Geez I actually ended up thinking one step further that she was your better half :D

You should not sign up for any of our courses or guides if classroom/in-person training is your top concern and/or you spend a lot of time reading message board threads written by high-school and university students.

Yes, classroom training will eventually die. It has taken longer than expected, but firms are switching away and/or doing more training internally.. Wells Fargo just purchased 150 licenses from us for their incoming bankers – why would they do that if we are “not trusted”? Why would Harvard Law School, Chicago Booth, and plenty of other institutions have deals with us if we’re not trusted? Online education/training is taking over, not just in finance, but also in programming and other technical areas.

We purposely do not do any in-person training because it’s of no interest to me. And I no longer need the money, so I can spend my time doing what I want (i.e., creating new and better content) instead of pursuing goals solely for financial purposes.

So, again, it comes down to what you want. If you want in-person training, don’t use us. If you want the most detailed content and support, do use us.

Hi Brian

I am writing this comment (and reading this article and M&I site for the first time today), and in here you had mentioned that classroom training will be extinct in the near future, what do you think about it after about 5 years??

I am asking this cos I want to purchase your products but one thing which keeps coming into light when I compare yours with other products in the market or even in the reviews in WSO, that BIWS is ONLINE ONLY, and that they are not trusted by banks for in-person training.

I want to know your perspective about it.

regards

Thanks! I don’t think I’m a good writer and I doubt this story would appeal to people who don’t already know the site, so a book probably isn’t an option in the near-term.

Thanks! And yes, you’re right. I just enjoy dramatizing the entire process. :)

Which means… your story is actually pretty “normal” for something like this I think.

Thanks! Hope to write more soon.

I have been following M&I since 2009, although it turned out that finance is not really my thing, M&I remains a very resourceful and entertaining site to me.

Thanks! More coming soon.