Great opportunity, need to stick through the challenges - Financial Associate 49 Financial Employee Review

The company provides great tools to go and get clients, and encourages you to take action. They want you to succeed but they wont do it for you. There is literally no ceiling and the more you hustle, the more you will be rewarded. If you view this as a stepping stone, you will be sorely disappointed

There could be a better focus on seeking great. So many things 49 does is really good, but I believe we could achieve greatness in a lot of areas we currently aren't chasing like we should. If our clients win more, we will too

If you grew up around people with money, then you might find success. I say that because you're going to be calling everyone you've ever known, offering them financial services.

If your network doesn't consist of loads of people with a lot of money who REALLY trust you, then you are out of luck. The youthful, energetic environment is meant to lure you in. I'll admit that it was a lot of fun at first. Then you start to realize that the constant seminars and motivational speakers have hollow, repetitive messaging meant to give short-term motivation. They have an "achievement" called Fast Starting. This is when you earn $20k in your first few months. I was a few hundred short of $20k and I was approaching the deadline, so they encouraged me that it would be worth it to sell myself life insurance to achieve this artificial goal. After achieving the Fast Start goal, it did nothing to advance my career. They didn't even recognize the achievement at the following summit. They tell you that you are a "business owner," but that is really just an excuse to expect you to work at all times, including EVERY Sunday. There is no such thing as work-life balance here. Even when you do get free time to hang with friends and family, you'll feel the awkward urge to talk to them about setting up a meeting to talk about finances rather than actually relaxing, because that's your life now.