+26 Potential upside (but when?) 5 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Metals and Mining Data 7y
+14 Compensation in ER 7 7y
+8 Can you start your own ER firm? 4 7y
+3 what is a jr analyst? 2 7y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+12 Discord group to discuss markets live? 1 7y
+12 Potential Year-End Bonus Clawback 2 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+17 Which Valuation Technique for each sector in Equity Research 4 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - NA Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+19 Equity Research: Future Outlook. 3 7y
+17 Product Management to ER after 1-yr post MBA 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+12 Fixed Income Research (CLOs and ABS) Analyst 3 7y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Risk Management Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+37 Sector most sensitive to politics 14 7y
0 Barclays - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+7 Covering small stocks vs large stocks? 3 7y
0 What is the salary and bonus for equity research associate position? 0 7y
+41 Biotech equity research possible with ZERO finance experience? 16 7y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+35 Affect of the sector you cover on work/life balance for ER Associate? 9 7y
+24 Can someone please explain to me the financial mathematics of the T.V. show "Shark Tank"? 6 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+12 Newbie question regarding multiples (P/S and EV/EBITDA) 1 7y
+12 ER career paths, an update 2 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+9 Terminal value/EV over 90% 1 7y
0 Solutions to Common FactSet Problems 5 7y
+12 Move from GS/MS/JP to UBS/DB/CS 2 7y
+9 Oil & Gas NAV 8 7y
+4 Applying for ER Associate jobs without Series 7/86/87 2 7y
+10 Most needed skills for a research associate? 3 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Natural Resources Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Fisher Investments - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Fisher Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+3 Has anyone taken the Series 86 recently? 1 7y
+3 Berenberg CM Program US? 1 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+13 What do Equity Strategist do? 3 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Bloomberg - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
+46 Equity Research sell side: how do you think the buyside should do better to interact with you? 20 7y
+12 For other junior equity research associates working on the sell-side out there, what was the culture like for you? 6 7y
+3 Sell side equity research: coverage universe? 1 7y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+3 This Post Has Been Removed by Owner 1 7y
0 Yuanta Securities - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
+12 I need to consolidate the BS with the CFS so they "match" when I will be modeling the DCF. Big problems! 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
+3 How to Pick a Stock to Cover 2 7y
+11 Non-Target, 3.44 GPA, CFA Level II candidate How to build up career 1 7y
+13 Entry Level Equity Research 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+21 Fresh buysider - how should I talk to you/be a good client? 4 7y
0 Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services - Review - Business Development Data 7y
0 Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 7y
0 bcIMC - Interview - Equities Data 7y
+12 Advice with emailing MD 1 7y
0 Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services - Interview - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+15 What salary would you take to give up ER training? 3 7y
+6 Mining Investment 1 7y
0 Exit opportunities after research division (not ER) at a bank 15 7y
+12 Meeting a manager 1 7y
+13 How is minority interest factored into a DCF? 2 7y
+9 Equity Research Interview - Onsite Modeling Test 1 7y
+3 Fidelity International Online Interview 1 7y
0 32 Degrees Capital - Review - NA Data 7y
0 32 Degrees Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 AllianceBernstein - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Fitch Ratings - Interview - Credit Risk Data 7y
+3 What is the best way to prepare for the series 86? 1 7y
+12 Cliffs CEO trashes analysts 3 7y
0 Barclays - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y

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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

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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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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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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