147 Financial Planner Jobs in Chicago, IL

“A respectful, collabrative work environment”

Pros:  “-collaborative environment -devoid of ego -A visionary, engaging and friendly CEO – a true thought leader with contagious enthusiasm -Voted to be a 2012 “World’s Most…”

Cons:  “-unnecessary processes -pay could be slightly more competitive” – Full Review

“Great place to work. Excellent, intelligent group to work with.”

Pros:  “Great people to work with. Excellent benefits. Great work/life balance. Great interactive with personal. Great place to learn and grow. Good communications with…”

Cons:  “Lack of marketing all products. Focus is on complex software. Little marketing efforts to independent planners. Focus is on maintaing software for large clients.” – Full Review

“Highlight of my career...so far”

Pros:  “Co-workers are friendly, open, honest; supervisors are open to new ideas; great opportunity for advancement and they are generous to contractors, treating them fairly and in…”

Cons:  “Sometimes, as with all companies, communication between supervisors and employees could be a bit lacking and there were a lot of meetings, most of which seemed a…” – Full Review

“Mixed - depends on department”

Pros:  “Heavy investment in online technology, trying to compete in the online retail world. Compensation is good, especially for a struggling company.”

Cons:  “Brand recognition is not there. Investment in tech might be at the cost of brick and mortar stores. Mgmt needs to stop trying to make Sears into the next Amazon” – Full Review

“Great place to grow your career”

Pros:  “It's a growing company that is expanding and investing. The company really invests in its people through training. Managers are smart and helpful.”

Cons:  “Matrixed organization can make information sharing tough at times. There's a little bit of "whose job is this?"” – Full Review

“Difficult but challenging with great people”

Pros:  “How much they care about the students The level or corporate support The regional/Divisional teams are very professional High integrity of several executives.”

Cons:  “Travel and hours were very demanding Several senior executives have anger management problems” – Full Review

“Company General”

Pros:  “Good pay and benefits for the most part.”

Cons:  “Very difficult to advance into other areas and get promotion.” – Full Review

“Looking for an opportunity to grow”

Pros:  “Good training program Willingness of others in the office to help”

Cons:  “Working for BofA, not truly Merrill Eat what you kill” – Full Review