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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

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People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Traditionally, banks gave away equity research reports for free to incentivize large clients to trade with the bank.

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

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The most difficult part of infrastructure investment banking is defining the exact verticals and deal types it covers. Like renewable energy IB , different banks classify their groups differently, so you could find yourself working on everything from a data center REIT M&A deal to an airport financing to an IPO for a solar developer.

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AI for Financial Modeling: Will It Kill Excel and Entry-Level Investment Banking Jobs?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I’ve covered the topic of artificial intelligence several times on this site, including why I stayed away from enterprise AI startups last year and a quick review of ChatGPT for investment banking a month after it launched. But I’ll start with a quick “market update”: Table Of Contents AI for Financial Modeling: What “Prompted” This Article?

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How Easy Is It To Become An Investment Banking Analyst?

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Congratulations, pursuing investment banking wouldn’t be a job instead it would be a passion for you. Academics: Not a deal breaker, but definitely opens up many doors for interviews if you are an Ivy league pass out or from a recognized university/course Financial Modelling: Knowledge of financial modelling, valuation techniques is a must.

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Decoding the Investment Banking Interview Process

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Candidates are often given a case study round in which they are expected to create a financial model along with a set of few company and/or industry slides as a part of the selection process. The next cohort of my live investment banking program at Wizenius starts from Oct 20th.

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Traits of a Successful Investment Banking Analyst

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If you want to enhance your skills further, consider enrolling in the best investment banking course in Mumbai, which offers placement assistance and a certification upon completion. It's an excellent way to showcase your knowledge during interviews after completing an investment banking certification course.

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Investment Banking PowerPoint Shortcuts: Your 30-Minute Crash Course

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A long time ago, most questions were about Excel, financial modeling , and how to find data quickly. I get the obsession with The Shiny New Thing, but if you’re a new hire in banking or another corporate finance role, boring old PowerPoint might be your highest-ROI skill. can InternGPT do everything for you?).