Succeed in your career as a Global
Prepare for Interviews
The curriculum is carefully designed and regularly updated to reflect the key topics tested in finance job interviews. After completing the program, you’ll be well prepared for the technical interview questions.
Succeed on the Job
You’ll learn how to approach financial and investment analysis in a structured manner and build robust financial models. We continuously update our courses to reflect the evolving industry best practices so you’ll always stay ahead of the game.
Investment Banking
Mergers & Acquisitions | Industry Coverage | Capital Markets
Investment banking provides advises companies on high-stakes strategic alternatives, such as acquiring another company (i.e. Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn), and helps them raise capital through debt and equity.
The GFIA™ program is perfect for investment banking. We are alums of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and our curriculum will not only prepare you for the technical interviews that characterize investment banking analyst and associate interviews, but also equip you with practical skills for the job.
Analyst Compensation: $150,000+
Associate Compensation: $300,000+
Managing Director Compensation: $1 million+
2020 Global M&A Rankings
Rank
Bank Name
Deal Value
Deal Count
1
Goldman Sachs
$1,005.6
433
2
Morgan Stanley
$857.8
319
3
J.P. Morgan
$752.7
358
4
Bank of America
$541.6
251
5
Citi
$511.2
216
6
Credit Suisse
$379.2
143
7
UBS Investment Bank
$335.8
153
8
Deutsche Bank
$300.4
111
9
Evercore
$285.2
186
10
Barclays
$268.4
169
11
Lazard
$248.6
227
12
Rothschild
$206.9
351
13
HSBC
$182.0
78
14
Centerview Partners
$169.3
73
15
CICC
$154.3
85
Alternative Investments
Private Equity | Venture Capital | Hedge Fund
On the private side, private equity firms often invest in established businesses by acquiring them in whole or taking a sizable minority ownership stake while venture capital firms invest in promising startups. On the public side, hedge funds invest in publicly-traded stocks and bonds while hedging their positions to minimize downside potential.
Having worked at some of the world’s most successful hedge fund / private equity firms, we designed the GFIA™ program to help you develop the skills you need.
Analyst Compensation: $250,000+
Associate Compensation: $1 million+
Hedge Fund Manager: $1 million – $1 billion+
2020 Private Equity Rankings
Rank
Firm Name
5-Year Fundraising (billions)
HQ
1
Blackstone
$96.0
New York
2
Carlyle
$61.7
Washington DC
3
KKR
$54.8
New York
4
TPG
$38.7
Fort Worth
5
Warburg Pincus
$37.6
New York
6
NB Private Equity Partners
$36.5
New York
7
CVC Capital
$35.9
Luxembourg
8
EQT
$34.5
Stockholm
9
Advent International
$33.5
Boston
10
Vista Equity Partners
$32.1
San Francisco
11
Leonard Green & Partners
$26.3
Los Angeles
12
Cinven
$26.2
London
13
Bain Capital
$25.7
Boston
14
Apollo Global
$25.4
New York
15
Thoma Bravo
$25.3
Chicago
Money Managment
Mutual Funds | Asset Management | Private Wealth Management
Mutual funds invest in stocks and bonds. Asset management helps institutions manage their capital while private wealth management helps high net worth individuals manage their personal wealth. PWM will also require you to be familiar with financial planning knowledge. These firms manage trillions of dollars and it’s essential that you have a strong financial and investment analysis skillset to navigate the daily challenges.
The GFIA™ program includes highly practical lessons and rigorous exercises to help you develop this skillset.
Analyst Compensation: $100,000+
Portfolio Manager Compensation: $1 million+
2020 Mutual Fund Rankings
Rank
Firm Name
AUM (trillions)
HQ
1
BlackRock
$6.8
New York
2
Vanguard
$6.2
Malvern
3
Charles Schwab
$5.0
San Francisco
4
J.P. Morgan
$3.2
New York
5
State Street Global Advisors
$3.0
Boston
6
Fidelity Investments
$2.9
Boston
7
Bank of America
$2.5
New York
8
BNY Mellon
$2.0
New York
9
PIMCO
$1.9
California
10
Capital Group
$1.9
Los Angeles
11
Prudential Investments
$1.6
Newark
12
Amundi Asset Mgmt
$1.6
Paris
13
Legal & General
$1.6
London
14
T. Rowe Price
$1.2
Baltimore
15
Sun Life Global
$1.0
Toronto
Corporate Finance
Corporate Development | Corporate Treasury |
Financial Planning & Analysis | Investor Relations
Corporate development is a role within a corporation responsible for executing the company’s major transactions, such as acquisitions, financing, and restructuring. Corporate treasury manages the corporation’s cash. FP&A helps the corporation budget, forecast and analyze its financials. Investor Relations communicate with prospective and current investors of the corporation.
These four roles produce insights that help executives make strategic decisions. The GFIA™ program will help you succeed in this career.
Analyst Compensation: $80,000+
CFO Compensation: $1 million – $70 million+
2020 Public Company Rankings (By Market Cap)
Rank
Company Name
Country
1
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Saudi Arabia
2
Apple
United States
3
Microsoft
United States
4
Amazon
United States
5
Alphabet (Google)
United States
6
Facebook
United States
7
Tencent
China
8
Alibaba
China
9
Berkshire Hathaway
United States
10
VISA
United States
11
Johnson & Johnson
United States
12
Walmart
United States
13
Nestlé
Switzerland
14
Roche Holding AG
Switzerland
15
Mastercard
United States