unlimited growth and flexibility - CFP Equitable Advisors Employee Review

5.0
Dec 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The opportunity to develop a client base and work with people you truly enjoy seeing and working with. The flexibility in controlling your own schedule and choosing the work / life balance that fits your personal situation is unparalleled. Building a recurring revenue stream offers great stability. You have the opportunity and have the satisfaction to help people and families achieve their life goals

Cons

You have to get through the first few years of learning and developing your client and referral base. The initial efforts, if well executed, will pay dividends in career progression and personal satisfaction.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Flexible and good company culture. Management invests in you.

Cons

You have to be self-motivated and consistently put in the effort to see results.

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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