One of the shadiest FA firms out there - Financial Consultant Equitable Advisors Employee Review

1.0
23 Oct 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, solid group of employees to befriend and work with and decent salary starting out

Cons

They force you to push their own financial instruments, and all of the upper level management acts like you'll be a millionaire in your first year. They make you pay for your own insurance and series 7 exams. My branch was basically just one big wannabe wall street frat boy circle J in New Jersey, literally any other firm is better.

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5.0
2 Apr 2026
Recommend
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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.

2.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Accessible stepping stone into the industry. Flexibility

Cons

Little transparency for employees, high pressure annuities and insurance sales with little real education or support on product or sales practice knowledge. Expect long hours while you learn to do recordkeeping and support work on your own while trying to meet goals that make sense for someone with a few years of prior experience, staff to help with paperwork and recordkeeping, and a decent lead funnel. You may not get any of these depending on branch and territory but you will still have a performance goal to keep your base pay and benefits that feels absurd to the new entrants they primarily target for recruitment.

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