4.0
May 28, 2011
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
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Pros
It has the flexibility and independence of owning your own franchise. The benefit is that you get a salary, benefits and a good brand to carry around while you get on your feet. If you get over the 3-5 year bump, you can have a great life balance afterward.
Cons
It's sales in a very skeptical market environment. Slow in adapting to technology and consumer behaviors Stuck in a quagmire of regulations making it ridiculously bureaucratic (that's FINRA + gov't fault more than the firm's).