A great opportunity with a lot of hands on experience and an honest caring company. - Server Administrator SWS Group Employee Review

5.0
19 Sept 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Successful company who knows how to treat their employees. Even in times of economic downtime, they did their best to give merit increases and bonuses. Managers do their job well and they do not micro manage. Pleasant working environement with great employees.

Cons

There is some room for growth and promotion, but not as much as you will get with larger companys. No workout facilities or the like for employees to de-stress during the work week.

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3.0
10 Nov 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good support for brokers and good payouts

Cons

outdated technology and not able to charge for financial planning

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2.0
21 Aug 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Downtown location Casual environment Great help desk -they do the most with what they have to work with

Cons

Where to start...firm software is so bad only 1 other firm in the country uses it. Inadequate to say the least. Never worked for a company so poor at communicating. The company is always teetering on going under. Rarely profitable but when they are the money goes to FINRA. The firm racks up SEC/Finra violations like you wouldnt believe. The real problem with SWS is management. Most of the managers started their careers with SWS so they have no clue how other firms work. Give a suggestion to improve a process is met with a blank star followed by 'thats not my job'. No one will take responsibility-pass the buck and lay low. Rock the boat and they get rid of you.

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