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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,579 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,579 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Principal Financial Group 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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3K reviews
2.0
Mar 4, 2010

Group Benefits Division of PFG

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits are very good. Employee contribution is low for medical and dental. PTO time is pretty generous especially if you have been there a while. Company is ethical in dealing with clients. They are good with communicating with employees (unless it involves things that directly affect employees). They are financially strong.

Cons

Each office is managed by a local manager so this can vary by the office you work at. There are no growth opportunities. Company seems that they rather take people from outside than to promote within. Principal, like other companies, have cut salaries, benefits and jobs. Communication about the salary cuts were not clearly communicated. Company claims they are financial strong yet continue to eliminate positions. More work is added to employees who are already stressed out. No team spirit. No recognition for job well done.

2.0
Feb 23, 2010
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Pros

Benefits were very good in comparison to other places I've worked. Nice people in office. Many different product to fill many different needs.

Cons

The many differerent products can also be a bad thing. Too many choices, too many areas in the financial world to be truly great at one thing.

5.0
Dec 28, 2009
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Pros

The work life balance is excellent. As a benefit and planning counselor I am in charge of managing my schedule. Work needs to be done and customers taken care of, but you manage how you get the job done. The base salary offers a nice peice of security and the bonuses offer an opportunity to earn a decent overall income. benefits inculde 401k with a good match in addition to a cash balance pension plan. PTO accrues quickly depending on your postion with the company. As long as you do a good job and get work done, you have a lot of freedom. There are many different carreer paths you could take in sales, service or management and you can focus on individual clients or groups. If you work for Principal you will feel good about the service you offer to your clients.

Cons

For individual investors there are some excellent products, but some limitations, and many limitations on advising clients. currently company will not reimburse for additional designations such as cfp or chfc due to cutbacks. if you have the cfp designation not allowed to use the designation or hold yourself out as a cfp depending on your position with the company. Principal has offices nationwide, but almost exclusively in major cities, with the exception of their home office which is in Des Moines. If those locations don't work for you, then you are out of luck. Total compensation for many positions is below industry average, but still many employees will stay with the company because of the many positives.

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