0 Rosenblatt Securities - Interview - Equity Research Data 5y
0 BTIG LLC - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
+9 Goldman GIR Opportunity 1 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
0 JLL - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 JLL Partners - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
+4 Pay at Evercore ISI? 6 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Best word plugins to use for equity research? 1 5y
+6 Creditor Debt vs Home Equity – A Balancing Act 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Research Data 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Good Team Bad Sector vs Bad Team Good Sector? 1 5y
+10 ER modeling + writing test, am I missing something? 2 5y
+13 Recent Graduate Looking to Work in Equity Research 3 5y
+29 Thoughts on Equity Research 2020? 20 5y
+3 Did Credit Suisse Raise Research Salaries? 1 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Does your company give you a budget for newsletter subscriptions? 3 5y
0 Manning and Napier - Review - NA Data 5y
0 PI Financial - Review - Mining Data 5y
0 Stifel ER Associate Question 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Research Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Gaming Data 5y
+47 Equity Research vs. Due Diligence 8 5y
+6 Time off policy and ability to use? 4 5y
+8 Does initial sector matter? 14 5y
0 ER Coverage Turnover 2 5y
0 Best Pharma/Biotech Equity Research Groups 6 5y
0 KBW Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 KBW Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Jefferies - Review - Research Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Morningstar - Interview - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Other - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
+3 Recruiting time-lines (undergrad and MBA) 1 5y
+10 financial modeling test for ER role 3 5y
+21 How to break into ER (buyside)? 11 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Stock Pitches 5 5y
+3 WF and C Book Value Multiples 6 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+9 Jefferies Interview Time Frame? 1 5y
+9 Sending Thank You Email Post-Interview? 1 5y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Research Associate at Raymond James 5 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Equity Research Data 5y
+4 Equity Research Interview Test 2 5y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
+18 IB to Equity Research 6 5y
0 Being let go 3 5y
+10 Modeling Quarterly Figures from Full Year Guidance 7 5y
+9 Has your Analyst ever called BS on a Company? 17 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Jefferies - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Nuveen Investments - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Nuveen Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
+9 Share Dilution 1 5y
+4 SS ER compensation in London 2 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Wedbush Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Buy Side Equity Research Associate Comp 2 5y
+6 Relative Valuation - 9 month report 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
+27 Is Life in ER Easy? 15 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Research Data 5y
+4 Goldman Sachs GIR internship 1 5y
+6 Wolfe Research Interview 1 5y
+3 Transition to buy-side 1 5y
0 CME Group - Review - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 CME Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+6 ER SA 2022 Timeline 1 5y
+12 Stick with current job or move to big 4 audit? [UK] 6 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley best analysts ? (London) 1 5y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Equity Research Data 5y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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