Columbia Finance Clubs

Question

What are the best finance clubs in campus to join for incoming class of 2026? Thanks in advance.

kodyclayton · Accepted Answer

Absolutely aim to join one of the student investment funds. They have the highest barrier of entry and are probably the hardest clubs to get into at Columbia. Reason is that you learn to be an investor using real money, provide exceptional training, and really teach you how to think about companies (this acumen is incredibly useful when you're going through IB/PE/HF/VC recruiting). They also keep a relatively low headcount so that upperclassmen can genuinely mentor the underclassmen during recruiting cycles (through mock interviews, general guidance or what not).

jcurveball · Answer

As a current student at Columbia, this is pretty accurate.

Have came across Mongo Fund on LinkedIn but seems like they are a really small team as of now. Not much information has been published aside from their offer placements so I am not sure if they should be compared in the same bucket as Lion Fund and 116th. Still, really impressive placements for a new club though.

For non-investment funds, I think CFIG and CAP does really well in terms of placements too.

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