jcarring99
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Ok. I'm a teacher/coach making about 63k a year. I am considering an opportunity with State Farm right now, but I have always had a strong desire to be a Financial Advisor. I was leaning towards State Farm because of the thought that everyone needs car insurance and because of the name of State Farm. They also give you 60k in the first two years to help you start your business along with great training etc. However, after having researched this further I am reconsidering this option. I even had a team member at an agency to tell me that they would never consider doing it even after being "encouraged" by management to do so. That spoke volumes about the opportunity to me.
Edward Jones seems to be a good company to work for. I have my own persoanl investments with them. I don't mind the door knocking or anything else you have to do to be successful but I have heard that it is really hard to make it as a new/new.
I know very little about Raymond James and was hoping someone would be able to shed a little light on this opportunity. How much is the typical base? What is the success rate of their advisors? Do they initially market to their family? I prefer not to have to do that.
Any perspectives on all or one of the three ideas would be appreciated. I'm in my early 40's and can't afford to make a huge financial mistake at this point. However, finding something that I think that I can do through my 60's and 70's is important to me also.
Edward Jones seems to be a good company to work for. I have my own persoanl investments with them. I don't mind the door knocking or anything else you have to do to be successful but I have heard that it is really hard to make it as a new/new.
I know very little about Raymond James and was hoping someone would be able to shed a little light on this opportunity. How much is the typical base? What is the success rate of their advisors? Do they initially market to their family? I prefer not to have to do that.
Any perspectives on all or one of the three ideas would be appreciated. I'm in my early 40's and can't afford to make a huge financial mistake at this point. However, finding something that I think that I can do through my 60's and 70's is important to me also.