+30 MUST READ! What makes a good trader, fund manager, hedge fund manager, salestrader, and buy-side trader 12 3y
+30 ER to MBA? Does it look sub-par to IB? 10 11y
+30 34 yr old CFA too old to break in to Equity Research? 13 10y
+30 Equity Research Bonuses - 2013 33 9y
+30 Summers / First Years, how do you spend your time? 8 8y
+30 Interview: nothing wrong but we have chosen a candidates with a better resume than you 16 7y
+30 Best next Step 9 3y
+30 WSO Hall of Fame: Equity Research 3 1y
+30 Advice - BVal vs Audit for ER 6 7y
+30 State Street - ETF Sales Consultant.. 8 4y
+30 Corp Dev to ER 10 4y
+30 Will CFA® exams be canceled this summer? 11 4y
+30 Can a graduate get straight into buy-side ER 18 3y
+30 Is ER as 'intellectually stimulating' as it's made out to be? 11 8mo
+30 Is sell-side coverage objective? 9 6mo
+30 How long does it take to become an Analyst in ER? 6 1mo
+29 If I know everything there is to know about O&G, what do I know? 24 10y
+29 Goldman Sachs - GIR - Salt Lake City - Legit? 26 3y
+29 Did you do ER because you want a Buyside role? 16 4y
+29 Am I fit for ER? 15 9y
+29 Overly cautious networking? 12 9y
+29 Ranking BB Equity Research 30 7y
+29 CFA® Level 1 v. Modeling Training Course 14 7y
+29 ER Payscale 20 3y
+29 Too Old for a CFA? 22 5y
+29 Interview Question- What would happen to the world economy if US throws nuclear bombs at North Korea? 9 3y
+29 Model Layout 8 5y
+29 Are my "Qualifications" Likely to get me an interview for Career Change to ER? 8 3y
+29 Senior Looking to get into Equity Research looking for Advice 9 2y
+29 Thoughts on Equity Research 2020? 20 2y
+29 Intelligence and ER 13 2y
+28 Why is DCF not used much in Buy Side 17 12y
+28 Using regression models to forecast revenues 16 11y
+28 Industry Primers 20 5mo
+28 How does ER stack up to IB in terms of prestige/exit opps? 11 10y
+28 Equity Analyst Site Visits 11 10y
+28 Equity Research vs big 4 18 9y
+28 Modelling and Valuing a REIT 35 3y
+28 Need Equity Research Report Sample 56 1y
+28 Series 7, 63, 86, 87, and CFA Level I/II: Which Order to Take? 14 4y
+28 Lateral Move in ER from Minneapolis to NYC 5 3y
+28 Equity Research Report Critique for an Undergrad 4 3y
+28 Can you move from macro research to other departments? 2 6y
+28 Transitioning to ER from IR 5 4y
+28 what to move into in a post mifid world? 11 6y
+28 Advice on how to not look like an idiot at my first investor day. 7 4y
+28 ER vs TAS 8 4y
+28 Sell-side equity research vs AM equity research. Better path to a hedge fund? (London) 12 3y
+28 Equity research buy-side at a large AM or JPM Market Sales? 9 4y
+28 Recent-ish Graduate looking to break into ER 5 3y
+28 Getting Frustrated 10 2d
+27 Equity Research Intern Interview on Monday... 22 6y
+27 Working on the ER Pitch 4 11y
+27 Actuary switch into financial analysis? 29 5y
+27 Starting a Securities & PE Research Firm 26 10y
+27 Evercore ISI 14 6y
+27 Trading Multiples 31 8y
+27 Valuation Methodology 19 8y
+27 Top MBA or straight to HF?? 4 3y
+27 Banks/FIG ROE Question 8 2y
+27 Recommended Reading 12 5y
+27 Buy-side vs. Sell-side ER? 4 5y
+27 Best books or sources to get better at understanding economics? 19 5y
+27 Breaking into ER but through an unliked sector 8 4y
+27 ER after MBA 7 3y
+27 Best industry to start working on for a beginner research analyst? 13 3y
+27 Is Life in ER Easy? 15 2y
+27 Notice a lot of ER positions on job boards- what's going on 13 3y
+27 How many ER reports per month? 7 3y
+27 How to survive earnings season 5 3y
+27 FT anxiety, advice appreciated 7 3y
+27 LONDON experienced Buy side equity analyst comp benchmark 15 1mo
+27 Advice (UK) 12 1y
+27 How to calculate EV and equity value via DCF with anticipated future debt issuance? 13 11mo
+27 Accessing marketing research on CB insights?? 4 2mo
+26 How many hours does a research analyst work? 34 7y
+26 Monte carlo simulations in excel for financial modeling 42 3y
+26 People keep resigning? 10 8y
+26 Post-MBA Equity Research Comp at BB 25 3y
+26 CPA or MS in Finance/CFA? 4 3y
+26 Advice for after Equity Research? 10 3y
+26 Reading 10-Ks. Print or Online? 17 5y
+26 Potential upside (but when?) 5 5y
+26 Cowen ER - Reputation and Exit Ops 7 2y
+26 Biotechnology Finance: Key Science Concepts 4 5y
+26 Can't Break Into ER 7 3y
+26 Equity/Credit Research 2020 Bonus Discussion 39 2y
+26 Should I take the Equity Research Job 8 2y
+26 Positions to target if I can’t get a ER gig? 11 7mo
+26 Breaking into London ER from abroad. Take the 1 YR MiF at LBS/Cambridge route or directly look for jobs? 4 6mo
+26 Need help ASAP… how to tell senior analyst if I don’t get a big bump I’m leaving 7 5mo
+26 Why Do So Many Medical MDs Want ER? 46 6mo
+25 Train like Bruce Lee - beat the market CONSISTENTLY 15 13y
+25 Help with Equity Research sector choice 16 3y
+25 Leaving BB BO for Boutique in Nashville, Tenn: Advice 24 2y
+25 An end of an era 27 12y
+25 ER Bonuses: 2012 30 3y
+25 Grocery Store stocks: why are P/E ratios so high? 15 8y
+25 Equity Research - Questions to ask at an interview ! 16 7y
+25 On Valuation in General 9 11y

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