+25 CFA Study Hours (that it took you to pass) in relation to alma mater, major, and GPA 27 6y
0 Breaking Into Wall Street - Work experience required? 2 6y
+4 Prestigious finance-related Internship for college freshmen in ASIA 0 6y
+9 What companies in Mainland China and HK have equity research summer internships? 1 6y
0 Outsourcing Equity Research 10 6y
+16 Anyone heard of Drexel Hamilton??? Reputation on buy-side? 5 6y
+3 LSM program at upenn 1 6y
+23 Keep Dream-Chasing or Network Out of BO? Goal is ER. 6 6y
+20 CFA® Level I advice 5 6y
+12 Help for a Non-Target Student 1 6y
+3 Factset Difficulties 1 6y
+15 Internal Transfer to Research 1 7y
+12 Raymond James - Equity Research Full Time Associate Program - How to get Accepted? 3 7y
+20 Sanford Bernstein ER Exit Opps 7 7y
+3 Any JPM NY 2019 Summer Markets - Equity Research Analyst? 1 7y
+9 In search of a mentor - Equity Research 1 7y
+41 How to Contact an ER Analyst and Get a Response 6 8y
+14 Perfect Earnings Prediction? I’ll Pass. 2 8y
0 Mutual Fund to Hedge Fund? 43 9y
+94 Equity Research out of MBA 63 9y
0 GS NY ER First Round Phone Interview 0 9y
+22 Young company valuation 7 9y
0 Boston Sell-side Equity Research 1 9y
0 Transfer as a Junior or Stay? 0 9y
+23 Experienced IB Associate Looking to Break Into Buy-Side ER/CR 4 9y
0 SCB Quant Research - Shed some light 0 10y
+13 How to be a good ER intern at a large bank in NY 6 10y
+10 Stern, Yale, or Cornell MBA: Which is the best for ER? 9 10y
0 How can I break in as a ER Associate post-MBA? 1 10y
0 BU or Purdue for equity research 4 11y
0 Turning on the headlights - Small/Mid Cap Research 0 11y
+86 Q&A: I am an Equity Research Associate 79 11y
+18 A hodgepodge of ER Questions sent to me via PM 4 11y
0 First Step To ER - CFA® Level I 20 11y
0 10-K question Williams companies 2 11y
0 Independent research shops (SB, ISI) vs BB 8 12y
0 2nd round at T-rowe for associate analyst positions 0 12y
0 New York Society of Securities Analysts 1 12y
+15 Networking in ER 7 12y
0 Question for Buy-Side Analysts: How do you learn "all" about a company? 2 12y
+15 Life Science Phd student to ER analyst? 3 12y
0 What do you see more of? 0 13y
0 LBO Case Study Problem 1 13y
0 How to do financial valuation of Wind Turbine companies 6 13y
0 ER for scientists with little finance experience 2 13y
0 "Volume of sales" and price 5 14y
+43 Former Occupier now an Analyst at a Chop Shop (JTM) 44 14y
+4 It's time to apply! Feedback appreciated. 7 14y
0 Breaking In With a CFA® 10 15y
0 ER vs. Risk Mgmt 10 15y
0 SA Offers for HF Route 4 15y
+37 Done Being a Leech 22 15y
0 Really need help/advice! How to convince compliance to approve my outside account! 5 15y
0 moving from trading to equity analyst 2 16y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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