Great Growth Opportunity but difficult to make it if you're straight out of college - Financial Consultant Equitable Advisors Employee Review

4.0
Feb 14, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

+flexibility, respect, opportunity for growth both personally and professionally + if you have a passion for helping people and building relationships then you'll enjoy this job. + friendly upper management, I had terrific manager to turn to if i had any questsions or concerns or needed help running meetings, some of them will make the extra effort to see you succeed + great team atmosphere and co-workers +great job for visonary entrepreneurs +great benefits

Cons

- compensation can be better considering the hard work you put in - if you're straight out of college, it will be hard to make it, trying to build your book of business, being so young, some prospective clients might be hesitant to trust you with their money. - Outdated computers! - plenty of fees to just get started - no TVs, CNBC or Bloomberg going on in the Edison office

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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.

1.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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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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