Performative activism masquerading as progress. Unreal expectations and zero leadership accountability. - Anonymous employee Equitable Advisors Employee Review

1.0
25 Mar 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits, once you qualify, are decent. If you go into this business with a mentality that you will build your resume and leave after one or two years then it might be the place for you.

Cons

Retaliation culture under a “we’re a family” mantra. People are “incentivized” to leave good public reviews. I recall a message going around with incentives for leaving a 4 or 5 star review on Glassdoor. Internal polling shows a different environment. Far from what you see on public forums. There is an expectation that you can somehow outperform unequal working conditions and standards. This is a social club type of environment, you either fall in line or “you don’t have what it takes”. Management is constantly claiming to fight inequality, but if you do not meet the model minority model, then you are not deemed “qualified” for the job. Company has been silent about recent racially motivated events, yet still claim that they are fighting inequality.

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5.0
2 Apr 2026
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Pros

Compensation structure, product availability, brokerage system, overall tools, open structure to do best for your clients

Cons

Support staff are more hands off, not a lot of in house support staff members.

1.0
8 June 2026
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Pros

Good place for career changers to get financial licenses (they will license anybody)

Cons

Very bad pay model for new hires- will tell you 6% commissions on certain products but then you have to kick up 10% to your manager and the other half of what's left to whoever is working w you because they make you go out in pairs...and mostly seem want to get ahold of all your friends and family for sales you can't participate on without the 66....but you have no time to study that bc you are too busy selling for the products that don't require it to make quota, as your clock starts when you pass the 7, so pretty much they just want your people. It's very eat what you kill, and then only after it's been picked over.... which is fine if you're young with no obligations, but not great if you have a family. If you were an existing advisor and had your own book/contacts it could work. Otherwise get your licenses, learn a little, but don't be afraid to move on to other opportunities.

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