Recommended resources
Things I think are useful for students recruiting in finance.
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Courses
Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)
Financial modeling and valuation courses; the FMVA is popular with recruits.Wall Street Prep
Modeling and IB interview prep used by many banks.Breaking Into Wall Street
Interview guides and technical question banks for IB recruiting.Books
Investment Banking: Valuation, LBOs, M&A (Rosenbaum & Pearl)
The standard technical reference for IB analysts.Heard on the Street (Timothy Crack)
Brainteasers and finance questions from real interviews.The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham)
The classic on value investing.Tools
Wall Street Oasis
Forums and guides on recruiting, comp and bank culture.