+3 TowerCos valuations 1 7y
+3 Berenberg US Equity Research 1 7y
+12 CFA® Level 1 Prep - Kaplan Pro Question Bank For Sale! 1 7y
+9 Comparing the PBV valuation with DCF valuation 2 7y
+12 Where to Buy Man Plus Vixea? 1 7y
+11 Determining the cost of debt and equity 3 7y
+3 Entry 1 7y
+13 Breaking into ER during Off-Cycle 1 7y
+12 Attaching Old Stock Pitch on Job Posting 6 7y
+7 Valuing a stock for a stock pitch 2 7y
+12 Following up after ER interview 1 7y
+12 TMT 101s / Primers 1 7y
+15 Bobby Bonilla Deal - the Mets didn't fuck up as bad as you'd think 1 7y
+15 Bobby Bonilla Deal - the Mets didn't 1 7y
+12 Help for a Non-Target Student 1 7y
+28 Advice on how to not look like an idiot at my first investor day. 7 7y
+3 Hypothetical Situation with Customs and Border searching your work email at the border 1 7y
+23 efc: Research analysts are the cockroaches of investment banking 1 7y
+9 Comp for post-MBA Associate? 1 7y
+23 ER technical accounting question 6 7y
+3 —-Deleted—- 1 7y
+21 so what's ER really like now, anyway? 2 7y
+15 ER Writing Test - 48 Hours 8 7y
+14 Recent Graduate Searching For ER opportunities during Off-Cycle 1 7y
+3 Factset Difficulties 1 7y
+12 Pre-MBA ER Internship and MBA Advice? 2 7y
+12 Got Some Questions While Building Sales Forecast Models... 1 7y
0 Breaking in from Asset Management 5 7y
+15 What to write on research report as analyst name, when analyst is leaving firm? 1 7y
+3 Does Anyone Have a PDF Copy of Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts 1 7y
+14 ER to HF or other buy-side: What should I learn? 4 7y
+3 Modeling+Writing exam 1 7y
+7 Reaching out internally 4 7y
+3 How many candidates in each interview stage at BB 1 7y
+7 State of ER Industry 1 7y
+30 State Street - ETF Sales Consultant.. 8 7y
+28 ER vs TAS 8 7y
+11 Wolfe Research Healthcare Services 3 7y
+14 CFA®: Practice Questions 7 7y
+19 Best Sectors 4 7y
+15 Internal Transfer to Research 1 7y
+13 Career move to ER - What more should I be doing? 2 7y
+12 Deeper understanding/thinking out of the box 1 7y
+3 ER Interview - Consulting Firm 1 7y
0 Telsey Advisory Group 4 7y
+12 Waiting for final round decision. Should I phone? 2 7y
+3 Best Specific Valuations Metrics by Sector 1 7y
+3 Research Support: Company Reports 1 7y
+3 What is your take on security tokens? 1 7y
+15 Equity Research... Need a better culture, what's next? 2 7y
+5 Best Sectors-Equity Research Coverage for SA/FT 1 7y
+102 The Joyous Process of Hiring 72 7y
0 Insights into Capital Group's Investment Group Information Resource (IGIR) Associate position? 3 7y
+12 Equity vs Macro Research at Tier 1 BBs 1 7y
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+5 Sell Side Equity Research Positions? 4 7y
+3 ER/Stock Pitch Report 1 7y
+7 Outlook of macro research vs equity/fixed income research 2 7y
+9 Choice of Analysis 4 7y
+17 How to best prepare for SIE? 10 7y
+6 Automating Reading SEC Filings 1 7y
+12 Structured Equity Research Process 1 7y
+33 BB Equity Research VP or B-School to pursue M&A Associate Role? 15 7y
+6 ER Full Time? 1 7y
+12 Raymond James - Equity Research Full Time Associate Program - How to get Accepted? 3 7y
+67 Bulge Bracket ER Q&A 21 7y
+9 Differences between IB and ER recruiting? 1 7y
+69 What would you ask the CEO of a company you're looking to invest in? 10 7y
+11 Are there any firms that take any entry level equity research associates? 2 7y
+7 I suspect ppl in finance are dishonest about the CFA 1 7y
+18 Moving from Biotech into Equity Research 1 7y
+29 Did you do ER because you want a Buyside role? 16 7y
0 Equity Research training courses? 20 7y
+101 Is Equity Research a dying career? 68 7y
+28 Transitioning to ER from IR 5 7y
+9 L&T’s Buyback – The Curious Case Of Rejection Of The Behemoth’s Proposal 1 7y
+9 What career should I go into to transition into ER if I can't do it out of college? 1 7y
+3 I am a freshman student and interested in the research department. What can I learn as preparation for it? 1 7y
+10 Is it pesky to email ER contacts when they're quoted in a major newspaper? Or is it an appropriate touchpoint? 2 7y
+3 Preparation for internship in ER 1 7y
+6 Q&A on the WSO IG today with @ironman32 1 7y
+12 Question on treasury shares & retired shares 1 7y
+11 2019 ER firm Tiers 2 7y
+19 Equity stub valuation with JVs / Associates 4 7y
+3 ER Interview/Model 1 7y
+14 DCF analysis on car rental companies 2 7y
+13 Real-life M&A case/asset sale - deducing EV adjusted cash consideration? 1 7y
+3 SmartKarma - how reliable? 1 7y
+16 BB Equity research - Providing pay history before getting a contract 4 7y
+20 Change in Cashflow - vs- balance sheet 10 7y
+20 Sanford Bernstein ER Exit Opps 7 7y
+1 2019 - is equity researched fuked? 1 7y
+12 GS GIR - From buyside institutional sales 1 7y
+38 Modeling Test - Quarterly 11 7y
+16 Research role at MBB to equity research? 10 7y
+26 Biotechnology Finance: Key Science Concepts 4 7y
+12 Help with Understanding Paid Up Capital 1 7y
+9 How to create an equity research report template? 1 7y
+27 Best books or sources to get better at understanding economics? 19 7y
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