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How to Read a Bank Earnings Report Like a Recruiter: The Lines That Tell You Who’s Hiring
Citadel’s Two-Year Non-Competes: What Bankers Should Know Before Taking a Seat at a Multi-Strategy Fund
The contract you sign on the way in decides how fast you can leave, and at the most aggressive funds that clock now runs as long as two years. For a lot of investment bankers, the dream exit is not private equity anymore. It is a seat on an investing team at a large...
Why Applying Directly Can Hurt Your Lateral Banking Search
For investment banking professionals exploring a lateral move, one of the biggest mistakes we see in the market is applying directly to every interesting opening that appears online. It may seem like the obvious approach: it’s 3 a.m., you’re miserable, and you’re...
The Middle-Market Squeeze: What a Megadeal Market Means for Bankers on the Outside
2026's record M&A totals are coming from a few dozen giant deals. The middle market runs on a different engine: sponsor-backed processes with repeat professional buyers, lenders and add-ons. Deal counts there are down, deal sizes are shrinking and fees per deal...
Your Gateway to Finance: Early Insight Programs for 2027
A practical guide for college freshmen and sophomores seeking early career opportunities in investment banking, sales & trading, asset management, private equity and consulting Important Notes Before You Begin Program status as of September 27, 2026 Each program...
Exiting Is a Decision, Not a Default: Rethinking the Banker’s Exit in the Year of the Bank
For most of the past decade, leaving banking was treated less as a decision than as a milestone. Most bankers exited after two years for private equity, growth equity, private credit, hedge funds, corporate development or other roles on the buy side. The appeal was...
Rolling Layoffs and Talent Upgrades: Are RIFs a Thing of the Past?
The short answer Banks are still shrinking headcount, but mostly through performance-based cuts and other quiet tools, not classic reductions in force (RIFs). The two are different decisions. A RIF eliminates positions. A performance-based cut removes a person, and...
Bankers Can Spot AI in a Heartbeat: Why It’s a Minefield in Investment Banking Interviews
As predicted: this cycle's summer analyst return-offer conversion is looking uneven. Wall Street Oasis threads describe some banks reportedly landing well below 70% — down from what's typically a 70-90% range — and the explanation candidates say they're hearing isn't...
Rogo Was Supposed to Shrink the Junior Class. Instead It’s Creating More Work for Associates and VPs.
Rogo raised its latest round at a valuation that pushed the company past $2 billion. The pitch, repeated across every piece of coverage, was simple: banks run leaner. Fewer juniors needed. The model-building, comp-pulling, deck-formatting grunt work that used to...
What Investment Bankers Can Actually Expect to Earn in 2026
Why Recruiter Outreach Misses the Mark — And What We’re Doing About It
Record Profits, Deeper Cuts: Where Wall Street Is Actually Shrinking in 2026
Wall Street just posted one of the best quarters in its history. Goldman Sachs had the best quarter in its 157-year existence. JPMorgan beat estimates by one of the widest margins in years. Trading and dealmaking revenue surged across every major bank. And yet, in...