0 Which is the better way to get a referral? Cold emailing stock pitch vs. network thru Linkedin coffee chats (No stock pitch) 1 9mo
+2 ER weekend policies 4 9mo
+10 Equity Sales - Exits? 7 9mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Energy Data 10mo
0 Is it a bad idea to pitch a short to equity research analysts? 3 10mo
+6 Scenario Analysis, Market Trend, and Quant Questions 1 10mo
0 Truist Securities - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 10mo
+7 FactSet Help wanted 1 10mo
+1 How do PhDs get experience for biotech business roles (equity research)? 2 10mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Quantitative Research Data 10mo
+44 Best firms in Equity Research (Help Please) 45 10mo
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Equity Research Data 10mo
0 Lost and need advice 1 10mo
+8 Seeking Input on an Investment Thesis Based on “AI Readiness” 4 10mo
+7 UBS ~20% headcount cuts + Post-Christmas rally — is this signaling a structural shift or just headline risk? 1 10mo
+9 HEC Paris MIF – Capital Markets or Corporate Finance for ER? 1 10mo
0 J.P. Morgan London Equity Research Summer Internship 2 10mo
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 10mo
+215 Ask a VP in Equity Research anything 111 10mo
0 Bernstein - Review - Transportation Data 10mo
0 Bernstein - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 10mo
0 Jefferies Research Modeling Test Information? 4 10mo
+3 Modeling a company that recently IPOed 3 10mo
0 Oppenheimer ER SA 2026 4 10mo
0 How to find smaller independent equity research firms? 1 10mo
+9 Innovation Ecosystem, Empowering Growth 1 10mo
+9 Is Quant sell-side research possible with my credentials? 1 10mo
+9 Every great beginning stems from a shared vision and a collective aspiration of "us." 1 10mo
0 JPM/Barclays/BAML London ER 2 10mo
+12 Outsourced IR firms 1 10mo
0 Jefferies - Review - Industrials Data 10mo
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 10mo
+13 Technicals to Focus on for ER? 12 10mo
0 CIMB Group - Interview - Equity Research Data 10mo
0 Thoughts on TD or TD Securities? 1 10mo
+9 Other Equity Research Internship Experiences 1 10mo
0 Stifel Financial - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
+7 Assignment Writers Researching About Stock 1 10mo
+8 Thoughts on KBRA 5 10mo
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Research Data 10mo
+3 How long does it take to hear back after final round for lateral hire? 2 10mo
+3 comparing companies with FYE 31 Aug vs 31 Oct 2 11mo
+9 ER Associate Timeline at EB 3 11mo
0 Asset Management MO vs. IB regional boutique for FT ER? 1 11mo
0 Rothschild - Review - Equity Research Data 11mo
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 11mo
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Research Data 11mo
+13 Ai is Infecting All of ER 6 11mo
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 11mo
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 11mo
+28 Trading prestige for sanity…worth it? 6 11mo
0 How to best break into ER 1 11mo
+3 Oppenheimer Interview ER 5 11mo
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 11mo
+17 Trading things other than stocks and bonds. 7 11mo
0 Questions to Expect in First Round 30min Interview 1 11mo
0 UBS Sophomore Programs and UBS/Lazard ER SA 2026 1 11mo
+25 Non-conventional exits from ER 4 11mo
+6 How do firms keep track of events that affect their holdings? [I'm from a Data background] 1 11mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email 12 11mo
0 Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Off-cycle London conversions 1 11mo
0 Pareto Securities - Interview - Credit Research Group Data 11mo
+7 Is VP/Director in ER worth it without stock coverage 7 11mo
+6 Struggling With Increased Responsibility 1 11mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Equity Research Data 11mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 11mo
+10 Reach out to Analyst? 6 11mo
0 William Blair - Interview - Equity Research Data 11mo
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+3 Fidelity ER SA 2026 11 11mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11mo
0 RBC Equity Research Phone Interview 1 11mo
0 Wolfe Consumer Research Role 2 11mo
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Risk Management Data 11mo
+98 Is sell side ER as bad as people portray it? 42 11mo
0 I built an AI copilot to kill the “10-K weekend grind.” Want to sanity-check it? 3 11mo
+3 Deutsche Bank Equity Research Superday 10 11mo
0 DB company research graduate program 3 11mo
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Metals and Mining Data 11mo
0 DBS Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investments Data 11mo
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 11mo
0 Wolfe Research Technical Analysis Team? 2 11mo
+7 Stay in boutique ER or move to ranked II BB team to get to buyside 4 11mo
0 5 interviews with GS, no response heard 1 11mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 11mo
0 BlackRock - Review - Sales and Trading Data 11mo
+19 Trying to Break into ER 12 11mo
0 Bernstein ER 0 11mo
+9 Messaging clients to get a job 4 11mo
0 Redburn - Interview - Sales Data 11mo
0 Balyasny Interview Process 2 12mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Macro Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 1y
+15 Evercore Modeling Assessment 3 1y
+3 Fidelity ER AC Updates 4 1y
+6 ER Exits 1 1y
+11 Internship: BB ER in Tokyo vs L/S in NY 4 1y
0 Equity Research Associate Interview Prep 1 1y
0 BTIG LLC - Review - Generalist Data 1y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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