0 Models 1 11y
+20 A sobering look at ER from motley fool... true/false? 5 11y
+16 Free Equity Research Reports? 5 11y
+21 Most and least modeling-intensive sectors 7 11y
0 Nooby question bear with me... 7 11y
0 TAG rep? 0 11y
0 Working out Tangible Net Worth 0 11y
0 What questions to expect for phone interview in sell-side ER? 16 11y
0 BU or Purdue for equity research 4 11y
+14 What are the main model of excel used by a equity research or analyst 24 11y
+13 Isn't "updating the models" just copying and pasting and dragging formulas across columns? 12 11y
0 Does anyone know which banks use bloomberg/factset/capital IQ? 6 11y
+17 CFA® Level 3 Material is soul-crushingly boring 8 11y
0 IR Stonewall 0 11y
+7 S&P Historical Constituents 12 11y
0 ER interview with MD 1 11y
0 evaluating Management 1 11y
0 Acetic Acid Market Outlook 0 11y
0 Primers on gaming industry? 0 11y
0 awweffawefwaefawefwaef 3 11y
+5 wefkoston) 5 11y
+19 tax shield 11 11y
0 Fairholme Funds Reputation 3 11y
0 Banking deals on an equity research resume 0 11y
0 What to say to Head of Research? 10 11y
0 00010001 4 11y
+7 Quantitative Analysis career path 6 11y
0 Quantitative Associate - > ER 0 11y
0 Delete This Topic 12 11y
0 S&P 500 Prices 5 minutes after Open for last 12 months 1 11y
0 Advice on creating sample model/report 1 11y
+12 Goldman ER vs. MS ER 25 11y
0 Tax leakage / book value 1 11y
0 Did anyone get an SA offer for ER at Citi? 10 11y
0 Help with 10 year DCF (EXCEL ATTACHED) 3 11y
0 Value Investor Group on WSO 0 11y
0 Free Research? 5 11y
+8 CFA® Research Challenge Advice 7 11y
0 Do people in ER get seamless dollars when they stay past 7 or 8pm? 4 11y
+3 WSJ article: new rules will change how equity research is paid for 4 11y
0 IR to ER anybody????? 0 11y
0 Calculating P/E - Does minority interest matter? 1 11y
+188 Q&A: 3rd year ER analyst 93 11y
0 Can Deloitte/PwC/Booz leads get me into ER? 0 11y
+4 A&D Primer (Jeffries) 2 11y
+4 Historical Conference Call Information? 2 11y
0 Turning on the headlights - Small/Mid Cap Research 0 11y
0 When do ER interviews for banks start? 1 11y
0 Baird or Jefferies for Healthcare Equity Research? 1 11y
0 Do I need to build my own model for the first round intervew? 5 11y
+9 Do bb investment banks help pay for your cfa? 17 11y
0 How to create company dataset in Thomson Reuters Eikon? 2 11y
0 Email from HR after phone interview 3 11y
0 From Biomedical Sciences PhD to Equity Research 1 11y
0 GrubHub and Seamless 3 11y
0 Long-term investing vs Wall Street's short sightedness 5 11y
+86 Q&A: I am an Equity Research Associate 79 11y
0 Equity Research Summer Internship Timeline 2 11y
0 How flexible is your shop? 0 11y
0 Equity Research Bonus Schedule 0 11y
0 How do I use multiples for stock pitches? 4 11y
0 Take GS GIR Early Offer? 12 11y
0 Does a Director of research also have a coverage universe? 4 11y
+13 Good vs Bad Equity Research Reports? 3 11y
0 Would this be an appropriate means of cold calling/emailing? 4 11y
0 Am I too old to become an equity research analyst buy side?? 21 11y
0 Student Equity Management 1 11y
0 Office environment of SS ER division? 5 11y
0 That Awful Moment When You Realize... 9 11y
0 what makes a good equity research resume? 4 11y
0 GS GIR Superday December 10th 4 11y
0 Best in class firms 1 11y
+18 A hodgepodge of ER Questions sent to me via PM 4 11y
+1 Urgent request: Can anyone point me to a good cover letter sample for ER? 1 11y
0 How do I find a BB's Coverage Universe (the companies each team covers)? 2 11y
0 What to highlight on a resume for research? 0 11y
0 ER report for Ship lessor/operator 3 11y
0 Energy, Oil, E&Ps, Drillers, ETC 5 11y
0 Career Changer - Need Help! 2 11y
0 Oppenheimer Equity Research 1 11y
0 II Rankings w/o Sub? 0 11y
0 Forming "Deep-Dive" Research Ideas 2 11y
0 You don't know what you don't know 4 11y
0 ER Self requesting a model submission 2 11y
+5 Undergrad intern promoted to associate analyst - advice 0 11y
+11 Credit Research Reports? 20 11y
+13 Interview for long only fund - prepare a short? 6 11y
0 DebtWire Credit Research 1 11y
+4 How long can traditional equity research survive under pressure of quant 5 11y
0 How to answer this interview question? 5 11y
0 What should I do next? 2 11y
0 inconsistent Income statement 3 11y
+11 Stay in SS ER or move to BS? 9 11y
0 Thoughts on the text book - "Best Practices for ER Analysts"? 3 11y
0 cost of capital of state-owned enterprises 1 11y
0 Greenwich vs. II Rankings 0 11y
0 WACC vs. Equity Residual Method 2 11y
0 What do ER analysts do in secular bear markets? 1 11y
0 How much do buy side ER analysts make? 2 11y
+30 Equity Research Bonuses - 2013 33 11y

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