Good place for experienced advisors, bad for new advisors - Financial Advisor Equitable Advisors Employee Review

2.0
14 Oct 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place if you are an experience advisor and willing to produce at a level you were currently producing, but thats about it. AXA has good products with access to insurance, planning and wealth managment but if you do not sell enough "AXA" products you do not get benefits. It is a good place to build wealth with a hell of a stock purchase plan, 401(k), and defined benefit plan. AXA is also a very large, strong company and you do not have to worry about being bought by another company.

Cons

Way behind in technology, it takes waaaaay to much time to fill out paper apps. Compliance is very very strict and AXA is a very conservative company, which could also be viewed as good. If you are new to the industry, look elsewhere! There is no training at all and you are basically thrown in to sink or swim. Most of the management is sub-par and are clueless when it comes to growing new advisors.

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5.0
2 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation structure, product availability, brokerage system, overall tools, open structure to do best for your clients

Cons

Support staff are more hands off, not a lot of in house support staff members.

1.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place for career changers to get financial licenses (they will license anybody)

Cons

Very bad pay model for new hires- will tell you 6% commissions on certain products but then you have to kick up 10% to your manager and the other half of what's left to whoever is working w you because they make you go out in pairs...and mostly seem want to get ahold of all your friends and family for sales you can't participate on without the 66....but you have no time to study that bc you are too busy selling for the products that don't require it to make quota, as your clock starts when you pass the 7, so pretty much they just want your people. It's very eat what you kill, and then only after it's been picked over.... which is fine if you're young with no obligations, but not great if you have a family. If you were an existing advisor and had your own book/contacts it could work. Otherwise get your licenses, learn a little, but don't be afraid to move on to other opportunities.

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