Investment Counselor - Dallas

CNI Consulting Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Family support programs

Job summary

CNI Consulting Inc. is recruiting on behalf of a distinguished fee-only portfolio management and fiduciary firm in Dallas, TX for an Investment Counselor role. Join a team serving high-net-worth clients with a top-down portfolio approach and a strong client-service culture.

You will collaborate with decision-makers and sales to grow the client roster, review allocations, and educate clients on market events, aiming to help them reach long-term financial goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of client relationship management within the financial industry
• Current Investment Advisor Representative designation, OR Series 65, OR Series 7/66, OR qualifying designations
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related fields
• Extensive market knowledge with a client-focused, consultative approach
• $75,000 to $125,000 base salary with discretionary bonuses per year
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and dependents
• A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
• 20 days of PTO + 10 paid holidays (California differs)
• Family Support programs including 8 weeks Paid Primary Caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up childcare
• OUR CLIENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Responsibilities

• Become the voice of our client and partner with internal portfolio decision-makers, auxiliary research teams, client service associates, and sales team to serve clients while aligning compensation with clients’ best interests
• Obtain an elevated finance and capital markets education to understand the firm’s market approach and support client relationships
• Build trusting relationships with high-net-worth clientele and educate them on top-down portfolio strategy and investments
• Connect proactively with clients quarterly to review asset allocation and progress toward long-term goals
• Rely on an established sales team to gradually build a roster of high-net-worth clients; book of 150–200 households with $100M–$150M AUM per client

Skills

Client relationship management

High-net-worth client understanding

Education

Investment Advisor Representative designation

FINRA Series 65

FINRA Series 7 and 66

Bachelor’s degree in finance

Job description

Dallas, United States

Our client, a highly respected fee-only portfolio managementand fiduciary firm with over $200 billion in assets under management, islooking for qualified financial professionals to join their firm in their Dallas, TX office as an Investment Counselor. As anInvestment Counselor, you will be provided with a roster of high-net-worthclients to provide our client’s specialized approach focusing on their privateclients and use your financial experience to better the established investmentspace.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Become the voice of our client and partner with the firm’sinternal portfolio decision-makers, auxiliary research teams, client serviceassociates, and renowned sales team to give their clients the best servicepossible, while making sure the compensation structure aligns with theirclients’ best interests
  
• Obtain an elevated finance and capital markets education tounderstand our client’s unique market approach by reporting to your groupmanager, who will assist you in navigating client relationships and providepersonalized career development
  
• Build trusting relationships with high-net-worth clienteleand educate them on our client’s top-down portfolio strategy, investments, andimportant market events
  
• Connect proactively with clients on a quarterly basis toreview asset allocation and ensure they are on the path towards long-termfinancial goals
  
• Rely on an established sales team to gradually build yourroster of high-net-worth clients within the first year; you are given a book of150 to 200 households with a net worth of $100 million to $150 million inassets under management of high-net-worth clients with assets more than $500kper household, meant to manage client relationships and discuss portfolios andinvestments with them
  

Requirements

• 2 or more years of client relationship management within thefinancial industry
  
• Current Investment Advisor Representative designation, ORSeries 65, OR a combination of FINRA Series 7 and Series 66, OR qualifyingfinancial professional designations or equivalents—the firm will also assist youin obtaining the Series 65 within 60 days of start date
  
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related fields, orequivalent work experience
  
• Extensive market knowledge with experience in the clientfocused-consultative approach
  
• $75,000 to $125,000 base salary with discretionary bonusesper year—new hires should expect to start at the lower end of the compensationrange, depending on experience, which is around $75,000 to $85,000 base salarywith $5,000 to $7,000 quarterly bonus, or a range of $20,000-$30,000 all in byend of year
  
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you andqualifying dependents
  
• A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
  
• 20 days of PTO*, plus 10 paid holidays (*17 days of PTO and3 days of sick time for California employees)
  
• Family Support programs, including 8 weeks Paid PrimaryCaregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up childcare
  
• OUR CLIENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER