+9 Senior Looking For Advice 2 3y
0 Consumer Edge - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+16 Equity research operations 4 3y
+14 Help reading in between lines (or accepting ghosting) 1 3y
0 Third Bridge - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
+9 ER Modeling Courses 1 3y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Healthcare Data 3y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
0 Morningstar - Review - Research Data 3y
0 Necessity of reaching steady state in a DCF 2 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+17 How AI proof will be the 70% of careers in finance in 15 years? 2 3y
+32 Regret joining sell-side, looking for advice 11 3y
+4 Summer 2024 Timeline 2 3y
+46 How will sell-side equity research deliver value in the future? 20 3y
+4 Del 1 3y
+3 How does ER work? 1 3y
+31 WLB / weekend work - is this normal? 10 3y
0 BlackRock - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+60 Glorification of SWE/Tech 27 3y
0 Canalyst - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Canalyst - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Canalyst - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
0 Berenberg Bank - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
0 DBS Group - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Bank of Montreal - Interview - Healthcare Data 3y
+4 HY Credit Research Comp 2 3y
0 T. Rowe Price - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 Morningstar 1 3y
+1 2024 ER Internships 2 3y
+7 Free cash flow to firm - Net debt 1 3y
+3 ER at small boutique vs Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch 1 3y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Research Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 3y
+11 How to Break into Equity Research 3 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 London Equity Research 1st year Salary 11 3y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
+6 Effect of High Institutional Ownership on Stock Analysis? 1 3y
+5 Being an analyst on the news 13 3y
+3 Net Operating Losses and EV 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
+6 Lower Level ER Firms 4 3y
+9 UBS Scientific Associate 10 3y
0 UniCredit - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
0 Canalyst - Interview - NA Data 3y
+4 Details to understand equity for beginners. 2 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Healthcare Data 3y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
+11 Should I quit after 2 month 12 3y
+4 Projects for resumes 5 3y
+5 Which bank is best on the street for electronic trading (equities)? 6 3y
+3 Equity Research Bonus Discussion 2 3y
+18 Mobility options from Australia 2 3y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+19 Equity Research Analyst (NO UNDERGRAD) --> IBD? 23 3y
0 Rotation analyst Finance 1 3y
+7 Lateral to IB 4 3y
+11 Boss told me no raise at year end 8 3y
+5 Biotech Consultants for Equity Research 4 3y
+3 How to optimise research process? 1 3y
0 Desjardins - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+7 When You Say Tech is Bloated… Just Remember… 3 3y
+7 How long until AI changes ER routines dramatically? 5 3y
+4 A&D Primer anyone? 8 3y
+3 How often do ER analysts build operating models? 7 3y
+10 ER coming from a non-equity BS role 3 3y
0 How to quiet quit in ER 3 3y
+6 News reporting to ER transition 1 3y
+3 "Describe ER in your words" 2 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 DCF valuation distressed company 4 3y
+6 What's the latest on Wolfe? 13 3y
0 ER Lateral Window? 2 3y
+7 Layoffs 14 3y
+25 RE: Need help. 17 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
+3 Credit Suisse ER Summer Analyst 2023 4 3y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
0 Thrivent - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Early Investing Strategies 2 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • 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 (68) $101
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