Financial Advisor - New York, New York

About the role

Make an impact providing expert financial advice with heart at Thrivent, a different kind of financial services firm that puts generosity at the center of saving and investing. Here, you’ll help clients build, grow, and protect financial well-being through purpose-based advice, investments, insurance, banking, and generosity.

You’ll receive up to 14 weeks of paid training and coaching as you obtain your state insurance licenses (life, health & variable contracts), Series 7 and 66 registrations, and complete Thrivent’s comprehensive advisor onboarding program. After onboarding, you’ll earn income through commissions and incentives based on your success.

Responsibilities

• Build a financial practice guiding Christians on their journeys to financial clarity, empowering lives of service and faith.
• Provide personal, actionable, and achievable advice and connect clients to Thrivent products and programs.
• Develop and maintain genuine, long-term relationships across generations based on trust and understanding, serving clients in your chosen community.
• Make client appointments by leveraging your network and Thrivent’s reputation, delivering award-winning financial workshops, and marketing your practice.
• Control your schedule, allowing for work-life balance.
• Collaborate with colleagues who support your success and access specialists from business development, marketing, technology, engagement, and experienced advisors as you build your business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Military veterans are encouraged to apply.
• Attainment of FINRA SIE, life and health licenses (for licensed roles) before contracting.
• Satisfactory background check, fingerprinting, and securities registration and/or insurance licensing verification, if applicable.

Desired Characteristics

• Self-disciplined, independent, and driven to succeed.
• Motivated by helping others and seeing them achieve their goals.
• A natural coach or guide with strong interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about living a life of generosity by serving others, not just selling products.
• Experience in fields such as outside sales, business management, education, ministry, hospitality, or military, as skills from these areas transition well into the financial advisor role.

Benefits

• Unlimited earning potential through biweekly base commissions, bonus opportunities, incentive pay structures, recurring revenue streams, and dedicated planning fees for those who qualify.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Pension, 401(k), and retiree medical plans.
• Ongoing support, training, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Well-being programs to help manage physical, emotional, and financial health.
• Gift matching program to double contributions to eligible nonprofit organizations.
• Volunteer programs to support community impact efforts.
• Membership programs to help connect with clients and engage Christians in your community.

About Thrivent

Thrivent is a diversified financial services organization serving over 2.4 million clients with advice, insurance, investments, banking, and generosity products and programs. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has helped Christians build their financial futures and live more generous lives. As a not-for-profit, membership-owned Fortune 500 company, Thrivent manages $179 billion in assets (as of 12/31/23) and holds strong ratings from independent agencies, including an A++ from AM Best, Aa2 from Moody’s, and AA+ from S&P Global Ratings.