+3 ER at Big 4 4 6y
+9 How do you find and get a job in Equity Research? 3 6y
+3 Institutional Investor All-America Research Team 2019 1 6y
+25 CFA® Materials: Schweser vs Bloomberg 29 6y
+6 Where to find ticket and traffic data when analyzing retail companies? 1 6y
+3 ER preparations/Suggested Readings? 1 6y
+29 Series 7, 63, 86, 87, and CFA Level I/II: Which Order to Take? 14 6y
0 Incoming Equity Research Associate - Series 7, 63, 86, 87 Exam Study Materials - STC? FINRA? Mometrix? 3 6y
+11 Best ER shops 6 6y
+15 ER training pt2 2 6y
+12 Sophomore Summer Analyst Q's 1 6y
+12 First DCF Calculation - Getting the Figures... 1 6y
+12 Need help with figuring out WC 1 6y
+3 Equity Research Dying? 1 6y
+17 Grammar in equity report 6 6y
+3 Bloomberg - Analyst Jobs Vanish as a Perfect Storm Crashes Into Research 1 6y
+30 Corp Dev to ER 10 6y
+3 Analyst thoughts on WVE (pharma stock that took a dive this morning)? 1 6y
+9 Equity Research to PM? 1 6y
+12 ER from Big 4 Business Valuation (advisory)? 1 6y
+17 2.4 GPA, non-target school, previous e/r intern, NEED NETWORKING ADVICE 14 6y
+3 Asset Write-Down before a merger? 2 6y
+16 ER internship without taking a finance class? 10 6y
+11 What influences Rankings in ER 8 6y
+25 Analyzing bank stocks 13 6y
+3 Barclays Equity Research Analyst 4 6y
+3 Tips for New Intern 1 6y
+9 Small Buyside Firm to BB? 1 6y
+17 SB for Healthcare/Pharma/Biotech Industry Primers 62 6y
+9 Number of MD&As to read 1 6y
+3 How do you know if a stock is too expensive? 1 6y
+52 Career advice breaking into ER post grad 14 6y
+12 Breaking into Equity Research - Student 1 6y
+14 Equity Research Junior Associate Program 8 6y
+3 Financial Models to Know? 0 6y
+4 Books for Equity Research 2 6y
+8 How to prepare for internship 4 6y
+3 Sanofi not Reporting q3 Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet? 1 6y
+14 Should I inform my manager about my departure in advance of formal resignation? 2 6y
+6 Get a Law degree or a MBA to get into equity research in biotechnology/ pharmaceutical company? 3 6y
+12 Help - Free Equity Research Reports? 6 6y
+4 Where to find a specific analysts public notes? 3 6y
+4 Manning & Napier 1 6y
+3 How to find a contractor job? 1 6y
+12 Upcoming ER First Round Phone Interview (probably technical) and Knowing Nothing About ER 1 6y
+28 Equity research buy-side at a large AM or JPM Market Sales? 9 6y
+14 ER training 2 6y
0 Isn't equity research back office? 3 6y
+17 How helpful is a quant background for equity research? 1 6y
+1 Tech stocks to look out for in 2020 1 6y
+13 Does anyone have any insight into the Morgan Stanley Equity Research Junior Associate Program? 10 6y
+61 Equity Research SA 2020 Thread 160 6y
+12 BofA Quant Summer Analyst Video Interview 2019. Not sure how to prepare. 1 6y
+3 How to write a CL for Fidelity Investments summer intern? 1 6y
+3 Industrial-Strength Investment Training 1 6y
+15 SIG Equity Research Associate Intern Interview 2 6y
+7 Interview Question Help : Equity Research - PLEASE 5 6y
+12 Upcoming MM ER Phone Interview for Associate Position - Consumer/Retail 1 6y
+6 Internship - Bernstein vs Capital One 1 6y
+3 Interview tips for Equity Research 1 6y
0 JPMorgan: Job status "Active" and I'm "Under Consideration" but in limbo now one week after interview 2 6y
+9 Utilities ER- help! 1 6y
+21 Valuation Best Practices | Adjust EV to specific country 1 6y
+3 Buy Side Equity Research Analyst Case Study 1 6y
+23 Keep Dream-Chasing or Network Out of BO? Goal is ER. 6 6y
+9 ER PREP - Selling Used EDUCBA, Wall Street Mojo Online Material 4 6y
+9 URGENT: Financial Modeling Test 1 6y
+9 Lateral Analyst- Studied & applied to IB but small firm offered me ER interview 1 6y
+6 SB For Pharma/Biotech Industry Primers 1 6y
+3 Hopping Over To The Buyside: PE vs. HF 1 6y
+15 2nd Yr ER associate: what should I expect for bonus? 2 6y
+15 Non-Financial Entrepreneurial CEO needs help troubleshooting Cash Flow/Balance Sheet in my model 1 6y
+42 Q&A: Sell-side equity research analyst 12 6y
+3 Any great articles/books about corporate governance? 1 6y
+3 Baird Equity Research Analyst Interviews? 4 6y
+12 Undergrad to ER looking for insight 1 6y
+3 Deutsche Bank Equity Research Super Day 1 6y
+3 Equity Research Super Day at Deutsche 1 6y
+15 How meritocratic is equity research? 4 6y
+8 Would you be crazy to go into ER at this point? 3 6y
+27 Breaking into ER but through an unliked sector 8 6y
+10 ER job search 1 6y
+79 Q&A: Equity Research Associate at a Boutique Firm 35 6y
+9 Interview: Received company in healthcare industy- asking to value the company 1 6y
0 New Street Research 3 6y
+4 Who are a few Not-So-Well-Known Value Investors To Follow Who Have Relatively Smaller Funds ~$500M - $10B (I.e. Not Buffett) ? 1 6y
+31 Flexibility of Valuation Methods in ER? 8 6y
+12 Tool for analyzing annual reports and earning call transcripts 1 6y
+3 Need advice on Series 87 prep 1 6y
+7 What are some indicators of strong economic moat? 4 6y
+3 Backup to EQR career 1 6y
+3 Tools for analyzing SEC filings and earning call transcripts 1 6y
+3 Move to buy-side? How to network? 1 6y
+20 CFA® Level I advice 5 6y
+6 JPM ER vs Barclays ER 3 6y
+12 Cash Flow Statement Reconciliation: 3 statement modeling stock based compensation pension termination charges 1 6y
+5 Asset Management FT Opportunity 3 7y
+6 ER Training Materials Pre/Post MBA 1 7y
+5 Is it common practice for equity analysts to share information with each other? 2 7y
+3 (QUESTION) Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) key financial drivers for past 5 years 1 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”