Description Founded in 1937, Waddell & Reed is one of the most enduring financial services firms in the U.S. Providing proven, professional investment management and financial planning services to individuals and institutional investors, we operate through three distinct distribution channels:
•Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors. Our national network of financial advisors provides clients comprehensive investment and personal financial planning services.
•Ivy Funds Wholesale Distribution. We distribute our products to retail clients through broker/dealers, retirement platforms and independent RIAs.
•Institutional Management. Many of our investment strategies from Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO) and Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO) are offered to defined benefit plans, pension plans and endowments. We also provide sub-advisory services to other investment companies.
Waddell & Reed has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 565 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Waddell & Reed employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 62% of employees would recommend working at Waddell & Reed to a friend. This is based on 566 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
58% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Waddell & Reed as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Waddell & Reed.