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Learn about investment banking...become an investment banker. Launched almost ten years ago; now paired with the author's newer site, EconomicsFAQ. - ibankingfaq.com

· 2 weeks ago

Free, credible Q&A site from a Wiley Finance author — a solid no-cost supplement for students prepping for investment banking interviews. Skip it if you want structured courses, interactivity, support, or practitioner-level depth.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 7 public sources; mostly site-owned pages, little independent user feedback.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security postureNo security page; no vulns reported

Pricing

$0

Site content

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Companion bookPaid (Amazon/Wiley)

Best for

  • IB internship candidates
  • Non-target school students
  • Technical and fit interview prep
  • Career switchers researching banking

Not for

  • Working bankers wanting advanced depth
  • Anyone wanting structured courses or coaching
  • Teams needing accounts, admins, or features
  • People expecting support, community, or updates

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Free site funnels to the author's paid Wiley book; depth may live there

medium

Little third-party feedback; hard to compare against paid prep courses

low

No security page; fine for reading, but don't submit personal data

low

No visible update cadence or support; verify content is current

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free access to investment banking interview Q&A
  • Covers technical and fit interview questions
  • Explains bank hierarchy, bulge brackets, and boutiques
  • Authored by a Wiley Finance book author

Cons

  • Solo-run site; no team, support, or community evidence
  • No security page found on the site
  • Thin independent user feedback in public sources
  • Articles only; no tools, courses, or mock interviews

Sources & method

- 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x2security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free content; only the book costs money
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Guess: Q&A format is skimmable and simple
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Static articles; no tools or interactivity
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture. No security page; no vulns reported
  • $0 Price Site content free to read
  • Yes Free tier No paywall found in sources
  • ~10 years Site age Per founder's own note

Pricing

Site content

$0

  • Q&A articles
  • Interview prep topics
  • Bank hierarchy explainers

Companion book

Paid (Amazon/Wiley)

  • Recruiting and interviewing guide
  • Includes website access

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Direct user reviews of the site are scarce; the Reddit evidence discusses IB careers, not the site itself.

“At the analyst level you are mostly doing data analysis, financial modeling. Internships are tough to get in investment banking for non-target ...”
Reddit, r/finance
Full analysis

Based on 7 public sources; mostly site-owned pages, little independent user feedback.

Free solo Q&A blog for breaking into investment banking — good free prep supplement, not a course or tool.

Methodology

Based on 7 public sources; mostly site-owned pages, little independent user feedback.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Welcome to IBankingFAQibankingfaq.com
    official
  2. IBankingFAQ Homeibankingfaq.com
    official
  3. official
  4. About the authoribankingfaq.com
    official
  5. Security page checkibankingfaq.com
    security
  6. review
  7. review

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