Equitable Advisors reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,519 total reviews)
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Mark Pearson

80% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Equitable Advisors has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,519 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equitable Advisors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Aug 30, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

People Benefits Culture Life-Work Balance

Cons

Can be a little too fast paced in implementing structural changes.

1.0
Aug 30, 2022

Stay away

Recommend
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Pros

No pros to working at equitable.

Cons

You will be constantly required to bring in new clients to high fee investments that are a rip off. This means badgering people to the point that they hate you. Cold calling and harassing people to sign. Equitable does zero marketing so you are required to give a spiel about who equitable is every meeting (clients have never heard of you). Your manager and equitable take half your commissions after you do ( it’s in the contract). In this job you will be required to cover all of the expenses associated with running business. This includes paying rent to equitable for office space, fees for software, and broker’s errors / omissions insurance. Don’t forget covering the cost of your initial exams. Basically equitable treats their advisors like disposable used car sales people and passes majority of the costs to them. When you try to leave they will send you letters threating to sue over “commissions / fees / e&o insurance” that you suddenly owe. I have never meant a group of more toxic people than the ones that work here. They get off on preying on teachers, uneducated, and elderly. Seriously avoid this place it was a huge mistake for me working here.

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Equitable Advisors Response
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Thank you for reaching out to Equitable Advisors. It is challenging to find the right career fit. When entering this noble profession, candidates should evaluate the different industry avenues available to them: banking institutions, wire house, life insurance and financial advisors. Each opportunity has vastly different business models, if you are interested in an opportunity that has an open architecture with a hybrid model that you are in control of your destiny but not alone, Equitable Advisors maybe the perfect fit.
5.0
Aug 29, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Company is inclusive to all advisors at all experience levels. All advisors work when and with who they want to. Training and advice always available from top advisors across the country. All business is owned by the advisor. Compensation for new clients is more than fair.

Cons

Monetary compensation for new advisors could be better.

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