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      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (19,877 total reviews)
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      80% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,877 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morgan Stanley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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      3.0
      Aug 7, 2010

      Good place to obtain securities licenses

      Financial advisor trainee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you can get your foot in the door and can live on a very modest salary for a year, you'll have benefits and a chance to study and take your securities and insurance license exams.

      Cons

      If you don't pass your series 6 and 7 the first time you are immediately terminated. Commissions and trails on mutual fund sales are only around 1%. Morgan Stanley gives you about 30% of that 1%. So if you have a million dollars in assets under management you'll earn $3,000. Pretty tough. Life insurance sales are around 4%. This information is from 2008, so compensation might a bit different

      3.0
      Aug 6, 2010

      PMO is not appreciated

      Pmo
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The Brand name of Morgan Stanley is good - and they have some talented people to work with.

      Cons

      Poor Pay and unfair promotions

      2.0
      Aug 6, 2010

      Training from a Box

      Financial advisor trainee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibiltiy to run your business like you want, with many platforms to pick from...

      Cons

      This job was strictly training from a box and no more than that... Study and pass your licensing and then it's off to the races with no real support or valuable training... the learning curve is huge starting out due to no one really showing you the ropes, and of course you are pressured from the beginning to land the $500,000 plus accounts and shine as the expert when in fact you are just learning what A and C shares are starting out... It's everybody on their own, which I understand should be how it is after you are up and running and know what you are doing, but in the beginning? Plus, some of the platforms are too conservative on what they allow you to invest in... After having this experience there trying and failing to make it, I'm a firm believer that the Broker/Dealer window of opportunity is between 15-20% of those that make it... not any wider than that, and I really feel that the ones that make it either get lucky with inherrited accounts, or have major wealth connections coming in...

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