+32 Stock Pitch 10 8y
+32 how much does authoring an expert book (30-50pgs) charge? 7 6y
+32 Worth it to finish medical school or take an ER job? 27 3y
+32 Regret joining sell-side, looking for advice 11 3y
+32 How to switch divisions within your firm? 11 2y
+32 Give me an optimistic take on the outlook of ER, even if it is devil’s advocate 24 1y
+32 Q&A New Mentor | Senior Buyside Analyst – Equity Research, Healthcare Coverage & Breaking into the Buyside 8 1mo
+31 Regression Analysis 18 14y
+31 3 statement financial model template 82 8y
+31 ER Business Model/Relationship 5 13y
+31 Having trouble with modeling, will pay bananas for your time 7 12y
+31 Importance of Analyst Rankings in II? 17 8y
+31 Activision Blizzard - Net effect from deferral of net revenues and sales forecast 7 9y
+31 Interview question- Suppose I give you $10,000 USD. How will you invest it? 29 7y
+31 Flexibility of Valuation Methods in ER? 8 6y
+31 How concerned should I be? 23 6y
+31 2nd yr Biotech Equity Research looking for next steps...... 13 3y
+31 ER Bonus Season 111 4y
+31 WLB / weekend work - is this normal? 10 3y
+31 What’s your favorite part of the job? 13 2y
+31 How the heck do you learn all of this stuff? 10 2y
+31 Avoid This II-Ranked ER Team – Toxic Culture, High Turnover 11 8mo
+30 Series 86 & 87 44 4y
+30 Financial Analyst at oil company to ER?? 10 9y
+30 Equity Research: 3hr Modeling Exam 10 12y
+30 What do equity research interns do? 14 6y
+30 Buy-side research note 7 13y
+30 MUST READ! What makes a good trader, fund manager, hedge fund manager, salestrader, and buy-side trader 12 6y
+30 ER to MBA? Does it look sub-par to IB? 10 13y
+30 34 yr old CFA too old to break in to Equity Research? 13 12y
+30 Equity Research Bonuses - 2013 33 11y
+30 Summers / First Years, how do you spend your time? 8 10y
+30 Interview: nothing wrong but we have chosen a candidates with a better resume than you 16 10y
+30 Best next Step 9 6y
+30 WSO Hall of Fame: Equity Research 3 3y
+30 Advice - BVal vs Audit for ER 6 9y
+30 State Street - ETF Sales Consultant.. 8 6y
+30 Corp Dev to ER 10 6y
+30 Will CFA® exams be canceled this summer? 11 6y
+30 Can a graduate get straight into buy-side ER 18 5y
+30 Is ER as 'intellectually stimulating' as it's made out to be? 11 2y
+30 Is sell-side coverage objective? 9 2y
+30 How long does it take to become an Analyst in ER? 6 2y
+30 MM Equity Research--Concerned 18 1y
+30 Learning more about ER 3 1y
+30 I can't find a corporate exit from my ER job 11 3mo
+30 2025 ER Comp Thread 26 3mo
+29 If I know everything there is to know about O&G, what do I know? 24 12y
+29 Goldman Sachs - GIR - Salt Lake City - Legit? 26 6y
+29 Did you do ER because you want a Buyside role? 16 7y
+29 Am I fit for ER? 15 11y
+29 Overly cautious networking? 12 11y
+29 Ranking BB Equity Research 30 9y
+29 CFA® Level 1 v. Modeling Training Course 14 10y
+29 Series 7, 63, 86, 87, and CFA Level I/II: Which Order to Take? 14 6y
+29 ER Payscale 20 5y
+29 Too Old for a CFA? 22 7y
+29 Interview Question- What would happen to the world economy if US throws nuclear bombs at North Korea? 9 6y
+29 Model Layout 8 7y
+29 Are my "Qualifications" Likely to get me an interview for Career Change to ER? 8 5y
+29 Senior Looking to get into Equity Research looking for Advice 9 4y
+29 Thoughts on Equity Research 2020? 20 4y
+29 Intelligence and ER 13 5y
+29 How to calculate EV and equity value via DCF with anticipated future debt issuance? 13 3y
+29 Advice needed: Do you value your own coverage or brand clout more? 8 1y
+28 Why is DCF not used much in Buy Side 17 15y
+28 Using regression models to forecast revenues 16 3y
+28 Industry Primers 20 2y
+28 How does ER stack up to IB in terms of prestige/exit opps? 11 12y
+28 Equity Analyst Site Visits 11 12y
+28 Equity Research vs big 4 18 11y
+28 Modelling and Valuing a REIT 35 6y
+28 Need Equity Research Report Sample 56 3y
+28 Lateral Move in ER from Minneapolis to NYC 5 6y
+28 Equity Research Report Critique for an Undergrad 4 6y
+28 Can you move from macro research to other departments? 2 8y
+28 Transitioning to ER from IR 5 7y
+28 what to move into in a post mifid world? 11 8y
+28 Advice on how to not look like an idiot at my first investor day. 7 6y
+28 ER vs TAS 8 6y
+28 Sell-side equity research vs AM equity research. Better path to a hedge fund? (London) 12 6y
+28 Equity research buy-side at a large AM or JPM Market Sales? 9 6y
+28 Time spent talking with Investor Relations team 6 6y
+28 Recent-ish Graduate looking to break into ER 5 5y
+28 Getting Frustrated 12 1y
+28 My experience on the sell side 20 2y
+28 Trading prestige for sanity…worth it? 6 6mo
+27 Equity Research Intern Interview on Monday... 22 8y
+27 Working on the ER Pitch 4 14y
+27 Actuary switch into financial analysis? 29 7y
+27 Starting a Securities & PE Research Firm 26 12y
+27 Evercore ISI 14 8y
+27 Trading Multiples 31 10y
+27 Valuation Methodology 19 10y
+27 Top MBA or straight to HF?? 4 6y
+27 Banks/FIG ROE Question 8 4y
+27 Recommended Reading 12 7y
+27 Buy-side vs. Sell-side ER? 4 7y
+27 Best books or sources to get better at understanding economics? 19 7y
+27 Breaking into ER but through an unliked sector 8 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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