Finance education group running lecture-based comps in traditional and quantitative finance for students with no prior experience.
- Joining
- CompFirst-years eligible · No experience needed
About
Dedicated to providing the Harvard student body with sound financial education programs and real-world investment experience. Through the HFAC comp, new members are given a ground-up introduction to finance with a focus on internship/career preparation.
How to join
- Comp — Doing the club's work for a while to show you can, then you join.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
- Members
- 1000+ members
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- Financial education programs
- Real-world investment experience
- Internship/career preparation through the comp
- HFAC x Citadel Intercollegiate Stock Pitch Competition
- Comp covering accounting, business quality, and financial modeling, with mentorship
- Exclusive recruiting events and speaker series
- Quant Comp covering market making, quantitative research & trading, and prediction markets
- Traditional Finance Comp: 10-week lecture series on financial statements, valuation, and stock pitching
Mission, in their words
Our mission is to educate, mentor and democratize learning to the next generation of Harvard students.
Sponsors & partners
Citadel Associate Program
Selectivity
Quoted from the club; not a measured acceptance rate.
In the news
- Beyond the RésuméThe Harvard IndependentMay 1, 2025
- Finance FeverThe Harvard IndependentOct 17, 2024
More links
- Career center listingHarvard directory
- Comp Interest formFall 2026 round
Sources
- Harvard Financial Analysts Club – Harvard FAS | Mignone Center for Career SuccessHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Student clubs (career center)Harvard page · seen Oct 4, 2026
- The Fund — Harvard Financial Analysts ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Partners | Partner with Harvard Financial Analysts Club Today — Harvard Financial Analysts ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Comp — Harvard Financial Analysts ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- HFAC x Citadel 2026 Intercollegiate Stock Pitch Competition — Harvard Financial Analysts ClubClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard Financial Analysts Club | Educating Investors Since 1996Club website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Instagram: @harvardfinanceClub's social account · seen Oct 3, 2026
- HFAC Fall 2026 Interest FormClub recruiting page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard Independent articleHarvard-related site · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Beyond the Résumé | Harvard IndependentHarvard-related site · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Wikipedia: List of Harvard College undergraduate organizationsOther website · seen Oct 1, 2026
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