+18 Summer Internship options 1 12y
+18 Former Pharma scientist with sell-side biotech ER experience — interview processes keep stalling, what am I missing 4 3mo
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+18 BA II Plus (PV with multiple discount yields) 11 12y
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+18 Relevant multiples for each industry? 12 11y
+18 A hodgepodge of ER Questions sent to me via PM 4 11y
+18 Is Equity Research Still a Good Career Path in 2026? 20 2w
+18 Dimensional Fund Advisors vs. Buy-Side ER 4 4y
+18 How to see which stocks a team covers? 1 5y
+18 How to model ex-dividend stock for DCF??? 8 11y
+18 Does the course you study matter or is the university more important 13 1y
+18 Evercore ISI vs BAML ER vs JPM ER 9 5y
+18 Newly Hired Full-Time Undergraduate Equity Research Q&A 10 10y
+18 Modelling Q and interview advice 3 6y
+18 Fidelity Equity Research freshman summer? 5 9y
+18 Buy Side vs. Sell side analyst? 6 9y
+18 GIR London 30 4y
+18 Bloomberg Vs Thomson Reuters 29 9y
+18 GS Global Investment Research 13 9y
+18 Masters in Economics Before Job? 13 6y
+18 Equity Research at Sandford Bernstein or Trading at Citi? 6 3y
+18 ER - Intern and Full Time QBank Technical Questions 103 1mo
+18 Comp progression in biotech ER on SS? 4 1y
+18 Expected Comp 10 5y
+18 Valuing a Publicly Traded Construction Company 1 8y
+18 Redburn vs Morgan Stanley 11 2y
+18 Mobility options from Australia 2 3y
+18 CFA Registration Inquiry 5 8y
+18 Moving from Biotech into Equity Research 1 7y
+18 Feedback on Stock-Pitch. 1 4y
+18 Career in picking stocks when you don’t believe in picking stocks 9 3y
+18 Biotech ER vs IB 16 2y
+18 West Coast Equity Research Opportunities? 9 6y
+18 Need help balancing the 3 statements 7 7y
+18 IB to Equity Research 6 5y
+18 Why "Buy" recommendations are way more prevalent than "Sell"? 20 3y
+18 Aside from an easier earnings season, why leave sell side for a LO? 7 6mo
+18 Research or IBD 8 3y
+18 ER Pulse Check... How We Doing? 6 4mo
+18 Barclays Macro Research - 2022 Summer Internship 12 4y
+18 Would You Reply? 10 4y
+17 Best Banks for Equity Research 9 2y
+17 your advice please 5 16y
+17 MFS Internship vs GE FMP 11 15y
+17 DB ER? 12 4mo
+17 ER at Jefferies/Oppenheimer/Piper Jaffray or Equities at Schroders/Amundi/Janus Henderson 5 6y
+17 How AI proof will be the 70% of careers in finance in 15 years? 2 3y
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+17 Keybanc or Citi equity research? 10 3y
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+17 Writing the CFA exam- no work until June 3 13 13y
+17 EQR in Ohio 2 6y
+17 Go For It or Not? 11 12y
+17 What does being a "rated analyst" mean exactly? 8 6y
+17 Anyone here cover banks or insurance? 6 2y
+17 Equity Research or Credit Research? 5 2y
+17 Mckenzie's valuation bible 9 12y
+17 How helpful is a quant background for equity research? 1 6y
+17 Please suggest which job you think I should pick.... 7 11y
+17 Fidelity Equity Research Superday 21 6y
+17 Two Weeks To Prepare For ER (Associate) Interview 3 6y
+17 Equity Research at Bank vs IG, High Yield & Leveraged Loans Research at Asset Manager 6 2y
+17 Biology major or Economics major? 5 10y
+17 Director (Natural Resources) - Fitch Ratings 7 4y
+17 How much of your analyst/associate's job is cold calling? 6 10y
+17 Take a job I have on the table or wait for a better… 7 3y
+17 Equity Research to Corp Dev - Is it possible to make this switch? 9 10y
+17 Research Associate - Base + Bonus? 45 9y
+17 Career change in mid 30s 7 1y
+17 Any books to read for an incoming equity research summer associate? 13 9y
+17 Analysts...Help me figure this out 7 9y
+17 Headhunters for after sell side BB 15 1y
+17 Job offers...but what team to join? 7 6y
+17 A couple questions regarding stock tickers 8 6y
+17 Grammar in equity report 6 6y
+17 Fixed Income Index Analyst interview 5 8y
+17 DCF valuation of a copper mining company 2 8y
+17 Data Science to PM 8 2y
+17 Litigation Consulting to Equity Research 5 5y
+17 Trading things other than stocks and bonds. 7 9mo
+17 Shake Shack revenue drives 7 5y
+17 Where to Find A Stock's Beta? 22 8y
+17 Equity Research Associate Salary? - Canada 18 6y
+17 Am i fairly compensated? 9 2y
+17 How to best prepare for SIE? 10 7y
+17 How does the analyst come up with the relative valuation for ER reports? 5 7y
+17 3 statement dynamic model with projections template 22 8y
+17 Investment Write-Up Advice - Where To Start? 3 6y
+17 Starting in ER (BB Bank, Grocery Retail) 2 5y
+17 Equity Research analyst pay formula 5 8y
+17 [SA] MS equity research vs. JPM FICC sales 4 8y
+17 Best way to break into Biotech ER? 10 2y
+17 Networking with Equity Research Associates Right Now 7 3y
+17 Oil and Gas Modeling Differences?? 9 4y
+17 2.4 GPA, non-target school, previous e/r intern, NEED NETWORKING ADVICE 14 6y
+17 Equity Research Today: What skills are actually most valuable for entry-level analysts? 3 4mo
+17 WACC and COMPS 5 4y
+17 Product Management to ER after 1-yr post MBA 1 7y
+17 Which Valuation Technique for each sector in Equity Research 4 7y

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