AXA Advisors Reviews

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors full-time for more than a year

Pros – As an employee, you enjoy a regular schedule that is also flexible based on agreement between yourself and the FPs you support. You get to know many people at different stages in their career and learn how best to help them, and in turn the company, do better. The company has lots of internal opportunities for advancement and development.

Cons – Unless you are in a main branch office, your ability to advance within the company in the same location may be limited. You may be the only employee in the area, so when conferences and other employee meetings take place, you are unable to attend because it is your responsibility to "man the fort" at your local office. You also need to play a balancing game with the FPs, as you want to not be perceived as playing favorites.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors full-time

Pros – *everyone is friendly and wants to see you do well
*managing team does well with pre contracting meetings to help you see what's in store when you pass all your licensing exams
*they don't bs with you, they tell you straight up that this is a difficult profession, you get out of it what you put in

Cons – *have you pay for your tests up front (reimburse after you contract)
*paynwont be great to start
*at the beginning the only way you'll make decent money is by going through your natural market

Former Employee – worked at AXA Advisors

Pros – Get to know people in insurance industry

Cons – Too much work for intern

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors

Pros – Everyone is great to get along with and knows how to help.

Cons – Can't seem to find any cons.

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great Experience. Lots of opportunity for customer interaction. My experiences with management have been positive.

Cons – Can be hard to succeed depending on your area of the company / how developed relations are with local school systems / teacher salaries in your state / lots of competition

Advice to Senior Management – More structure

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at AXA Advisors as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Friendly employees
competitive working enviornment
willing to help each other

Cons – nothing paticular, could be more open to universty students, offer more opportunities

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Many trainings, access to a variety of detailed concepts in financial planning. Denver office very knowledgeable and helpful. Provide ability to offer a variety of products from outside companies.

Cons – Low comp on outside products, not everything available through outside companies. Must sell prorietary products to qualify for benefits. No company 401k match. Cannot replace proprietary products with better outside company products and get compensated. Life products not the best, annuity products good, fee based products not count towards benefits. No advertising help in media or charitable events. Must pay for all marketing yourself. Not as organized in helping with centers of influence as should be.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide better system to help advisors network. GIve better payouts on pop program for starting advisors as compared to the b/d world.

Former Employee – worked at AXA Advisors full-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of help and assistance from senior advisors

Cons – No base pay, but good commission schedule

Advice to Senior Management – Install some sort of base pay.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors

Pros – +flexibility, respect, opportunity for growth both personally and professionally
+ if you have a passion for helping people and building relationships then you'll enjoy this job.
+ friendly upper management, I had terrific manager to turn to if i had any questsions or concerns or needed help running meetings, some of them will make the extra effort to see you succeed
+ great team atmosphere and co-workers
+great job for visonary entrepreneurs
+great benefits

Cons – - compensation can be better considering the hard work you put in
- if you're straight out of college, it will be hard to make it, trying to build your book of business, being so young, some prospective clients might be hesitant to trust you with their money.
- Outdated computers!
- plenty of fees to just get started
- no TVs, CNBC or Bloomberg going on in the Edison office

Advice to Senior Management – I wish management would be more thorough with their hiring process and not just hire anybody to just see if something sticks. The training program definitely needs to more robust.

Current Employee – been working at AXA Advisors

Pros – Team and Family Atmosphere. Senior Advisors are always willing to help when asked. Many doors already open for those without a natural market.

Cons – Be sure you have a strong financial cushion, as the majority of your income will come in later years and is not immediate. (as with any other firm).

Advice to Senior Management – Develop in-house experts at the Agency Level and don't focus on pushing one particular product only. This is more beneficial for clients.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend