Financial Advisor Review - Financial Advisor Equitable Advisors Employee Review

3.0
Sep 3, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- My manager was very helpful and was there to support me throughout my time there. - All of the other employees were super friendly and it was a fun environment to be in. Still very good friends with a number of people I met there.

Cons

- The payment structure isn't very transparent. You're either choosing between a fully commission-based salary or a base salary of around $25,000 with all commissions cut in half. -You need to earn all your licenses before you can start to earn money - Your job revolves around "building your own practice" which comes down to cold calling. You'll be cold calling most of your days

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5.0
Apr 2, 2026
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Pros

Compensation structure, product availability, brokerage system, overall tools, open structure to do best for your clients

Cons

Support staff are more hands off, not a lot of in house support staff members.

2.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

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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