Trying to find a Specific I-Banking Guide... Help Please!

Hey monkeys,

Hoping someone could help me out here with a link.

There was a free guide to IB that I read approximately 2 years ago. Trying to find it again because I remember it distinguished specifics between arms of IB really well. 20+ google searches later and have nothing to show for it!

Here's what I remember:

  • The author wrote it for his younger brother who was thinking about IB but had no idea what it really was. Language was brutally honest layman terms.
  • Plain looking .pdf document. Black text on white background. No fancy pictures or charts. Just straight-up text.
  • I believe it also had interview tips and 'day-in-the-life of X' sections. But the key section of the guide that I remember was distinguishing between M&A, S&T, research, etc.
  • I'd estimate around 50 pages. Wasn't a 300 page Vault guide.

I could have sworn I saved it on my USB, but I can't find it anywhere. If anything I've written rings a bell, please post a name/link!

Thanks very much for any help :)

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