Expensive - Financial Planner MetLife Employee Review

4.0
10 Nov 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great atmopshere Awesome training and leadership Huge selection of financial products Freedom to build your own practice

Cons

Over time you end up paying for everything. Your judgement gets clouded because if you don't sell MetLife life insurance or MetLife annuities, you won't get paid. Grid payout is based solely on your selling of MetLife products. As a planner (fiduciary), I shouldn't feel the pressure because of compensation, to recommend certain financial products that our proprietary. I feel like I have to be an annuity salesman to make a living

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