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Financial Advisor Essay

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My God there are so many careers out there, who in the world can pick just one. That’s what’s been weighing on my mind heavily is what career is right for me. I’ve thought of a couple that interest me but I want to find out everything there is to know about a financial advisor. The reason that I’m interested in this field is how everything is the same when it comes to the actually math behind the career. Also I like to deal with people and money so a job as a financial advisor just seems right for me but I intend to find out as much as I can to make sure there’s nothing surprising or any kinks in what sounds like the perfect job for me. I really don’t know to much about this career just that they can either deal with selling securities …show more content…

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics the average financial advisor makes from $32,340-$145,600 that’s ranging from the lowest-highest recorded ”BLS”. In my interview with my financial advisor he told me a more reasonable figure would be to expect to make anywhere from $500-$1000/month part-time to $10,000/month full time ”Childs”. From what I can see I’m pretty happy with the earnings though as in any career you have to work hard for your money. The job as a financial advisor is based on assisting and creating plans for clients whether they are for retirement, life insurance, or creating spending plans and managing accounts. The day as a financial advisor starts fairly early in the morning usually your average day consists of meeting new clients or servicing existing clients accounts to achieve the highest possible yield “Childs”. The job is never done as a financial advisor often times they need to go out to find new clients or meet with an existing one “BLS”. As a financial advisor I can expect to work around 40-60 hr’s a week not counting any meetings I have outside normal business hours “Childs”. To get hired as a financial advisor no degree is “required” but to make me more marketable a bachelors degree is desirable but I will be able to get hired almost anywhere with a masters. What degree to get is really up to me I can have a degree from accounting to economics to really

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