Great culture and people make it a joy to work - Associate Valuation Research Employee Review

Flexible work arrangements, a competitive bonus program, and the ability to grow within

Work hours can be long at quarter and year-end

Remote work. They pay for CFA exams and pay bonuses for passing each level/ 5 days off to study/take exam the week before the exam.

The pay structure is extremely exploitive, they withhold 25% of your base pay and pay it out in quarterly bonuses, with a 45 day pay lag after quarter end. It seems to be a retention tool, but anyone who knows their worth knows that leaving bonuses on the table is worth escaping to a better job. The base stripped down without the quarterly bonuses is laughable, and causes unneeded financial strain on their analysts, especially in HCOL cities, where almost half of your take-home pay per month will go to rent. Additionally, once you prove you can get work done, they pile mountains of it on top of you, so that you are grinding week in and out while your bank account bleeds in between quarterly bonuses (and the total base including quarterly bonuses is weak as well). I also think that the CFA is a trap to keep people there for years while they finish it - my advice is to get the first two levels and exit ASAP.