FAA - Financial Advisor Trainee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
28 Apr 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You will learn a great deal. The array of investment option is almost unlimited. You can truly manage your business.

Cons

Meeting goals is challenging. Everything is ok when you are being recruited but unless you feel you can hit the numbers easily, be leery of living on commissions only. Thats the number one reason many brokers dont make, cant pay the bills two years in!!!

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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