Every guide on IB Offer is written to help investment banking candidates answer real interview questions correctly, not to fill a page. This page explains who writes our content, where the numbers and frameworks come from, and how we keep guides current. If a guide ever contradicts a primary source, the source wins, so tell us and we will fix it.
Who writes these guides
Guides are produced by the IB Offer Team: people who have prepared for and worked through investment banking recruiting, using the same technical material candidates are tested on (accounting, valuation, DCF, LBO, and M&A). We write for the interview room: the goal of every article is an answer you can say out loud under pressure, not a definition you memorize.
How we source the numbers
Technical claims (multiples, formulas, worked examples, comp and pay figures) are grounded in named, checkable references rather than invented. Recurring sources include established finance-education material (for example Wall Street Prep, Breaking Into Wall Street, and Street of Walls) and firms' and regulators' own disclosures. Where a guide uses a specific worked example, we name the source of that example so you can trace it. We do not fabricate statistics, pass rates, or “based on N sessions” claims.
How we structure a guide
- Answer first. Each guide opens with a direct, plain-language answer to the question in the title, then explains the reasoning underneath.
- Worked examples. Technical topics show the actual math, not just the formula, because interviewers ask you to walk through it.
- A sources list. Guides cite the references they draw on so you can verify and go deeper.
- A frequently-asked-questions section. The follow-ups an interviewer is most likely to press on, answered concisely.
Freshness and corrections
Each guide shows its published date, and a separate updated date once we revise it. Recruiting timelines, pay figures, and firm processes change, so we revisit guides as the underlying facts move. If you spot an error or something out of date, email hello@iboffer.com or use the contact page. Corrections to technical accuracy are prioritized.
Educational use, not financial advice
IB Offer is an educational interview-preparation resource. Our guides describe how banks, markets, and transactions work for the purpose of interview readiness. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax, or career advice, and no outcome (an interview, an offer, or a return) is guaranteed. Verify anything you rely on against primary sources and the specific firm you are interviewing with.