<p>Hey all,
I see lots of threads about corp fin and S&T, but not much about the research dept. Could someone give insight into a day in the life of research associates (lifestyle, kind of work they do etc)?</p>
<p>no one hears knows anything about banking, you'd do better looking on wikipedia or just doing a general search on google</p>
<p>Vault.com has information for those interested in Research at an investment bank.</p>
<p>IBankingOasis.Com </p>
<p>But if your at Stern unless your gpa is terrible don't do ER.</p>
<p>don't use ibanking oasis, its just as bad as this site, losers talking like they know everything about the financial world when still a huge portion of them are just high school or college kids.</p>
<p>actually, ibankingoasis has a large number of people who are in M&A, investment roles, etc. those who aren't (or pretend to be) usually get sniffed out and busted pretty quickly. it's a tight-knit community over there. there's certainly no larger concentration of ibankers in any other community on the web.</p>
<p>and there is def. no Ibankers besides Alexandre(ex-Ibanker) and maybe a few others here.</p>
<p>Actually Ibankers are too busy working; they don't have any spare time for themselves, let alone reading or answering posts in college websites.</p>
<p>actually they do... you obviously don't know of the mysterious aspect of "down time."</p>
<p>go read ibankingoasis if you think ibankers dont have any spare time</p>
<p>In past years,I have read enough posts that I can guess the background of a lot of posters here, especially the prolific ones who chime in on all subjects. In many cases, they don't have the practical or the educational background to comment, but they do so because they may have some friends or roommates in the industry, or they have done some research on the subject so they pretend to be knowledgeable.
Yes, ibankingoasis have some posters who really working in the industry, but most are pretenders.
But the posters here on this website who answer a lot of questions in the business and MBA subforums, most do not have any real life IB experiences.</p>
<p>I have a son who is a Wharton graduate, worked in BB IB for two years and now is a research analyst in a PE firm. I asked him to chime in here and he said he doesn't have time, especially in a college website........he'd rather read websites that cater to working professionals. </p>
<p>He also has many college friends who are still in BB IB who have finished their 3rd year as analyst and just now promoted to associates. They have no spare time unless it's Sunday. In their down time, they'd rather do mindless things like playing computer games or watching TV. They are also beginning to explore NY, a place they've lived for 3 years and had no time to see as they are having a long break now before the new associates start their training.</p>
<p>Wow I'm drooling on my keyboard. If I get to be an ibanker I'll be such a high roller that in my free time I'll be watching TV and playing computer games? I'm really hooked !</p>
<p>So your telling me your son has time to go play world of warcraft but doesn't have time to post on CC?
Get outta here</p>
<p>First, the working environment at a PE firm can be significantly different than that of working at an ibank.</p>
<p>Secondly, your son does not and cannot represent an entire damn industry. Just because people are chiming in with the experiences that their friends and cohorts have had does not mean they are wrong. And to be fair, YOU ARE DOING THE VERY SAME THING THAT YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. I thought that would be important to point out. </p>
<p>Thirdly (this would be a subset of two), people have different interests and people do very different things during their downtime away from work and while at work.</p>
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So your telling me your son has time to go play world of warcraft but doesn't have time to post on CC?
Get outta here
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Tell me why he wants to deal with you guys? Shows your immaturity. Are you still in HS?</p>
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And to be fair, YOU ARE DOING THE VERY SAME THING THAT YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. I thought that would be important to point out.
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<p>Perhaps I haven't worked in all aspects of IB , but I have an MBA from a top 5 school and have many years of experience in consulting and finance. Can you say that about yourselves?</p>
<p>As you can see I don't post in areas outside of my personal experience and expertise, but Financeguy joined this forum this month and already have >51 posts.</p>
<p>i dont need to have that experience, i can simply ask someone who does.</p>
<p>If your son rather read websites catering to professionals/his business industry, then he does have downtime, does he not?
People do different things, don't summarize the overall sentiment and down time hobbies based of your son's actions.</p>
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i dont need to have that experience, i can simply ask someone who does.
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<p>OK, then we have established that whatever you post here is not first hand knowledge.</p>
<p>I have first hand knowledge in consulting and banking. What I say here is through my personal experience and those of my son and his many Wharton friends who are doing IB now.</p>
<p>I am glad that you have worked in this field, but this is something you do not need first hand knowledge to comment on. By the simple fact that i have spent hours at a time (not continuously, but sporadic calls over a few hours time in which they still are not busy) conversing with people still at the office at night shows that there is downtime. It may not be representative of everyone, but it is representative of whom i talked to and his colleagues. And is that in any way different than your comments from your son, his friends, or even your experience? No its not.</p>
<p>Your argument is inherently flawed. You could have proven that your son has no downtime. Instead you countered by saying that your son does have downtime, but he uses it differently. IN that, you are agreeing with those that you are arguing with.</p>
<p>Yes, my son has downtime on Sundays. Not on days he works. He goes home and goes to sleep.
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By the simple fact that i have spent hours at a time (not continuously, but sporadic calls over a few hours time in which they still are not busy) conversing with people still at the office at night shows that there is downtime. It may not be representative of everyone, but it is representative of whom i talked to and his colleagues.
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<p>Who do you speak to? Aren't you a community college transfer trying to get into UCSB?
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I have recently been accepted to UCSB as a transfer student
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but i am borderline for being accepted and i believe i only got in because of a TAG agreement
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<p>To get more information about equity research, try this forum, <a href="http://www.analystforum.com%5B/url%5D">www.analystforum.com</a>. They have some people who have some industry experience, but a lot of them are trying to take the CFA exams in order to be considered for a position in equity research.</p>
<p>The fact that I am a cc transfer students means what in the basis of who i know or whom i have met? It is a rather useless fact indeed. </p>
<p>I started my school life at a prestigious private school. Follow the usual progression and you shall be able to see the various possibilities of where my friends may have ended up. </p>
<p>So is your son working in Newport, if so what firm? you would like to get personal, so would I. It would be rather interesting if things coincided.</p>