Vanguard Financial Advisor Development Program reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Salim Ramji

68% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Financial Advisor Development Program employees have rated Vanguard with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Financial Advisor Development Program professionals have a good working experience there. Vanguard is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Financial Advisor Development Program professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

198 reviews
4.0
Jan 21, 2026

Vanguard Advisor

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive base salary, great benefits, good work life balance

Cons

While the compensation is good, long term upside is capped

1.0
Jan 14, 2026

They violate your rights

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

They are now reading your teams chats and threatening you for violating their electronic policy if you say you texted someone because you aren't allowed to do work outside of work channels. We have crew who are actively calling clients from their cell phones and I'm in trouble because, though they can't prove anything, they are threatening for saying I texted someone. This company threatens more than I've seen and goes after people in a way that continues to get them sued. I've also seen them try and go after propels LinkedIn page, until they got hit with a harassment lawsuit. Beware. They are crazy and their policies are harassment and they target who they want to target. Don't believe anyone who says, yeah the Kay is low but the benefits are good. The benefits are on par with the rest of big companies but at vanguard, you will constantly be treated poorly and harassed.

Viewing 13 - 15 of 198 Reviews

Glassdoor has 7,008 Vanguard reviews submitted anonymously by Vanguard employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Vanguard is right for you.