Is Wall Street prep worth it to help break into IB?

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Nah free resources enough

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I bought the rosenbaum & pearl book for valuation. Then BIWS 400 questions guide is free if you google it

Bought it - unimpressed

Personally, I’d recommended picking a random company 10-k (ideally simple business like public storage) and then watch YouTube videos on 3 statement models and valuation and you will wind up pretty prepared

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Not to break in but to prepare you, yes I think it helps a lot. It’s also worth a lot of CPE if you’re a CPA and want to maintain your license.

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