0 Value Partners Group Limited - Review - Equity Research Data 2mo
+8 Biopharma ER? 3 2mo
+15 Built a desktop valuation app (DCF / DDM / reverse DCF) so I'd stop rebuilding Excel models for every pitch — would value some ER feedback 3 2mo
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2mo
+8 Why hire an equity analyst if AI can write the reports 2 2mo
0 MLP Equities Analyst Program Update 0 2mo
+18 Former Pharma scientist with sell-side biotech ER experience — interview processes keep stalling, what am I missing 4 2mo
0 Helaba Hessische Landesbank - Review - Equity Research Data 2mo
0 Gabelli Asset Management - Review - Equity Research Data 2mo
0 Gabelli Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 2mo
0 Insurance investing conferences? 1 2mo
+35 Does anyone else find it very difficult to take vacations in ER? 5 2mo
+11 PayPal (PYPL): Why Is the Market Valuing PayPal Like a Low-Growth Company Despite Strong Free Cash Flow? 2 2mo
0 Resources to Find Info on Modeling a Biotech Company 3 2mo
0 Rising Senior in ER feeling lost/FT advice 1 2mo
0 GfK Boutique Research - Review - NA Data 2mo
0 GfK Boutique Research - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2mo
+16 Intel (INTC): My Bull Case Still Doesn't Justify the Current Stock Price 2 2mo
0 JPM Equity Research SA27 3 2mo
+11 Thoughts on boutique ER firm opportunity and options afterwards 2 2mo
0 JPM Equity Research SA27? 1 2mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Energy Data 2mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 2mo
+9 Rising Sophomore clueless about recruiting timeline 3 2mo
0 William Blair - Review - Equity Research Data 2mo
+7 Irenic Latest Views? 3 2mo
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - NA Data 2mo
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Interview - Pharmaceuticals Data 3mo
+14 Rising junior at semi-target, fumbled sophomore recruiting — how cooked am I really? 8 3mo
+9 Is equity research dead? If not, what aspects are still viable? 3 3mo
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
+9 What is the best path for me as MBA student to HF 3 3mo
+9 CC student, help choose schools 3 3mo
0 Fidelity International - Review - Equity Research Data 3mo
+17 DB ER? 12 3mo
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 3mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3mo
0 Wolfe Research - Review - NA Data 3mo
+18 ER Pulse Check... How We Doing? 6 3mo
+17 Equity Research Today: What skills are actually most valuable for entry-level analysts? 3 3mo
+20 Article: UBS: The Fragile Facade of a Post-Merger Powerhouse 6 3mo
+66 Best B-school for Equity Research 62 3mo
0 Do these basically kills the need of an Sell Side associate? 1 3mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - NA Data 3mo
+6 GS Off-Cycle GIR 1 3mo
0 Wasatch Global Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 4mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4mo
0 Amazon - Review - Risk Data 4mo
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4mo
+37 MD hates me, what do I do? 4 4mo
0 Kempen - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 4mo
+10 Automating Equity Research Workflows — From 2–3 Hours to ~20 Minutes 1 4mo
+12 Bored on the buyside 1 4mo
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4mo
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - NA Data 4mo
0 JC Clark - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+3 Power & utilities primer / initiation? 2 4mo
+15 ER Case Study guidance 1 4mo
+9 Notes from JBL's Q2 Earnings Call: Margins, Capex, and the FY27 Bridge 0 4mo
+15 ER 27 Timeline 8 4mo
+12 Texas ER work life? 3 4mo
0 Deriving Fixed/Variable Costs with Limited Disclosure 1 4mo
+9 IB SA -> ER 2 4mo
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Industrials Data 4mo
0 Emerald Asset Management - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4mo
0 Emerald Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4mo
+9 Ford's CEO and CFO sounded exactly the same on the Q4 call. That's weird, right? 1 4mo
+4 Best ER firms? 3 4mo
0 TD Securities - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
0 SIG 2026 Full-time ER 3 4mo
+9 Let go from LO cross-asset seat. How to position next move? 1 4mo
+3 ESG Research Analyst > Investment Analyst in an ESG fund 1 4mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
+1 ER (London) BB Comp 2026? 2 4mo
+9 Bloomberg Intelligence vs Sell-Side Equity Research → Buyside Path? 1 4mo
+16 Looking for help in choosing London Master’s degree 7 4mo
+32 Q&A New Mentor | Senior Buyside Analyst – Equity Research, Healthcare Coverage & Breaking into the Buyside 8 4mo
+4 Industry landscapes and themes 2 5mo
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+9 are in-person channel checks for consumer companies useful 3 5mo
+3 Timeline post case study 7 5mo
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Research Data 5mo
+6 Good insurance industry ER primer / initiation? 3 5mo
0 Janus Henderson Global Investors - Review - Generalist Data 5mo
0 Janus Henderson Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5mo
0 Mackie Research Capital Corporation - Review - Healthcare Data 5mo
0 Mackie Research Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5mo
+44 Support Group for ER Associates Working IB Hours 22 5mo
+9 Institutional Capital Allocation: Decoding the Macro Shift Through Regulatory Disclosures 0 5mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Equity Research Data 5mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5mo
0 Cleveland Research Company - Interview - NA Data 5mo
+9 Evaluating the Disconnect: Institutional Sentiment vs. C-Suite Capital Allocation in Discount Retail 1 5mo
+15 What should I be reading? 5 5mo
0 Where can I find good Stock Pitch Decks? (specifically for Biotech/Pharma) 4 5mo
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