The Best Investment Banking (I-Banking) Resources
Posted on January 15, 2008
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Investment bankers make a lot of money and get huge bonuses, therefore, I and many other aspiring finance professionals desire to be one some day. But what is Investment banking? What do you do as an Investment banker? How much do i-bankers get paid? How do I get a job at an investment bank? What is a target school? Can I get into a target school? What is a bulge bracket bank? What about a boutique investment bank?
A bunch of questions that I still don’t have all the answers to, even though the idea of being an investment banker is very appealing. So over the past couple days I’ve compiled a list of online investment banking resources that may be of interest. Starting with college admissions and attending a good business school, and ending with some investment banking blogs. I may have missed some along the way. If that is the case, please contact me or comment. Enjoy.
College Admissions, Chances
College ConfidentialCollegeConfidential.com boasts the internet’s best forums for prospective college students. Sub forums cover college search, scholarship search, college admissions, med/law school admissions, summer programs, and the ever beloved Chances forum amongst many other sub forums. What really makes College Confidential standout is their individual forums for schools. They have their own designated Ivy League forums, and forums for every major university that you may be interested in.
PrincetonReview.com has long been a leader in college admissions and search information. I used to be a loyal member of this site before I found CollegeConfidential. Their forums are less active and more focused on the Ivies and the top Liberal Arts colleges. With that said, these forums are still potentially helpful to prospective college students. It’s a nice little community where everybody will know your name. It was a bit like Cheers when I posted their frequently.
Wall Street OasisWallstreetOasis.com and their forums has really transformed into the premiere destination for those looking to enter Investment banking (I-banking), consulting, or other finance / Wall Street related careers. The forums are very busy (over 10,000 members) and have loads of information about the banking industry. Actual I-Bankers and analysts interact here all the time, so the relevancy and credibility of their insights is astounding. After you get past the shabby/cheesy design, it’s easy to waste days wandering around the forums.
Vault.com has some legit career information on investment banking. The most helpful part of the Vault career information is the career articles section which includes “a day in the life” and “a week in the life” type articles to give people a general feel of the i-banking career.
iBankingFAQ.com is a simple little site with a plethora of information answering questions about the investment banking career. If you’re new to the I-banking world, this is probably the best place to start before asking any questions on forums. Its three pages of questions should be able to answer a few of your questions as a noob.
College Confidential Business Major forums
The CC business major forums earned their own separate listing because it is an exceptional forum with quite a bit of helpful information. It’s a great place to start to get a good feeling of your career options from different business majors. It’s noob friendly for the most part, so start looking here if you’re a noob.
Goldman Sachs, like other I-banks, has a career page with high quality videos that helps give prospective employees an idea of what it’s like to work at the bank, and the possible careers business people can have. I personally love the vids. Here are some more career pages for investment banks: Deutsch Bank, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan,
I-Banking Blogs
Even though it’s not a traditional blog or soely focused on investment banking / finance, InternMemo.com is an interesting archive of intern stories and tips. What started as just a collection of New York City Intern memos will soon expand to LA and DC. The memos include a variety of interns - finance and PR/marketing, and are meant to be newsletters for all interns in the selected cities. Very interesting concept.
PrinceofWallStreet.com is a financial commentary blog of a college senior who has been an i-banking intern for the past three years. He accepted a full time offer upon graduation, and I think his blog could really pick up at that time. The Prince is where I want to be in a few years myself, so any insight into how he accomplished this is of value to moi and any aspiring I-Banker.
MergersandInquisitions.com is a very solid blog by an anonymous author, who I assume is a pretty well-off investment banker or finance professional. Don’t be fooled by its bland design. M&I has a lot of pillar content that is relevant to aspiring finance majors and it’s a fairly easy afternoon read. Simply, it’s legit.
BankersBall.com is a resourceful site centered around Investment banking and finance jobs. Basically, it’s a less popular and less active version of Wall street oasis. Bankers ball still has some pretty good articles and news though, so don’t disregard it completely.
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Thanks for the mention of my site! I like being called “legit” and will see if I can get the design revamped.
I’ve added you to my blogroll as well.
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