Associate Financial Advisor

Lead Advisor is a wealth management recruiting and consulting firm. This role is for one of our clients, a top wealth management firm Westlake Village, California.

The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience as a client facing financial advisor and a passion for the planning process. They will be a process-driven, detailed-oriented, highly structured individual who thrives in a feedback centric environment. The candidate should be an effective communicator and value the support of working closely with a senior advisor.

Responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):

• Sit second chair on senior advisor’s client meetings for an initial transition period to build relationships with clients and understand and adopt the firm’s financial planning philosophy, internal systems and planning approach

• Conduct reviews for a client segment to ensure their investment, advanced planning, and insurance strategies are connected to their updated goals.

• Identify any new areas of business development for current clients including, but not limited to: planning opportunities/ needs, new assets, referrals and introductions, parents/next gen, COIs, etc.

• Work with the investment, planning and operations teams to collaborate on analysis, recommendations, planning implementation, and service items.

• Shadow the senior advisors to learn advanced planning strategies and techniques.

• Learn independently, keeping up with industry changes, strategies and regulation/ legislation to bring new approaches and ideas to clients and the practice

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 3+ years of client-facing financial planning experience

SIE, Series 7, 66 and LAH insurance license