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For analyst , senior analyst positions. How much should you make including bonus given a MBA / CFA ?
 
An MBA/CFA is not related to how much you make, at least in my experience. If you don't have one or both, you likely won't be a senior analyst. On the sell-side, salaries range widely depending on the model (some compensate you strictly based on trading revenue in your stocks while others offer a salary and a discretionary bonus at the end of the year and yes, banking still factors in.) A good senior analyst on the sell side is likely earning $250K+, with the potential to earn twice that or far more if you're a star at a bulge bracket firm.
 
i agree, 250-400 is a good package for a senior analyst (with higher figures in some situations, but not as common).

it'll take you at least 3-4 years to get to that point from the day you walk into the research dept (with some exceptions to that rule).
 
Thanks. Good info to have



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Monday, June 12, 2006 at 10:39PM by dallas470.
 
actually, maybe i was little wrong on the 3-4 years. some people will never become senior analysts (but usually figure this out early enough and leave to do something), while others do become senior analysts but take longer (5-6 years). 3-4 years is someone who's doing things properly.
 
One of the best machinery analysts on the street has only a BS in Finance from U of Florida.
 
There is an exception to every rule, Crunchy, but I wouldn't play the odds. I can tell you that at our firm of 10 Sr. analysts and 10 Jrs, only 1 total doesn't have either a CFA or MBA. Most of the guys over 35 have their MBA, most under 35 have both or are trying to finish up their CFAs.
 
Crunchyman63 Wrote:
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> One of the best machinery analysts on the street
> has only a BS in Finance from U of Florida.

That's surprising.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 10:19AM by dallas470.
 
sounds about right analyst26. CFA + MBA is becoming par for the course

"Let's face it son, some people just don't belong"
 
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