Your roadmap to interview success. Mike walks you through the prep playbook used by students who land BB/EB/MM offers.
IB Interview Prep: Start Here
Beginner
For the IB Candidate Who Wants Every Edge
Get Interview and Desk Ready with a veteran of UBS LA (now Moelis LA), Golden Gate Capital, HIG, and a $2B hedge fund.
No academic theory, just 15+ years of deal experience delivered in plain English.
Stop memorizing formulas and start thinking like a banker.
By the time I finished the training, I was walking into interviews feeling confident and walking out thinking they were easy. Honestly, I owe a huge part of my success to Financeable and it is without a doubt the best finance training resource out there.
Excellent course; one of the main reasons I got an offer and returned full-time by being able to show my coherence in modeling and understanding the drivers.
Coming from a liberal arts college, I really appreciated how Mike made sure I understood the technicals instead of just memorizing them. He's a great teacher who always ties everything back to the big picture.
It explains the reasoning behind the process and bridges the gap between understanding the theory and applying it in practice by walking you through a DCF from start to finish. The accompanying slides and Excel files make it easy to test your skills and experiment with the model.
Financeable covers a broader scope of content while still going in-depth into each subject; everything from Excel and Powerpoint shortcuts to LBO practice, it tailors to a variety of needs. I used it for both recruiting and internship/full-time preparation.
Financeable is the reason I went from not knowing what a DCF is to landing a summer analyst role at Lazard from a non target.
Financeable gave me the edge I needed to be able to succeed with incredibly large data sets and complex formulas.
Before starting the Desk Ready course, I had no prior experience with financial modeling. Since completing the program, I’ve been able to independently build multiple financial models using the concepts and technical skills I learned throughout the course.
I was able to secure my dream summer internship in New York City at Barclays, complete the internship in investment banking, and receive a full-time return offer. Going from zero finance knowledge to a return offer in IB is something I couldn’t have imagined a year earlier.
I find myself constantly going back to Mike’s LBO course as a new analyst in the Leveraged Finance group. This LBO course not only goes into modeling details but also sets a foundation for you to understand what LBO is and how PE funds work in real life.
Thanks to Financeable, I felt more ready walking into every interview room. Finally, I was able to land an offer at my top firm.
Investment banking is the launchpad. From there, analysts move into private equity, hedge funds, top MBA programs and startups. The Pro Package will get you in the door and put you ahead of the pack when you hit the desk.
| Course | IB: Interview Ready | IB: Desk Ready | IB: Pro Package |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introductions2 courses | |||
| IB Interview Prep: Start Here | – | ||
| IB Desk Ready: Start Here | – | ||
| Concepts6 courses | |||
| Accounting Fundamentals | – | ||
| Valuation Fundamentals | |||
| M&A Fundamentals | – | ||
| LBO Fundamentals | – | ||
| Accounting Deep Dive | – | ||
| Investment Banking: Interview Fine Tuning | – | ||
| Excel + PowerPoint2 courses | |||
| Excel Survival Kit | – | ||
| PowerPoint Speed | – | ||
| Modeling + M&A/LBO5 courses | |||
| Navigate the Filings | – | ||
| Financial Modeling | – | ||
| Sell-Side M&A In Real Life | |||
| LBO Modeling | – | ||
| M&A Modeling | – | ||
| Business Analysis1 course | |||
| Business Mechanics | – | ||
| Courses included | 8 | 10 | All 16 |
Problem #1
Legacy training firms sell you on sheer volume, burying you in ‘comprehensive’ content, which is really just a bloated curriculum padded with arcane edge-cases. A few hours later, you're reaching for an Advil, you’re $500 in, and it’s too late.
Your brain is fried by the time you’re done, and you still can’t visually explain how the Three Statements Connect without frantically checking your notes.
Problem #2
Most courses teach finance like it’s a 1995 textbook: flat, text-heavy slides narrated by a late-’90s-style audio voiceover.
You can’t ‘see’ how the three statements connect by reading bullet points. You can’t internalize accretion/dilution by staring at formulas.
Your brain needs to SEE concepts in motion, not memorize static definitions.
Problem #3
Most competitor courses are built by instructors whose Finance experience ended after their IB Analyst years. They know the basic mechanical motions, but they never gained the seasoned professional’s perspective that shows you what truly matters and why.
What you receive is purely first-order training: a collection of facts and formulas that miss the point. You’re given tools but not the context for using them.
Top-tier banks receive thousands of applications from lookalike candidates, then expect new analysts to contribute from week one. Your certificate signals:
You invested in a thorough, practitioner-built curriculum, not random YouTube playlists.
Mike’s background across IB, PE, mutual funds, hedge funds, and nine years at Columbia, backs your story.
Shows you’ve prepared for both stages: the technicals that win the offer and the skills you’ll use on the desk.
The math is simple
This might be the best investment you ever make.
Your roadmap to interview success. Mike walks you through the prep playbook used by students who land BB/EB/MM offers.
See debits and credits flying across the screen with real-time animations. Learn how the three statements connect, not through memorization, but with easy-to-follow visual mental models.
Learn a first-principles based approach to Discounted Cash Flow Analysis (DCF) and how to interpret it side-by-side with valuation multiples. Navigate any variation of interview questions and explain your answers in Plain English.
Stop memorizing corner-case scenarios for all-stock M&A deals. We give you one mental model that allows you to analyze any accretion/dilution problem in your head, no matter how the deal is funded.
Learn the 6-step LBO framework that organizes the chaos of a buyout into a simple step-by-step flow where you simply can’t get lost. You will understand the mechanics so deeply that you’ll be running circles around your peers in technical interviews.
Get a massive advantage by understanding how the M&A process works on the job. You’ll learn the deal process from front to back, pitch books to closing docs, so you can speak to the job in a way none of your peers will be able to.
Master the curveball topics that trip up other candidates, like lease accounting and gains & losses. We simplify confusing concepts so you can respond with absolute clarity.
Tackle the advanced accounting and valuation questions that are particularly common in Elite Boutique interviews. Plus, learn to tackle the intimidating Paper LBO with a repeatable 6-step process.
Get the exact blueprint to maximize your limited prep time. Secure a clear game plan for navigating the Desk Ready curriculum so you can hit the ground running and quickly become the star analyst in your group.
Legacy training courses bury you in 200 functions. We focus on the few that actually matter using a ‘messy data’ case study, exactly what you’ll face on the job. Visual function walkthroughs enable a deeper understanding of Excel formulas than you will find anywhere else.
Maneuver through PowerPoint like a world-class investment banking analyst after just 1 hour of prep. Learn the shortcuts and custom setup that enable you to format slides and build decks in a fraction of the time.
Start reading filings like a seasoned pro. Quickly sift through hundreds of pages to find the critical numbers efficiently. Internalize the differences between Adjusted, Pro Forma, and Run-Rate metrics so you can interpret public and private data without the confusion that plagues most first-year analysts.
Master a simple, powerful framework to break down any company, determine its core drivers, and craft credible modeling assumptions. In just a few hours, gain the business judgment it usually takes 5-10 years to acquire on the job.
Master a ‘closed loop’ approach to Financial Modeling where every input flows logically through the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement. Nail down tricky concepts like working capital projections (e.g., DSO, DPO, etc.) so you understand the underlying intuition behind the model build instead of just memorizing keystrokes.
Learn the ins and outs of LBO model mechanics from transaction assumptions to returns analysis using visuals that break down the trickiest concepts: sources and uses, the pro forma balance sheet, and the debt waterfall. Gain a deep, intuitive understanding of how the model actually works, giving you a perspective that is simply not taught in traditional modeling courses.
Move beyond the mechanical combination of two spreadsheets and grasp the big picture. We consolidate the complex web of adjustments into a simple map that shows exactly how to get from Acquirer and Target earnings to the final post-deal number. Instead of plugging in data and hoping it works, you gain a ‘north star’ visual that allows you to navigate the accretion/dilution analysis with total clarity.
Two options. Same comprehensive training. You choose what works best.
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$475/ year
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Best valueIf you’re here, chances are you’re trying to break into high finance and build real skills that actually matter once you’re there. I know how hard that path can feel, because I’ve lived it.
I started my journey at a non-target school. I didn’t have a built-in network or a clear roadmap. I had to learn (often the hard way) what actually matters in interviews and on the desk.
Over time, I worked across investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, and mutual funds, and later began teaching as an MBA professor at Columbia. I've also spent years training professionals at leading finance firms.
What became clear to me was this: most finance training is outdated and focused on memorization, not real understanding.
Financeable is the training I wish I had starting out. It’s designed to help motivated candidates prepare the right way, develop real judgment, and have an edge over anyone who uses 'traditional' Wall Street Training.
If you’re willing to put in the work, you can break into Wall Street...and Financeable is here to help you along the way.
Most finance courses teach you like it’s 1995 with static slides, audio voiceovers, and walls of text. Research shows that visuals and animations are far more effective when you’re dealing with holistic systems.
When you SEE debits and credits flying across the screen in our accounting course, your brain builds a mental map. The concept sticks.
When you WATCH the accretion scale tip from benefits to costs in real-time, you internalize how M&A deals work. You don’t just memorize, you understand.
This isn’t just ‘pretty animations’ for the sake of design. It’s empirically-backed learning that ensures you learn faster and retain more than with other programs. And when you’re sitting in that Goldman Sachs superday and the VP twists the question?
You don’t panic. You don’t freeze. You don’t fumble through memorized facts. You see the framework in your head. And you answer with confidence.
Watch sample lessons and see why students call our approach ‘unlike anything else.’
When you mentioned that there’s nothing out there like this, I thought you meant you just had a better understanding of accounting than others, but the Financeable platform is actually one of a kind. The mini quizzes and visuals are amazing and they’re a perfect way to learn.
