Make sure you hire on to an upper level branch with decent caring Financial Advisor
Pros
Some flexibility because my financial advisor allows it.
Cons
Home office only cares about on going growth and training for Financial Advisors. They bring in the assets. They do not realize BOA's help keep the assets at the branch. We work for probably 10 - 15 k less than industry average. No extra money for licenses and FA has to give you permission to get license. This is new carrot Penny Pennington has dangled in front of BOA's. Studying must be done on work time along with doing our other duties. Off work study time not allowed and not paid for. Hard to do when FA's is gone most of the time and we are holding down fort. Major discontent amongst BOA community. No future in position. Offering market raise in January to hopefully bring us up to market average but FA makes decision on how much BOA gets, should be same amount across board, this is not based on performance. It is a market raise. Many FA's will opt out or give lowest so it won't hurt their profit statement. HR will always side with FA due to them bring in assets. Pass on this company until they get with the times.