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Description:
Step into an instrumental role. Help conduct the smooth operation of a fast-paced-and friendly-financial planning office. The associate financial advisor will assist financial advisor in working with clients to help them achieve their financial goals. As an associate financial advisor, you will be instrumental in creating and delivering a unique client experience that defines and differentiates the practice .This position will consistently follow high standards of business and professional ethics and legal and regulatory requirements when dealing with others and/or performing work activities.
Responsibilities - Client Relationship Support
- Manage, gather and analyze client data
- Help prepare financial plans and other client deliverables
- Work with clients to resolve issues and other practice management tasks as needed
- Answer questions and provide readily available information to clients, if requested and as allowable, as it relates to servicing their accounts
- Financial Planning & Advice/Product Solutions
- Prepare preliminary financial planning recommendations and initial product solutions for advisor review and use in client meetings
- Prepare charts, graphs, tables and other visual aids to be used in implementation meetings with clients
- Product Solutions
- Run illustrations and hypotheticals
- Develop appropriate product deliverables
- Execute appropriate trades to align with proposed portfolio
- Monitor economy, markets, and world events to determine any required strategic rebalancing
- Conduct transactions on behalf of clients
- Client Care
- Maintain files and records in accordance with the records retention policy
- Write notes or letters to clients on personal letterhead of administrative nature only and handle client appreciation
- Review and respond to emails as necessary
Key Traits of a Successful Associate Financial Advisor: - High level of interpersonal skills
- Initiative in business development
- Entrepreneurial perspective and desire to grow the business
- Ability to adhere to rules and regulations as stated and required by advisor, Ameriprise Financial
- Ability to support and provide guidance for compliance within the advisor's practice
- Direct attention to detail and organization
- Effective communication with clients and other advisors/staff
- Effective and efficient time management
- Polite and clear phone manner
- Ability to multi-task
- Positive attitude and sincere willingness to constantly learn and grow
Required Qualifications - College degree or higher
- 2+ years of similar experience
- Already have or be able to study for and pass exams for federal and state licenses and registrations for securities, including: Series 7, Series 66, and State life, accident and health insurance licenses