Equitable Advisors reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,516 total reviews)
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Mark Pearson

80% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Equitable Advisors has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,516 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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2.0
Jul 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good resources to get started. You control your own schedule. They hire people with no previous experience. I met some great people there (who have all left).

Cons

There is a very high liklihood that you're going to get a ton of accounts and end up turning them over to your manager when you leave. They really push proprietary products. If you don't sell AXA products you're not going to have benefits. When you compare AXA compensation to what you get as an independent advisor you'll be shocked by how much AXA DOESN't pay their advisors.

1.0
Jun 28, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

You can earn your FINRA licensing.

Cons

Without real leadership this group of offices in West LA, Woodland Hills, Irvine and Koreatown will always under perform. Branch managers say they have an open door policy, but don't have time or interest in speaking to you. Divisional Managers lack management and leadership skills. You can't hire everyone and spread managers too thin to train the new advisors, Make a mistake and you might receive a rude call from the compliance bulldog. I could never understand a word she said but knew she was not happy. I spent long days learning from those who would give me time but in the end I realized that this group did not care about me at all. I wanted to learn and bee successful and I put in the time, but needed guidance.

1.0
May 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The office address is nice.

Cons

Management will hire anyone. Your group benefits are tied to how much AXA insurance you sell (which does not put the client first). They are annuity and life insurance sales people that don't do what is best for clients. You are expected to market to schools which do not want you on or around campus before, during, or after school. There is no marketing budget for new people.

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