0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+3 Exit Opps for Economic Research vs FI 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+14 Credit Suisse lead analyst in an attractive sector vs. top-10 HF analyst 4 7y
+7 Would your job be easier/better without quarterly earnings? 2 7y
0 T. Rowe Price - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
+4 Earnings Calls and Transcripts 1 7y
+14 Dividing all constants by 1000 in excel 7 7y
0 Seaport Global Securities - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Knowledge Outsource - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 7y
0 Knowledge Outsource - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 7y
0 Knowledge Outsource - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 7y
0 Bloomberg - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Company or investor WACC? 1 7y
+9 In search of a mentor - Equity Research 1 7y
0 Bank of Nova Scotia - Review - Energy Data 7y
0 Bank of Nova Scotia - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
0 Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
+3 2-hour modelling test - sector specific? 1 7y
+3 Private Banking vs. Equity Research 1 7y
+15 Is Equity Research Dying? 8 7y
+3 Looking for somebody to review 1 7y
0 Wolfe Research - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
+3 Healthcare Sector Research 2 7y
+14 Sell-side vs. Buy-side Equity Research 4 7y
+51 Help with Writing ER Reports for Beginners (Value Investing) 12 7y
+26 Reading 10-Ks. Print or Online? 17 7y
0 Moodys Corporation - Interview - Utilities Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 The Principal Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Liquidnet Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+3 Fred Alger Management 1 7y
+7 Equity Research Intern Modeling Test 5 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Longview Economics Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 7y
0 Longview Economics Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 7y
+12 Hearing back from interview during earnings season 1 7y
0 Chinese Investorcom - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Leerink Partners - Salary & Bonus - Life Sciences Data 7y
+3 BAML Global Research Sophomore Summer Analyst Program 2019 1 7y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Review - Technology Data 7y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equities Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Treasury Data 7y
+22 New to Buyside ER. Which Sector to Cover? 10 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
+9 Barclays ER 8 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+31 Interview question- Suppose I give you $10,000 USD. How will you invest it? 29 7y
0 FCFE Question - Negative Change in Net Working Capital (Non Cash) 13 7y
0 Needham & Company - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+12 ER Interview with Associate Director - After 2 years 1 7y
+3 BiliBili 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Research Data 7y
0 AllianceBernstein - Review - Technology Data 7y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
+3 Would you rather be a SS ER with coverage or BS analyst? 1 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+191 Ask a VP in Equity Research anything - 2018 Edition 75 7y
+19 Is Equity Research really decent at getting exit opps to top AM and HFs? 9 7y
+39 If you could cover any sector, what would it be and why? 22 7y
+12 Depreciation Nerds: Need help 1 7y
+17 [SA] MS equity research vs. JPM FICC sales 4 7y
+3 2017 Institutional Investor All-America Research Team 3 7y
0 Bradesco BBI - Interview - Industrials Data 7y
0 Wolfe Research - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+20 Difficulty of Series exams after CFA? 6 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
+1 Similarities between Enron and Tesla 1 7y
+12 Transition from Corporate Finance to Equity Research 1 7y
0 Fred Alger Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Harvard Management Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Harvard Management Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Bloomberg - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 7y
+3 How large is the Stifel Consumer ER team? 2 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Equity Research Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Westwood Holdings Group - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
+3 Work/Life Balance in ER at smaller UK brokers (e.g. Panmure, Peel Hunt etc.) 1 7y

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 01 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 (67) $101
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