+12 Pay Cut for European ER Analysts 1 6y
+13 How to find Bloomberg security codes for Bloomberg Excel Add-In? 2 6y
+15 Financial Institutions Primer 4 6y
+17 Job offers...but what team to join? 7 6y
+17 A couple questions regarding stock tickers 8 6y
+17 ER at Jefferies/Oppenheimer/Piper Jaffray or Equities at Schroders/Amundi/Janus Henderson 5 6y
+18 Masters in Economics Before Job? 13 6y
+19 Should this oil & gas engineer get his CFA? 2 6y
+29 Interview Question- What would happen to the world economy if US throws nuclear bombs at North Korea? 9 6y
0 Help needed from value investors 8 6y
+3 ER Interview HSBC 0 6y
+67 Raise: We don't say yes, we don't say no 29 6y
0 ER Associate 1 6y
0 an unconventional conventionist 2 6y
0 Buy Side Cultural Aspects 3 6y
0 Following consensus to profit 6 6y
0 Research report 3 6y
0 Interviewing for exit opps while working in Equity Research - How? 8 6y
0 Access to Management 2 6y
0 Bloomberg on home laptop? 4 6y
+9 How much does the sector you cover matter for exit opps/B-School? 1 6y
+12 How to narrow my target company 1 6y
+12 Gaslighting, throwing under the bus, passive aggressiveness, flat out ignoring, petty..... how do I get out 1 6y
+23 Buy-side research OR management consulting? 5 6y
+23 Best France/Europe Research firm 8 6y
+25 Help with Equity Research sector choice 16 6y
+37 Why isn't research included in the WSO Compensation Database? 15 6y
+50 Is Apple really that different from RIM? 34 6y
+50 Boss has the wrong type of wandering eye 12 6y
+166 Top 5 Stupidest Publicly Traded Companies 54 6y
0 Sanford Bernstein Equity Research Interview 12 6y
0 Equity Research Problems 1 6y
0 Still trying to find internship in ER - Should I network with associates or analysts? 1 6y
0 Argentina - Severe inflation? 6 6y
0 Cost of Equity in countries where sovereign debt isn't risk free? 0 6y
+3 LSM program at upenn 1 6y
+12 How to get projections/forecasts for a listed company if the company has not provided any projections? 1 6y
+12 ER Interview with MD over Skype (30min)? 1 6y
+12 What is the need of Zephrofel South Africa supplement? 1 6y
+13 Summer internship in South America for an Asian? 2 6y
0 How to deal with exchange rates when revenue is consolidated per region 2 6y
+12 Book Value & EPS 1 6y
0 Need Advice on Internship Situation 9 6y
0 UBNT - Illegal distribution issues? 0 6y
0 Forecasting interest expense ! 0 6y
+3 Net debt negative for a bank ?? 4 6y
0 ER Report Hilarity/Faux Pas 17 6y
0 buy-side equity research report - Telecommunications sector 2 6y
+12 Best tech/software equity research reports? 1 6y
+85 Q&A - High Yield/Distressed Debt Sell Side Analyst 43 6y
+3 Apple equity research model 1 6y
+6 When Does ER recruiting start for FT'ers? 2 6y
+12 Looking for advice on how to prepare for HY Fixed Income Analyst Internship 3 6y
+3 Berenberg ER 1 6y
+13 Balance Sheet Out of Balance 6 6y
+14 Post MBA career - how to break into equity research 2 6y
+21 Recent grad looking to get into ER seeking advice 1 6y
+6 What level of competency is required to land an Equity Research role? 1 6y
+6 How to transition to equity research with only a biology degree 4 6y
+3 How will ER divisons change their internship programs for 2020? 1 6y
+16 ER at Guggenheim, Jefferies or Alliance Bernstein 6 6y
+16 First equity research report ever written 3 6y
+12 Sources of easily parsed detailed financial data on stocks 3 6y
+12 Advice on building equity screening tool and sources of credible macrodata 1 6y
+14 DCF Model Feedback/help 1 6y
+9 starting as an Associate in equity Reaearch! 5 6y
+22 Tullow Oil Nav Model & Report (attached & links) 1 6y
+3 GS ER vs. other BB ER? 4 6y
+12 How to value a company with zero revenue? 4 6y
+8 Revenue projections - Revenue drivers? 8 6y
+26 Monte carlo simulations in excel for financial modeling 42 6y
+10 Question on Armotirization in EBITDA. 2 6y
+3 Working in ER under current conditions (Covid-19) 1 6y
+9 entry-level finance roles besides IB/quant? 3 6y
+3 Pitch a stock at this dire time 1 6y
+12 Breaking into ER from a non-traditional background 1 6y
+3 Focus group with Robinhood users 1 6y
+6 Best Valuation Practices | Top 5 factors in Sensitivity Analysis 2 6y
+14 Transitioning into ER in Pharma/Bio-tech with an Advanced Science Degree 1 6y
+3 Initiation Reports For $$$ 1 6y
+43 Strategist Q&A 27 6y
+12 Financials Sector Coverage 1 6y
+3 How will the coronavirus affect equity research hiring? 3 6y
+9 Businesses that could potentially be taken out 1 6y
+3 GS ER - Corp titles vs Experience 3 6y
+5 What ER doesn't hire undergrads?? 2 6y
+19 plz halp, What is the industry consensus on Edward Jones 4 6y
+9 Any downsides of ER -> IB? 2 6y
+21 How to break into ER with no experience? 5 6y
+11 How long to study for CFA® Level 1 from non finance background 10 6y
+49 Negative UFCF in dcf analysis 19 6y
+10 ROIC with minority interest 4 6y
0 Wellington Management Exit Opps 2 6y
+6 ER lateral interviews 1 6y
+14 Dealing with calls gone wrong? 2 6y
+5 Estimating Maintenance CAPEX 1 6y
+19 Quarterly to annual conversion of 3 statement model 16 6y
+18 Equity_Research_Exit_Opportunities 1 6y
+12 How to maximize an Internship in sell-side ER as a freshman? 1 6y
+14 Is it OK to pitch a hold if you were assigned the company? 2 6y

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