Inputs in, nothing out
Handed a set of assumptions, you still cannot produce a three-statement model that links and balances. Until that is automatic, every deal conversation stays theoretical.
The transformation
Turn a set of inputs into a model that a fund, a bank or an investment committee will actually trust.
Every month you build a full case study: a private equity transaction structure, a linked three-statement model (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow), a valuation for an IPO or an M&A deal, and the charts that turn your numbers into a decision. That is the skill that separates the candidate who gets the offer from the one who almost did.
Monthly membership
$97/ month
First 7 days free · cancel anytime · new models every month.
- A new financial modeling case study every month
- Private equity transaction models: sources & uses, debt schedule, IRR / MOIC
- Linked three-statement models: income statement, balance sheet, cash flow
- Valuation blocks: DCF, WACC, comparables, precedent transactions
- Investor-grade charts and dashboards built from the model
- Full Excel files at every stage, plus step-by-step video walkthroughs
- Written breakdown of every assumption and formula, and a sector guide
- The AI prompt list we use to speed up the repetitive parts of the build
The real cost of waiting
Not knowing how to build the model is expensive — and it gets more expensive every month.
Nobody fails a financial modeling test because they lacked theory. They fail because they had never linked three statements themselves, never structured a buyout, never defended a valuation under pressure. That is not fixed by reading — it is fixed by reps, and reps only happen on a schedule.
You cannot defend a valuation
Valuing a business before an IPO or an M&A deal is not a formula, it is a set of choices you have to justify. Without reps, your number collapses the moment someone challenges it.
Your numbers never convince
Investors and banks do not read raw tabs. If you cannot convert the model into clean charts and a readable one-pager, the work you did stays invisible.
The financial modeling test is where it breaks
You can talk through a DCF and still freeze when someone says 'build the LBO, now'. That moment does not come with a second chance, and it repeats at every stage of your career.
Every month without reps is a month lost
The people you are competing with are building models weekly. Twelve months from now they will have dozens of finished models — and you will still be planning to start.
The pain does not stay flat
Early on, missing financial modeling skill costs you an interview. Later it costs you the staffing, the promotion, the seat on the live deal. The longer you wait, the more expensive the gap gets.
If you close this page today, here is what happens
- Next month you open a blank Excel sheet with exactly the same hesitation you have today.
- The next financial modeling test — build the three statements, structure the buyout — arrives before your practice does.
- You keep watching free videos that feel productive but leave no finished model behind.
- Your CV stays theory-heavy while other candidates attach a full transaction model and a valuation.
- In six months you will be the same candidate — only six months older.
None of that is dramatic. It is just what happens by default — the pain does not stay still, it compounds quietly until the next interview exposes it again.
Full comparison
Most programs charge thousands, once, for static courses. You get a new case study every month for the price of a dinner — and the first week costs nothing.
| Feature | Listed Models | Wall Street Prep | WSO | Breaking Into Wall Street | CFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 7 days free, then $97 / mo | $2,000 – $5,000 | $1,500 – $3,000 | $1,200 – $2,500 | $497 – $847 / yr |
| Cadence | Per month · cancel anytime | One-time, per course | One-time bundle | One-time, locked-in | Annual |
| New transaction model every month | |||||
| Three-statement build from scratch | |||||
| Valuation for IPO / M&A scenarios | |||||
| Investor-grade charts & dashboards | |||||
| Video walkthroughs | |||||
| Sector guide included | |||||
| Cancel anytime |
Skills that compound
$97/month is a rounding error against a finance salary — but every model you finish makes you the candidate who can actually build, not just talk.
Real deal exposure
Other programs charge $2,000+ for generic templates. You build realistic buyouts, acquisitions and financings — with the structures, schedules and lender-level scrutiny of an actual deal.
Free for 7 days, then your call
Try it, download the files, build one model. If it is not moving you forward, cancel before day 7 and pay nothing.