Treat you like real crap - Financial Advisor Equitable Advisors Employee Review

1.0
Oct 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

set your own schedule, lots of flexibility, easy to get hired, set your own schedule, very empowered in regards to work ethic

Cons

every person in a setting like this is a huge phony. not only that, but the little training that you get basically teaches you to squeeze every dollar out of people that you can. the company itself adheres to this by squeezing every dollar out of you that it can. they pay for NOTHING. not even pencils! even the senior management will go out of their way to try and get your commission if they can find a way. trust me. i've seen it happen

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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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
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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