Financial Advisor Trainee - Springfield, Massachusetts

About the role

The Financial Advisor Trainee (FA Trainee) role is intended to be a transitional role where in addition to the below responsibilities, it is expected you learn the requisite set of skills to qualify for the role of Financial Advisor Associate (FAA) in the expected time frame.

Responsibilities

• Meet with prospects and clients to analyze their financial information, including income, cash flow, assets and liabilities, analyze and understand their short and long term financial goals, educate and advise prospects and clients regarding investment and insurance strategies and products, and recommend personalized/tailored investment and insurance strategies and products to meet their financial and wealth creation objectives.
• Possess broad knowledge, and the demonstrated ability to inform, educate and advise clients, with respect to financial analysis, financial markets, financial goals, investment and insurance strategies and products, and wealth management.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills in order to develop a thorough understanding of each client's individual circumstances and a lasting role as the client’s advisor.
• Provide ongoing objective financial advice, long-term retirement planning, and annual reviews to determine if there have been changes in the client’s financial status or goals or the need for different strategies or products.
• Develop detailed understanding of products and services offered within TD Wealth businesses and affiliates in order to make appropriate referrals for each customer.
• Maintain on-going relationships with insurance and annuity clients and refer to TD Wealth businesses and affiliates based on customer wants and needs.
• Responsible for all aspects of insurance and annuity business in their region, including sales and renewal process, application intake, delivery, and other servicing needs.
• Maintain close relationship with Insurance Companies to achieve excellent customer service.
• Maintain expert knowledge of the annuity and insurance products, local market, competitive offers, economic and regulatory trends.
• Responsible for accurate and complete reporting, as required by management.

Requirements

Obtains the requisite set of skills to qualify for the role of Financial Advisor Associate within a specified time frame.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred
• 1+ years of relevant work experience or college degree
• SIE required

Skills

• Ability to obtain Life & Health, Series 7 and Series 66 (or equivalent) within Licensing & Registration Schedule
• Self-directed, with strong ability to plan own activities to achieve sales and referral goals
• General understanding of wealth products and services
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to travel to our FA training class upon obtaining all required licenses and registration
• Ability to commute to assigned office for in-person training & studying five days a week

Benefits

Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role.

Pay

$25.75 - $38.50 USD

Schedule

Hours 40