If you want to work in financial services, I would recommend AXA - Anonymous employee Equitable Advisors Employee Review

5.0
Apr 19, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Name recognition, extensive history and trust built with community - Hands-on involvement from all members of management team (no one is "too important" to take the time to help you) - A lot of training and marketing resources available - Big network - you won't be limited to what you can do for your clients as opposed to other financial services firms (e.g. life insurance only) - Great employee benefits and shareplan program - Doesn't force you to rely on natural market only - provides opportunities and training on working out of your natural market

Cons

- Not an easy 9-5 job - you will need to commit to working nights and weekends, especially in the beginning - Need to be comfortable talking to a lot of people and taking initiative - not for timid people - Should have savings to fall back upon when you start

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5.0
Apr 2, 2026
Recommend
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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.

1.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good place for career changers to get financial licenses (they will license anybody)

Cons

Very bad pay model for new hires- will tell you 6% commissions on certain products but then you have to kick up 10% to your manager and the other half of what's left to whoever is working w you because they make you go out in pairs...and mostly seem want to get ahold of all your friends and family for sales you can't participate on without the 66....but you have no time to study that bc you are too busy selling for the products that don't require it to make quota, as your clock starts when you pass the 7, so pretty much they just want your people. It's very eat what you kill, and then only after it's been picked over.... which is fine if you're young with no obligations, but not great if you have a family. If you were an existing advisor and had your own book/contacts it could work. Otherwise get your licenses, learn a little, but don't be afraid to move on to other opportunities.

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