Associate Financial Advisor

ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 93,000; Full time

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Job summary

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated is seeking an Associate Financial Advisor to support a Financial Advisor in delivering sophisticated wealth management solutions to individuals and families.

The role emphasizes financial planning, portfolio analysis, and client service, with opportunities to engage next-generation clients and contribute to marketing and education efforts. This position offers growth toward professional designations and licenses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Pursue specialized professional designations within one year (CFP, CPWA, JD) or equivalent.
• Must hold SIE and Series 7/66 or Series 7/63/65 licenses.
• Minimum of three years of investment experience in a client-facing role.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Proven self-starter with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Operate within the team’s client service and wealth management strategy to ensure high quality client service.
• Engage the client/prospect, frame the discussion, and convey the team mission for additional business opportunities.
• Review, research and analyze data to create customized annual financial plans for clients.
• Deliver the financial plan to clients in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team.
• Connect with next generation clients through planning.
• Provide financial education on long-term planning, social security/Medicare, tax return reviews with our experts.
• Identify best investment solutions to implement the plan in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team.
• Assist with marketing efforts to solicit additional planning business.
• Research relevant news articles and share with clients as touch points.
• Document, follow up and support closing of opportunities identified from the planning process.
• Serve as a team specialist for queries on financial planning topics and consult with Advisors on client scenarios.
• Monitor and track client revenues related to financial planning work to maximize sales opportunities.
• Performs other duties and special projects as necessary.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Self-starter

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional designations (CFP, CPWA, JD) or higher education equivalent

Job description

About the Role:

The Associate Financial Advisor provides specialized services to an individual Financial Advisor to assist in their ability to offer sophisticated wealth management solutions to individuals and families and strategically build the client base. Specialized areas of emphasis include financial planning, portfolio management and analysis and/or investment analysis.

The Impact You’ll Make:

• Operate within the team’s client service and wealth management strategy to ensure high quality client service

• Engage the client/prospect, frame the discussion, and convey the team mission to better position the Advisor for additional business opportunities

• Review, research and analyze data to create customized, annual financial plans for clients

• Deliver the financial plan to clients in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team

• Connect with next generation clients through planning

• Provide or lead financial education, such as long-term planning, social security/Medicare, tax return reviews utilizing our team of experts

• Take the planning results and identify the best investment solutions to implement the plan in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team. Assist with marketing efforts, such as a newsletter or LinkedIn presence, to solicit additional planning business with the existing client base and to establish the team as a planning team in front of prospects

• Research relevant news articles related to the topic’s covered in a client’s plan to share with them as an added touch point

• Document, follow up, and support the closing of opportunities identified from the financial planning process

• Serve as a Team specialist for queries on financial planning topics and consult with the Financial Advisors/Team on specific client scenarios

• Monitor and track client revenues related to financial planning work to ensure sales opportunities are maximized

• Performs other duties and special projects as necessary

What You’ll Bring to Baird:

• Bachelor's degree required

• Must have or be capable of and committed to pursuing and achieving specialized professional designations (i.e., CFP, CPWA, JD) or higher-level education equivalent within one year of assuming the Associate Financial Advisor role

• Must hold SIE, Series 7/66 or Series 7/63/65 licenses

• Minimum of three years of investment experience in a client facing role

• Excellent presentation skills, very strong interpersonal and written communication skills

• Proven self-starter, highly motivated, with the ability to work independently

Compensation and Benefits:

• $68,600 -$92,900 annual salary range

• Compensation is commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability

• Check out our Total Rewards at Baird, which is a summary of our benefits and compensation