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      Equitable Advisors

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      Equitable Advisors reviews

      3.7

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (2,518 total reviews)
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      Mark Pearson

      80% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

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      Equitable Advisors has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,518 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
      Oct 14, 2008

      Good place for experienced advisors, bad for new advisors

      Financial advisor
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place if you are an experience advisor and willing to produce at a level you were currently producing, but thats about it. AXA has good products with access to insurance, planning and wealth managment but if you do not sell enough "AXA" products you do not get benefits. It is a good place to build wealth with a hell of a stock purchase plan, 401(k), and defined benefit plan. AXA is also a very large, strong company and you do not have to worry about being bought by another company.

      Cons

      Way behind in technology, it takes waaaaay to much time to fill out paper apps. Compliance is very very strict and AXA is a very conservative company, which could also be viewed as good. If you are new to the industry, look elsewhere! There is no training at all and you are basically thrown in to sink or swim. Most of the management is sub-par and are clueless when it comes to growing new advisors.

      5.0
      Jul 31, 2025

      Great place to launch a career

      Financial advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Structured first 2 years in the business with training, stable pay with unlimited upside potential in commissions, open architecture platform to service clients. Pushes a holistic approach to truly help clients instead of being a product pusher. All new advisors get fully licensed right away prior to starting. After 2 years, it switches to full commission + bonus and payouts are extremely competitive, much more than banking channels. Great benefits, and a clear career trajectory if someone wants to do management or producer groups.

      Cons

      It's a grind early on, the work/life balance is definitely earned. There is no bank backing Equitable so there's no existing client book to work (ex: Merrill Lynch). All of our new business comes from prospecting on our own. Friends & family, people who know us, building target markets, cold calling, etc. Working with friends and family is the best way to build a business in my opinion, but in my experience, we lose people because they want more of a bank offers.

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