Great Company - Anonymous employee Equitable Advisors Employee Review

5.0
15 Sept 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I did not know this was the career path I wanted to follow until I started working here. The management is great and will provide you with all the resources to succeed. You just have to be disciplined enough to follow their direction, as this is a very entrepreneurial job and it's easy get off track (80% of the time you control your schedule). It's a very fulfilling job since you can see the impact you make on people. In the US the average person is not nearly as educated as they should be about their finances and that's where we come in and help them. You also have the option to work as a team with someone or you can work by yourself. Their training is very extensive and will definitely provide you with what you need to succeed. From very early on in your career you can be groomed for management if you let them know that you're interested. Lots of opportunities for advancement. Last but not least, compensation is VERY competitive.

Cons

This is not a 9 to 5 job. During busy seasons you may have to work 10-14 hrs, but trust me you will want to work more, it definitely pays off.

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5.0
2 July 2026
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Pros

Very fun work place and great work environment. Awesome incentive trips, great culture. Good management. Very motivational culture. Very lenient schedule depending on manager.

Cons

Bad pay within first couple of years. Back paying salary through "recovered commissions". Not much support in terms of finding clients.

1.0
26 June 2026
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Pros

Complete freedom to build your book of business anmd schedule.

Cons

Horrendous place to start. Managers run their own practice and have little to no time to actually help you outside of your joint meetings so you're on your own. They only give you 2 options to get clients, cold calling or their retirement benefits group through schools. Basically the whole advising piece is to just to sell life insurance and annuities. The support staff is thin so you're kind of on your own with paperwork and compliance docs. They just genuinely offer you nothing. No help with covering costs (you pay for all your licensing and marketing materials), they even charge you for using the company laptop and fees for programs you will never use. They will mislead you about the commission payouts and you only really get something if you get them to buy an annuity or life insurance. If you also have a remaining balance of any fees when you leave, they will literally sending you threatening letters demanding the money and threaten you with claims court if you don't pay it back.

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