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Casual question for an equity research people or anyone having idea about

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Jan 19, 2026 · 12:44

How much of your day is actual analysis vs data collection?

Serious question for equity research people. Feels like every analyst I talk to spends 60-70% of their time just gathering data and only 30-40% actually analyzing it.

Is this normal across the industry, or are some places better at this than others? What's your split look like?