Team Based Financial Advisor - Mississippi Valley Associates
About the role
Our financial advisors serve clients in new markets, creating opportunities for people who share our passion to enable clients to lead lives full of meaning and gratitude. The Team-Sponsored Launch position provides some stability of income and the ability to focus on learning and development rather than production. This model can accommodate candidates seeking their first opportunity, career changers, and professionals currently working in the financial industry, with the goal of joining the team as a financial advisor within three months to three years.
Responsibilities
- Support and joint fieldwork opportunities will come directly from experienced financial advisors.
- Meet with potential clients to build genuine, long-term relationships based on shared values and goals.
- Empower clients to make knowledgeable financial decisions about education, investments, insurance, and retirement.
- Build a strong personal network through local nonprofits, churches, and businesses for future growth.
- Develop skills and best practices to be a successful financial advisor.
Requirements
- Licensing and Training: Candidates will obtain the necessary licenses over the course of eight to 13 weeks (varies due to individual situations).
- Licenses: Resident state Life, Health and Annuity, Securities Industry Essentials, Series 6/63 or 7/66 (7/63 and 65).
- After completing licensing, participants may enroll in a comprehensive training program lasting up to eight weeks.
Qualifications
- 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.
Skills
- Seasoned financial professional background.
- Career change motivation.
- Fieldwork experience.
- Client relationship building.
- Financial decision-making.
- Community engagement.
- Interpersonal communication.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- 401(k) and pension opportunities.
- Access to unique tools to engage clients in their community to make a real impact.
Pay
Compensation is structured to include both a base monthly salary plus applicable commissions. The base monthly salary is $2k ($24k annually) plus the opportunity for significant upside potential with commission opportunities.
Schedule
The schedule is flexible and designed to accommodate the needs of the candidate while they focus on learning and development.
About Thrivent
Thrivent is a diversified financial services organization that, with its subsidiary and affiliate companies, serves more than 2.3 million clients, offering advice, insurance, investments, banking and generosity products and programs. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has been helping Christians build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a not-for-profit, membership-owned Fortune 500 company with $179 billion in assets under management/advisement (as of 12/31/3).
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.