Company Overview

We are an independent, family-owned wealth management firm. We specialize in working with retirees and those preparing to retire by customizing their financial life in four main categories: investment management, tax planning, long-term care risk management and estate planning. Our purpose is to help our nearly 300 clients maintain their quality of life in retirement and ultimately leaving their assets to the people and organizations they care about. In short, we provide professional guidance for living on and passing on your resources. We are a small office of just a few individuals who work very closely with our clients and take care of them and each other.

 Position Overview/Summary

The Associate Advisor provides support to the Senior Advisor and works to provide excellent service to our clients. The focus of the position is to work directly with clients, anticipating their needs, resolving problems, and following through on agreed upon financial plans. Qualified candidates will be detail oriented and have a high degree of follow through. Must be comfortable working within the framework of a private office/small team environment. From this starting point, the Senior Advisor will mentor and teach the right candidate to grow into an Advisor role with the Firm.

Duties and Responsibilities

Participate with Senior Advisor in client/prospective client meetings, taking note of client concerns and items that need to be followed up on behalf of client

• Work directly with client, taking the lead on items that need following up on, and keeping Senior Advisor apprised of status of projects and client communications
• Serve as primary contact between client and firm on assigned accounts, managing those accounts, and developing new accounts through excellent client service and continue to develop skills as necessary to provide a true family office experience
• Manage client appointments from setting meeting and preparation of meeting agendas, to post meeting tasks - such as develop meeting notes, and follow through with implementation of determined objectives of the meeting
• Process client account paperwork and process internal and external asset movements through custodial platforms such as NFS or TD Ameritrade, and other platforms as needed
• Regularly prepare supporting materials and sample reports for clients, as well as developing IPS and Client Risk Tolerance Agreements
• Effectively communicate with clients’ other professional advisors in areas of tax, estate planning, insurance, and risk management
• Train to do trading and rebalancing of client investment accounts
• Participate in development and presentation of client/prospect educational events
• Participate in ongoing marketing strategies with goal of maintaining and gaining new client relationships

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Series 7/63/65/66 licensed or 90 days to acquire
• CFP designation or work towards this designation highly preferred
• 2 – 5 years’ relevant experience in financial or similar client service
• People oriented, service minded
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proficient in Word, Excel and CRM software
• Understanding of compliance and adherence to all regulations and policies
• Marketing skills a plus