look like at a top BB ER right out of college? NYC 3 6y
+21 Positioning SS Equity Research Resume For Buy-Side? 1 6y
+5 TMT sell side analyst rankings 3 6y
+10 Boutique ER Analyst to Hedge Fund? 3 6y
+12 Illiquid Portfolio Valuation -> ER? 1 6y
+12 why are management consulting "thought leadership" articles freely available to the public while ER reports are not? 2 6y
+3 PCA Lazard or Equity Research at Goldman Sachs 1 6y
+24 What are your thoughts on this? 7 6y
+9 Valuing Public Homebuilders - P/B Methodology 1 6y
+24 Making the switch to ER from IB 8 6y
+6 How good is Goldman GIR? 1 6y
+11 Thoughts on Guggenheim ER? 1 6y
+20 Networking with ER Associate - Questions To Ask Him? 4 6y
+12 ER at an Industry-Specialized Boutique Firm 1 6y
+3 Boutique ER Firms List 1 6y
+12 industry selection interviews 2 6y
+9 Evercore 3 6y
+9 Wolfe Research JV w/Nomura 2 6y
+3 Is Jefferies ER laying people off right now in the US? 1 6y
+9 Entry Level Equity Research Programs 4 6y
+9 Series 7TO for ER? 1 6y
+21 I'm creating a financial model and got stuck. Please give some advice (I'm a newbie). 10 6y
+10 [question answered] 7 6y
+16 Understanding what the treasury markets are really saying 7 6y
+8 Equity Research Model check up! 7 6y
+3 Negative Net Income/FCFs? How do you analyze? 1 6y
+49 Transition from M&A to ER 12 6y
+5 Your "GO-TO" multiples 2 6y
0 Equity Analyst Buyside Interview Help 2 6y
0 Goldman Analyst Research Training (ART) Program 8 6y
0 Equity research networking, healthcare and pharma 1 6y
+27 How many ER reports per month? 7 6y
+3 Can we list out some market anomalies that seem to repeat itself? 1 6y
+20 unlever beta with preferred stock 5 6y
+23 Regrets? 5 6y
+43 Equity/Credit Research Bonus Discussion 56 6y
+13 How helpful is reading "Confession of a Wall Street Analyst" for an incoming equity research summer analyst? 2 6y
+10 Best valuation books for ER? 3 6y
+6 Any Advice for Incoming SA (virtual)? 1 6y
+3 Anyone hear back from Bloomberg Financial Research Externship? 1 6y
+38 Fidelity Equity Research SA 2021 116 6y
+3 PPW & ER Template 1 6y
+3 Small Cap Stocks 1 6y
+3 Canfor Corporation (Forest Products): Need your expertise for valuation 1 6y
+27 Best industry to start working on for a beginner research analyst? 13 6y
+27 Notice a lot of ER positions on job boards- what's going on 13 6y
+3 Modeling of hedges 0 6y
+14 What types of companies can't be valued using the standard DCF model? 4 6y
+13 Forecasting Net Interest Margin - Retail Banking 2 6y
+14 Rating Agency Group Selection 3 6y
0 Lehman SA Equity Research 1st Round - HELP! 11 6y
+5 ER Shop Opinions and Outlook 2020 3 6y
0 Training Material 1 6y
+12 HY Credit Research Pitch - Final Stage Interview 3 6y
+3 Shake Shock Model Review! Balance sheet not balancing. 0 6y
+20 Are ER Analysts open to sharing their models? 7 6y
+4 Bonuses in Equity Research- 2020 2 6y
+9 Capital Group - Equity Research Associate to MBA? 1 6y
+18 Forecasting WC without a balance sheet. 8 6y
+15 Why doesn’t PE ratio take into account balance sheet risk? 4 6y
+16 Best Masters Programs for ER 3 6y
+3 How will Corona Virus effect the equity valuation methods we are able to use? 1 6y
0 ER besides NY? 10 6y
0 Prospects - Economics major with a 3.7 8 6y
0 Equity Research in LA? 1 6y
0 Senior Equity Research Associate 3 6y
0 Help with Fidelity and BNP offer 4 6y
0 RW Baird Research 1 6y
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