About Gateway Associates:

Gateway Associates – Thrivent provides comprehensive financial planning to individuals and small business owners who engage in on-going advice relationships for a monthly fee. Our mission is “to inspire realistic client confidence and empower people to reveal and live their ideal life.”

         

          

Job description: The Financial Advisor works as a part of the advisory team at Gateway Associates to create, present, and continually monitor financial advice to our clients. Their goal is to empower clients to realize individual goals and create a realistic plan to live their ideal financial lives.     

Responsibilities:

Financial Advisor has the following responsibilities and duties:

Hold Discovery meetings to get to know clients on a personal and financial basisHold Review meetings (MAR, and Advice Delivery)Monitor financial markets and economic conditions to maintain current knowledge baseAnalyze client needs and research suitable investment opportunities. Make recommendations based on findingsPrep for plan presentation meetings to ensure that the plans outlined by planning team are in line with the needs and interests of the clientInterpret illustrations made by planning team and run additional illustrations as neededTrack investment opportunities in SalesforceManage recommendations and introductions (RI) information housed in Salesforce. Run reports and take action as appropriate.  Complete redemptions, purchases, exchanges, fund transfers, and other financial management requests (or delegate requests to CSA as appropriate.) 

Qualifications:

Series 7/66 licensing WI State Life and Health insurance licensing 1-3+ years of experience in financial servicesRelationship driven and client service mentalityAbility to thrive in high volume, fast paced environmentExcellent communication skills, verbal and written Strong attention to detailWorking knowledge of product lines including term and variable life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, annuities, brokerage accounts, and mutual funds.Knowledge of business technology such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce, and DocuSign or ability to learnAbility to work independently, prioritize tasks, and self-direct to meet deadlinesAbility to maintain the integrity of sensitive/confidential informationCompensation:

Compensation varies based on the specific qualifications and experience of the individual with a target base salary range of $75,000 to $100,000.  This position is eligible for commissions of 25% on product sales and team bonuses ranging from 2-10% of annual salary.Benefits include health insurance stipend with HSA matching, a simple IRA match, and 80 hours of PTO and 20 hours of volunteer time off per year.

Reports to: Lead Advisor/CEO

Hours:

M/Tu 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, W 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tr 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, F 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

As part of the sponsoring financial advisor recruiting/hiring/contracting process, a verification of a candidate's background will be made to complete the process. Fingerprints will be required as part of FINRA registration process for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review against nationwide fingerprint records.

              

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Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.