Why Wall Street’s Summer Recruiting Slowdown May Take This Summer Off
Explore why Wall Street’s summer recruiting slowdown may not happen this year and what it means for investment banking offers.
JPMorgan First to Deploy AI Bank-Wide as Wall Street Braces for Biggest Workforce Shift
JPMorgan has become the first major global bank to deploy AI tools across its entire investment banking operation, kicking off a Wall Street-wide race that promises to transform how deals get done — and who gets to do them.
The End of the Suffering Premium: AI, Hours, and the Future of the Banking Bonus
Why AI will make investment bankers more efficient — not redundant — and what that means for how they get paid Introduction: A Philosophy Built in the MIT AI Lab Dave Blundin is a serial entrepreneur, MIT-trained artificial intelligence pioneer, and the Founder and...
Investment Banking Lateral Market Update: Offer Terms, Compensation Structures, and What It Actually Takes to Get Hired Right Now.
Ground-level market intelligence briefing for investment banking professionals at the Associate through Director level covering what the current lateral market is actually producing at the offer stage — compensation structures, clawback terms, title expectations, and who is and is not getting hired right now.
How Investment Banking Lost Its Perks — and Why the Next Recovery May Not Bring Them Back
As investment banks post record revenues and hand senior bankers bumper bonuses, junior staff are quietly losing their meal stipends, hybrid flexibility and wellness budgets — and the structural reasons they were stripped away suggest the next deal boom may not bring them back.
Why the Lateral MD Hiring Spree Is Your Promotion Problem
Wall Street’s record-looking 2025 MD promotion classes mask a three-year freeze for advisory and capital markets bankers — because banks spent 2024 and 2025 filling those seats laterally instead of promoting from within.
Pigeonholed, Pivoting, or Stuck? A Banker’s Playbook for Switching Groups Inside Investment Banking
Pigeonholed, Pivoting, or Stuck? A Banker’s Playbook for Switching Groups Inside Investment Banking
What a Below-Market Bonus Does to Your Next Move in Investment Banking
Explore what a below-market bonus means for your career in investment banking and its impact on your next move in the industry.
The GPA Problem in Finance: Where the Door Is Open and How to Walk Through It
Explore your career options with a low GPA and finance. Learn how to navigate your path in the finance industry effectively.
15 Students Just Sent Me The Exact Same “Cutting Your Teeth in Finance” Cold Email. Let’s Talk About AI and Networking.
Explore the trend of students sending the same cold emails about cutting their teeth in finance. Let’s discuss AI and networking.