+12 Why is MM ER comp so bad? 6 4d
+15 Final Round Never Heard Back? 4 1w
+3 Series 86 help 9 2mo
+3 SIG 2024 phone screen interview 1 2mo
+7 ER Hours NYC 5 2mo
+284 A Day in Life of My Sell-side Days 88 2mo
+3 ER perks? 5 3mo
+20 Accidentally landed an IB interview… 8 3mo
0 Where I should see myself in 5 years, starting today as a junior credit risk analyst? 2 3mo
0 Can some one tell about Columbia’s ‘Master of Science in Accounting and Fundamental Analysis’ 1 3mo
0 Recently Laid Off 4 4mo
+32 How to switch divisions within your firm? 11 4mo
+136 What would you like to know about Equity Sales / Research? 74 4mo
+14 Susquehanna Buy-Side Equity Research 13 5mo
+5 Susquehanna International Group - Equity Research Associate 6 6mo
+12 Advice to a Graduate, and getting into Graduate Analysts programs? 1 7mo
+3 Noncompete what to do? 2 7mo
0 Boutique Research Shops NY/CHI/SF 3 7mo
+6 Is creating a finance report like writing/publishing an entire book? (100-Pages of Finance/Data) 2 7mo
+6 My Journey Into Equity Research..... Updated** 1 7mo
+36 ER graduate/AN1 comp in London 35 7mo
+12 My Journey Into Equity Research..... 2 7mo
+33 Physician pivoting into ER 46 8mo
+20 Hostile manager, crappy dynamic, mental issue 7 8mo
+13 ER Hiring Spree? 9 8mo
+10 Learning Equity Research 9 8mo
+40 Analyst Gets Owned at his own Conference 29 9mo
+10 Sell Side NYC vs. Buy Side SFO 1 9mo
+12 deletedendhdnske wei 9 10mo
+13 ER Rising Stars 5 10mo
+3 Chances of breaking into NY ER firms 2 10mo
+3 Finding Roommates in NYC not knowing anyone 1 10mo
+3 KeyBanc ER NYC 3 11mo
+5 How much comp to expect / negotiate for in Biotech ER? 5 11mo
+13 Sell-side Equity or Credit research. Which is better? 8 11mo
+2 RBC Equity Research SA 2024 Second Round Interviews 2 11mo
+11 Moving to a sector I want to cover but with a brand new analyst… 3 11mo
+9 U5 Question 0 11mo
+21 Deleted 13 11mo
+3 Has anyone heard back from Fidelity for summer 2024 ER internship? 1 12mo
+3 Do we have to publish public NDR recap note the very next day? 2 1y
+6 Berenberg hiring spree? 10 1y
+6 Coffee Chats 2 1y
+182 Unironically - ER is a paradise 42 1y
+21 Biotech ER does not pay that much 25 1y
+14 Wasting my time in small-cap ER? 8 1y
+14 Help reading in between lines (or accepting ghosting) 1 1y
+18 Mobility options from Australia 2 1y
+7 Lateral to IB 4 1y
+16 Investment Banking Analyst to Equity Research Associate? 13 1y
+19 ED Networking call 30 mins, ER LONDON HELP! 8 1y
+54 Why Equity Research? 28 1y
+15 Citigroup Buffalo 13 1y
+6 Bank Of America Superday Global Research SA 2022 1 1y
+17 Take a job I have on the table or wait for a better… 7 1y
+7 What to expect from YE reviews? 3 1y
+11 Advice & Feedback Needed to Break into Equity Research 2 1y
+3 Equity Research vs Credit Research Compensation 2 1y
+3 Equity Research/Credit Research 1 1y
+7 3 ER Offers: UBS vs. Credit Suisse vs. Bernstein 6 1y
+7 Breaking into Financial Research post Academia 4 1y
+10 Which Sophomore Internship Will Set Me Up Best To Recruit For ER 1 1y
+6 Equity Research (ER) Brand vs Analyst 2 1y
+7 Jefferies ER 4 1y
+14 Upcoming ER Interviews 6 1y
+36 Hybrid/WFH Gigs in ER 16 1y
+67 INTERNS! What are you getting paid this summer? 63 1y
+21 What do I do — Intern in ER 8 1y
+4 Best advice for incoming ER '22 cohort 3 1y
+15 Thinking of moving job. Is it the right time? 2 1y
+33 Best MSF for ER 14 1y
+1 Alliance Bernstein Research Associate 2022 5 1y
+3 Value Tech Equity Analyst 1 1y
+9 Share Dilution 4 1y
+5 What’s Berenberg’s ER reputation like in NYC and London? 2 1y
+161 NYSSA Equity Research Initiation Report 28 1y
+3 What's entry-level comp for Healthcare ER associate in NYC? 1 1y
+10 CS first phone interview 4 1y
+9 Madden NFL 22 and HBCU Tournament is inspired 1 1y
+13 Switching Office Locations 5 1y
+9 Weird to send an unsolicited stock report after phone screener? 8 1y
0 CFA Level 1 In-Person Prep Courses in NYC or CT Area? 1 1y
+11 Oppenheimer for Equity Research. 10 2y
+9 UBS Research Questions - Verbal Reasoning 1 2y
+9 Brady's 99 seasons overall were gone for good at last 1 2y
0 Keybanc ER 1 2y
+45 Network (In)to The Sell-side - How to Source Job Leads and Charm the Interviewer 3 2y
+11 Former med student who didn’t finish degree transitioning to equity research should I do mba 4 2y
+6 Recommend a good, short primer on statistics? 5 2y
+10 Investment Risk to ER 3 2y
+16 What IBD like? 7 2y
+9 Equity Research Super Day 8 2y
+10 Ohio University, Ohio State University, or Cleveland State University 6 2y
+16 former med student for equity research about pre-hire assignment 23 2y
+3 What should I negotiate 5 2y
0 Any tips/suggestions 1 2y
+8 Head of HR Interview? 3 2y
+8 Am I getting played? 6 2y
+15 2nd Year in ER and Analyst Left… what to do next? IB? 6 2y
+21 At a crossroads in SS ER 15 2y

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  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
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  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
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