+9 ER Associate Timeline at EB 3 9mo
0 Questions to Expect in First Round 30min Interview 1 9mo
0 UBS Sophomore Programs and UBS/Lazard ER SA 2026 1 9mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email 12 9mo
+7 Is VP/Director in ER worth it without stock coverage 7 9mo
+10 Reach out to Analyst? 6 10mo
0 Wolfe Consumer Research Role 2 10mo
0 I built an AI copilot to kill the “10-K weekend grind.” Want to sanity-check it? 3 10mo
0 DB company research graduate program 3 10mo
0 Wolfe Research Technical Analysis Team? 2 10mo
+19 Trying to Break into ER 12 10mo
0 Balyasny Interview Process 2 10mo
+15 Evercore Modeling Assessment 3 10mo
+11 Internship: BB ER in Tokyo vs L/S in NY 4 10mo
+39 ER graduate/AN1 comp in London 42 10mo
0 Biochem/Chemical Bio or Chem PhD for Biotech ER? 3 11mo
+2 Where do broker rating changes originate (primary sources)? How to access them with minimal latency? 1 11mo
0 Deutsche Bank Company (Equity) Research SA 2026 2 11mo
+2 Earnings Week and Recruiting 2 11mo
+7 Five Years After Leaving ER: From the Dream Job to the Chopping Block 6 11mo
0 Equity Research Technicals 2 11mo
0 Series exam for ER 3 11mo
+6 SIG and Bernstein FT 2 11mo
0 How long should I wait before accepting I got dinged? 2 11mo
+9 Optiver Grad Equity Analyst Technical Interview 2 11mo
+22 RE > ER 7 11mo
0 Equity Research Recruiting Timeline + Off Cycle Opps 3 11mo
0 2026 grad FT recruiting 4 11mo
0 Odds Post Graduation 2 11mo
+11 Gave up on licensing 12 11mo
0 Barclays FT ER 1 1y
+18 Does the course you study matter or is the university more important 13 1y
+10 Career Advice 3 1y
+11 Unsure about career 3 1y
+5 Advice for incoming ER Associate 2 1y
+13 Credit Research to Equity Research 3 1y
0 1st year post-grad: BB ER or LO AM? 1 1y
0 KeyBanc Equity Research 1 1y
+1 High Finance AMA 4 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+19 Looking for an ER wiz with 2-4 yrs of exp to come help me build a content engine 3 1y
+20 FLDP vs ER? 8 1y
+10 Buy Side: Senior equity analyst: moving from a niche sector to generalist: how hard? any advice? 4 1y
0 Piper Sandler ER Intern (Technology) Hire Vue questions? 0 1y
+3 Ft offer between MM ER and boutique LO (10-40B AUM) 1 1y
0 Market Risk Management Analyst or Staff Accountant at Big 4? 3 1y
+12 Need Advice: Equity Research in Asia versus Market Risk in NYC 2 1y
0 Comp Target? 1 1y
+259 A warning to those aiming for Sell Side Equity Research 87 1y
0 Sell Side ER Sample Modeling Exam 1 1y
+13 Financial Modeling Question - Using TTM for latest fiscal year but not prior years? 2 1y
+11 Looking for Experienced ER Analyst to consult for a startup 2 1y
+16 Career Transition: FLDP to Equity Research 19 1y
0 Internship 2 1y
0 NYC FT recruiting as a current BB SA in APAC 1 1y
+3 AI for ER 2 1y
0 Equity Research Interview Round 1 Real Estate (REIT) 1 1y
+9 Compliance vs. Financial Analyst for Equity Research? 2 1y
+3 2026 Summer Associate: KBW Equity Research - New York MegaThread 6 1y
+11 Best Industry to Cover for Equity Research Exits to the Buy-Side? 3 1y
+9 ER to l/s London. Still a viable path? 3 1y
+6 Sell Side ER College Project 2 1y
0 Equity analyst 3 1y
0 Modeling Required For Equity Research Junior Summer Internship? 1 1y
+10 Is it feasible to pivot into Research? 2 1y
+4 Healthcare II rankings? 9 1y
+6 Guggenheim Partners Equity Research Internship? 2 1y
+12 My Journey Into Equity Research..... 3 1y
+28 Getting Frustrated 12 1y
0 Equity Research Class Sizes & Return Offer Rates? 1 1y
+3 Deutsche Bank ER Pharma London 2 1y
+11 Should I respond to cold messages about a role I haven’t even started yet? 3 1y
+6 CFA or FMVA for Equity Research? 2 1y
+12 WARNING: Keybanc Posting Ghost Jobs to ER Associate Positions 1 1y
0 Equity Research 2026 timeline 2 1y
+3 Moving to the buyside from boutique ER 6 1y
+3 Morgan Stanley ER 2026 6 1y
0 T. Rowe Price SA26 4 1y
+22 For those ER Associates that moved to LO jobs... 11 1y
+14 ER Biz Model/Unit Economics 4 1y
+9 Equity Research Associate (MS) - Writing & Modeling Test 1 1y
+18 Comp progression in biotech ER on SS? 4 1y
+163 Q&A - Buyside Equity Research Analyst/PM 47 1y
+46 Equity Research Compensation Progression 8 1y
0 JPM - Global Index Research Analyst 1 1y
+1 Best Modeling Skills: IB or ER or PC? 3 1y
+208 Feel Trapped, Exit Opps From Sell-Side ER? 59 1y
0 Canaccord Genuity ER 3 1y
+1 Prepare for buy-side ER intern 4 1y
+3 Career trajectory in Equity Research (biotech) 1 1y
+9 Sectoral Differences in Information Asymmetry? 5 1y
+19 SS ER to Consulting 6 1y
+6 Equity Research Summer 2026 Megathread 5 1y
+11 Equity Research FT Recruiting 6 1y
+4 Just got invited to take SIG's Capital Markets 2022 assessment 23 1y
0 ……d 1 1y
+6 Breaking into the Buy-Side from ER 5 1y
0 Leerink 2025 research SA 1 1y
+9 ER at Truist 2 1y
0 SIG Equity Research Comp 4 1y

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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