Interactive Buyside (or "IB") is a newly launched platform dedicated to democratizing the traditional Wall Street equity research model and advancing the information flow of investment research. IB connects a community of experienced analysts writing equity research to the community of individual investors. IB provides a growing library of independently written research accessible by a wide range of investors all for a discounted price.
The IB Analyst
We encourage all individuals with a financial background to sign up and become an IB Analyst today. IB Analysts who publish reports can take advantage of both professional and monetary benefits available, including:
• Talking up your book
• Publicity within the investor community
• Networking with other buyside analysts
• Exposure to potential employers
• Revenue sharing opportunities
• Free reports for each piece published
The IB Investor
We encourage all types of individual investors (from novice to professional) to sign up as an IB Investor and access our growing library of investment content. Initial reports are free, with additional reports costing as little as an iTunes song. IB’s unique value proposition includes:
• Quality reports and other content unavailable elsewhere
• Direct analyst messaging and community discussions
• Control report pricing (up or down) based on your report rating score
Since its inception in 2008, SumZero has become the largest community for hedge fund, mutual fund, and private equity professionals. Our membership currently includes investment professionals currently employed at thousands of the world’s largest and most prominent funds across the globe.
SumZero is a reciprocity-based platform, meaning that members are required to share selected pieces of information in order to draw from the intellectual product of thousands of other SumZero members. In addition to accessing highly-differentiated investment research, the platform further enables members to build a track record, expand their networks in highly-relevant places, and identify further professional opportunities within the industry.
Based in New York's Silicon Alley, SumZero is built on the belief that investing is not a zero-sum game. Contact James@sumzero.com for questions or inquiries about SumZero.
