Fundamental Edge · Intern Academy
Internship season
is approaching.
Is your firm ready?
Intern Academy is a structured training program that standardizes intern capability, accelerates ramp time, and returns senior investor time to high-value work.
Without a structured program…
Senior analysts spend the first weeks answering basic questions instead of doing real work
Output is inconsistent across the intern class and requires constant hand-holding
By the time interns find their footing, the summer is half over
End-of-summer evaluations are based on gut feel, not demonstrated ability
Elevate your intern class with Intern Academy.
Program Structure
PILLAR 01
FOUNDATIONS
What it means to be a professional
Week 1: Foundational Seminar
What great interns actually do
How the investment process works
The analyst's role: expectations & output
Week 2: Financial Modeling
Driver-based operating models
Scenario construction & outputs
Clean, auditable model structure
Week 3: AI in Investing
AI tools for research & analysis
Building an AI-augmented workflow
Learn how the seat actually works.
PILLAR 02
CORE
Doing the Real Work
Week 4: Analyze an Industry
Industry structure & return ranges
Durable vs. temporary advantages
Week 5: Analyze a Business
Unit economics, ROIC & moats
Key driver identification
Week 6: Why Stocks Move
Earnings, multiples & sentiment
How expectations drive returns
Week 7: Earnings Season
Earnings prep & real-time analysis
Post-earnings thesis updates
Week 8: Thesis Development
Building conviction & variant view
Base / Bull / Bear framing
Think like a professional investor.
PILLAR 03
PROJECTS
Capstone Deliverables
Week 9: Pitch Like a Pro
Structuring a stock pitch
Presenting under pressure
Handling Q&A and pushback
Week 10: Wrapping Up
Live pitch to senior investors
Peer review & feedback session
Converting your internship
Deliver real work product.
Meet the Instructor Team
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Brett Caughran
FOUNDER
Founder of Fundamental Edge and former hedge fund analyst and portfolio manager with 13+ years on the buy side. Built the Intern Academy curriculum from the same frameworks he used to evaluate businesses and manage risk with real capital. -
Marc Greenberg
[Placeholder — please provide a two-sentence bio for Mark.] Seasoned investor and instructor with extensive experience across public equity markets and a strong track record mentoring early-career investment professionals.
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Andrew Carr
Analyst Instructor
Senior instructor at Fundamental Edge with deep expertise in fundamental analysis, financial modeling, and structured training programs. Has mentored numerous early-career analysts through their transition into professional investment roles -
Paul Johnson
Analyst Instructor
Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School since 1992, where he has taught securities analysis and value investing to over 1,500 students. Co-author of Pitch the Perfect Investment: The Essential Guide to Winning on Wall Street and five-time recipient of Columbia's Commitment to Excellence award.
HOW IT WORKS
Schedule a call
1
Meet with the Fundamental Edge team to discuss how Intern Academy can improve outcomes this summer.
Enroll your interns before day one
2
Interns arrive with a professional foundation already in place — frameworks, expectations, and workflows covered before they ever hit the desk.
Recoup valuable time
3
Interns will be guided through a structured curriculum, freeing up time for the rest of the staff to engage in more additive activities.
Without structure, interns consume senior time without producing real output. Intern Academy gives every intern the foundation to contribute from day one, and every firm the evidence to decide who belongs.