There are better places to start as a Financial Advisor... - Financial Consultant Equitable Advisors Employee Review

3.0
27 Jul 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The barrier to entry for this role is low (but extremely difficult to stay in/make a decent living in) Sales training Conferences Fairly broad choice of career paths

Cons

Managers recruit oblivious college students with misleading information about the position. No salary (or miniscule, temporary salary w/ reduced commissions). Impossible to be a fiduciary and work here. Sure, you can do what's best for the client, but if you're not selling enough Equitable products then you'll either starve and/or get forced out by management. 'Boiler room' culture. The corporate headquarters staff/execs are unorganized and greedy.

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5.0
7 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Pros

A great company to work for

Cons

Hard to get yourself started

2.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Accessible stepping stone into the industry. Flexibility

Cons

Little transparency for employees, high pressure annuities and insurance sales with little real education or support on product or sales practice knowledge. Expect long hours while you learn to do recordkeeping and support work on your own while trying to meet goals that make sense for someone with a few years of prior experience, staff to help with paperwork and recordkeeping, and a decent lead funnel. You may not get any of these depending on branch and territory but you will still have a performance goal to keep your base pay and benefits that feels absurd to the new entrants they primarily target for recruitment.

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