What Does an Investment Banker Do? Deals, Models, Hours, and Exits
What does an investment banker do? Deal types explained (M&A, IPO, DCM, restructuring), financial model types, pitch book anatomy, salary table,...
October 2025
June 2023
What Does an Investment Banker Do? Deals, Models, Hours,
What does an investment banker do? Deal types explained (M&A, IPO, DCM, restructuring), financial model types, pitch book anatomy, salary table, bulge bracket vs elite boutique, and exit opportunities.
April 2023
Is Investment Banking Worth It? An Honest Assessment of the Trade-offs
Is investment banking worth it? Honest pros and cons, burnout statistics, health costs, what you actually learn, exit opportunities, and who...
Investment Banking Exit Opportunities: PE, Hedge Funds, Corporate Dev, and VC
Investment banking exit opportunities in full: private equity on-cycle vs off-cycle recruiting, hedge fund paths, corporate development, VC,...
Investment Banker Career Path: Analyst to MD, Timelines, and Exit Opportunities
The full investment banker career path from analyst to MD: typical timelines, up-or-out culture, PE and hedge fund exits, and why most people...
How to Become an Investment Banker: Schools, Recruiting, Prep
How to become an investment banker: target vs non-target universities, recruiting timelines, networking strategy, technical interview prep (DCF,...
How Much Does an Investment Banker Earn? Full Compensation Breakdown by Level
Investment banker salary by level: analyst through MD base pay, bonuses, bulge bracket vs elite boutique vs middle market, how bonus pools work,...
Day in the Life of an Investment Banker: Hours and Workflow
What does a day in the life of an investment banker actually look like? Hour-by-hour schedules for deal and non-deal days, how days differ by...