0 FBR internships 2 9y
+24 Does ER Have Corporate Finance Exit Opps? 18 9y
0 Earnings Call Transcripts 11 9y
+22 SIG Research Associate 27 9y
0 which skills will I develop after 3 yrs in Equity research 17 9y
+20 Quarterly Financial Model 10 9y
0 How to use the quarter to forecast the following years' revenue? 0 9y
0 Help with financial modeling assignment 8 9y
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0 Anyone know anything about Ned Davis Research? 3 9y
+34 ITG Research 25 9y
+18 GS Global Investment Research 13 9y
+7 JMP Securities culture/reputation? 26 9y
+30 Financial Analyst at oil company to ER?? 10 9y
0 How long till you heard back? 1 9y
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+53 Equity Research Culture 38 9y
0 Mutual Fund to Hedge Fund? 43 9y
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0 Where do paid/salaried research analysts get their "research"? 1 9y
+24 CLSA cutting all US ER Staff 4 9y
+18 Bloomberg Vs Thomson Reuters 29 9y
+39 High Yield Research - Questions 32 9y
+24 Jefferies Equity Research 21 9y
+32 Get CFA in Senior year? 49 9y
+6 BB First Year Equity Research Base Salaries as of now? 14 9y
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0 From Strategy to ER- Help 0 9y
+63 Best ER firm? 64 9y
+39 How do you value Technology companies? 24 9y
+77 Becoming a portfolio manager- Where do i start? 86 9y
0 Junior Research Analyst Knowledge 1 9y
0 ER Industry Switch 2 9y
+20 Which interesting company to analyze? 7 9y
+8 Most Important Bible Verse in Business 7 9y
+11 Would anyone have a FIG model? 8 9y
0 Analyst reports for education/knowledge sector? 3 9y
+31 Activision Blizzard - Net effect from deferral of net revenues and sales forecast 7 9y
0 Activision Blizzard Capital Structure. WACC or APV 1 9y
0 How to prepare for your first job as an equity research analyst at a long-only boutique investment fund 0 9y
0 Semiconductors 0 9y
+94 Equity Research out of MBA 63 9y
+15 What is an EPS model? 13 9y
+22 Prepping for a REIT Analyst ER Interview? 15 9y
0 Audiobook Industry Primer 0 9y
0 GS GIR Interviews - how many rounds? 2 9y
+10 Benefits of using a Bloomberg terminal for ER based research? 2 9y
0 Background check Citi 11 9y
+26 How many hours does a research analyst work? 34 9y
0 Special Situations Investing 2 9y
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+11 Guggenheim Partners Equity Research 12 9y
+7 Specialty Pharma Equity Reseach 5 9y
0 What to say when asked about valuation experience? 0 9y
+7 How strict is the "2+ years experience" thing when applying for analyst/associate positions? 1 9y
+12 Research Analyst 4 9y
+19 Corporate Finance to ER? 7 9y
0 Excel Test/model help 2 9y
+5 Sell side research case/earnings note 4 9y
0 Cold emailing research people! 0 9y
0 Investments & Research = ER? 1 9y
+7 Jobs leading to sell side ER 1 9y
+17 Analysts...Help me figure this out 7 9y
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+8 ER Internship Interview 4 9y
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0 Anyone interested in investment banking reports? I have access to IBK reports issued by major banks 0 9y
+12 Does an Investor Relations Department add value to a company? 0 9y
+7 Chose GS FIG over top M&A groups(ms jpm gs) - did I make the right decision? 3 9y
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0 Looking for JP Morgan research initiation 0 9y
+4 Best Path for Biotech/Healthcare ER/Consulting/IBD 2 9y
0 EV / ROIC 1 9y
+17 Any books to read for an incoming equity research summer associate? 13 9y
+3 How do you learn about your companies? 2 9y
+15 Valuation for Holding Companies? 17 9y
+69 Recommended Books for equity research 96 9y
0 FDP looking to jump into equity research/business valuation 0 9y
0 Equity research template 0 9y
0 FT Undergrad Opportunities Dried Up? 2 9y
0 GS NY ER First Round Phone Interview 0 9y
0 How long were you in your role before you started to write front page 4 9y
0 Which firms are still looking for summer equity research interns? 0 9y
+14 GS Op Risk vs BOA Global Research 3 9y
+30 Advice - BVal vs Audit for ER 6 9y
0 SIG Equity Research Internship Interview 1 9y
0 Who has Jefferies's initial coverage report of NetEase? 0 9y
+11 Economic Research? 6 9y
+18 Buy Side vs. Sell side analyst? 6 9y
0 How long til I hear a response? 0 9y
+39 Insurance and Banks Coverage? 10 9y
0 How to best leverage my engineering background in an ER interview 1 9y
0 Equity Analyst Informational interview ? 2 9y
+19 What is an equity analysis? How do you write one? 10 9y
0 Credit Suisse: Doug Paul ER 4 9y
0 Company visit questions - Recently started career in boutique 11 9y
+33 Research Assistant vs Associate 49 9y

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