Not a scam; Great, solid, global company to work for - Anonymous employee Equitable Advisors Employee Review

5.0
May 16, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility in your schedule Unlimited income potential (option of base salary + commission or full commission + bonus contract structure) Great compensation plans, benefits, and products Retirement Benefits Group is a great option for people lacking a natural market as you are given a market of people to sell to, helping you break into the industry and branching out from there!

Cons

You do pay for your licensing up front, but you get fully reimbursed after 90 days on contract. This is simply to avoid the company being used and abused for licensing purposes since you have to be sponsored by a company to get your FINRA licensing. Not a get quick rich scheme. It takes a lot of effort, but can be extremely rewarding and lucrative for the right person. May work non-traditional hours to accommodate your clients.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Very fun work place and great work environment. Awesome incentive trips, great culture. Good management. Very motivational culture. Very lenient schedule depending on manager.

Cons

Bad pay within first couple of years. Back paying salary through "recovered commissions". Not much support in terms of finding clients.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Complete freedom to build your book of business anmd schedule.

Cons

Horrendous place to start. Managers run their own practice and have little to no time to actually help you outside of your joint meetings so you're on your own. They only give you 2 options to get clients, cold calling or their retirement benefits group through schools. Basically the whole advising piece is to just to sell life insurance and annuities. The support staff is thin so you're kind of on your own with paperwork and compliance docs. They just genuinely offer you nothing. No help with covering costs (you pay for all your licensing and marketing materials), they even charge you for using the company laptop and fees for programs you will never use. They will mislead you about the commission payouts and you only really get something if you get them to buy an annuity or life insurance. If you also have a remaining balance of any fees when you leave, they will literally sending you threatening letters demanding the money and threaten you with claims court if you don't pay it back.

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