Extensive training, solid benefits, growing industry, established prestigious company
Pros
AXA is one of the few companies that provides a thorough ongoing training and development program for professionals looking to launch a financial practice and a solid support system for financial professionals looking to affiliate with a different carrier or B/D. The benefits are solid and the professional support (compliance, operations, advanced markets, etc.) is also a strength. Branches with a Client Relations Management (CRM) Program provide an additional layer of support for both new and experienced advisors. Proprietary products are competitive and there's a robust brokerage affiliate that vets top tier companies for a vast array of non-proprietary product offerings. The Retirement Benefits Group (RBG) which works in the K-12 market represents the #1 TSA provider in that niche. One of the greatest continual opportunities in the industry is the ongoing need to review and update Client's financial strategies to reflect changing circumstances in those Client's lives. AXA has a wide array of tools for it's team to properly facilitate those ongoing updates.
Cons
The financial industry is generally challenging: it's one of the most highly regulated industries with multiple regulatory and reporting requirements. The AXA compliance program is more rigorous than most; however, that level of scrutiny is to protect both our Clients and our Advisors. Finally, AXA US is currently in the process of spinning off from AXA Global, that transition will have some inevitable growing pains that always accompany such transitions ...including rebranding. The number Client Relationship Manager Programs at the branch level are not as ubiquitous as they once were.
