What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Financial Planner position at Wealth Enhancement Group?
About Wealth Enhancement
Wealth Enhancement is an independent wealth management firm with an endless passion for enriching the lives of our clients. We continually seek to perfect our craft of personalized financial planning with our team-based Roundtable and UniFi processes that go far beyond the standard approach. We proudly provide unique financial plans and investment management services to over 75,000 households from our over 100 offices - and growing - nationwide.
Since 1997, Wealth Enhancement has tirelessly raised the standard of wealth management with specialized knowledge and more attentive service that helps every client craft their future. For more information, please visit
www.wealthenhancement.com
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Our Madison, WI office has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Financial Planner. This role will provide support to the Financial Advisors and their clients with the development of comprehensive financial plans and analyses. In addition, the Financial Planner may serve as a resource to their colleagues and Advisors to help support technical planning questions.
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $58,000.00 - $70,000.00, exclusive of bonuses and benefits. This role is also eligible for a bonus. We encourage you to apply and provide us with your compensation expectations when you do. We’re big on open conversations, so, let’s have one.
Primary Job Functions
Financial Documentation
- Organize clients financial documentation into planning folder
- Maintain the integrity of the clients’ original documents
Create and deliver customized financial plans
- Develop Profile and Strategy plans
- Provide summary of client’s personal info, financial position, asset allocation and analyze investments
- Coordinate requests to Investment and/or Insurance Department
- Gather additional documents from clients as needed
- Discuss findings and coordinate recommendations with Financial Advisor
- Review clients’ employer benefit plans, income tax returns, SS benefits, pension benefits, insurances, beneficiary information & estate plan
- Review and summarize wills, power of attorney and other legal documents
- Create reports/analyses from Morningstar, MoneyGuide Pro, Orion, and Excel
- Incorporate analyses and recommendations into plan
- Gather final illustration for insurance products
- Verify suitability and quality of plans before client meeting
- Submit Roundtable cases
- Finalize plan for delivery
- Records notes in CRM and planning file regarding client communication, and planning actions
Client reviews
- Schedule reviews
- Prepare reviews and maintain accurate account, beneficiary information & RMD tracking
- Provide recommendations on investment objective
- Submit reviews to FA or AFA for a final review
- Post review-tasks; update account information, follow-up on paperwork, and record notes in CRM
Financial Advisor Support
- Provides the Financial Advisor with technical planning and research support
Industry | Product | Company Knowledge
- Regularly attends and contributes at WEG monthly trainings, team meetings, and FA meetings (as applicable)
- Respond to questions
- Contribute to problem solving
- Continued learning
Education/Skill Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in business; finance, economics or related
- 1-5 years in Financial Services
- FINRA Series 65 (or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire)
- FINRA Series 7, 63 and Insurance license in Life, Health & Variable is preferred
- Basic competency in all areas of financial planning
- Basic understanding of the investment platform
- Working knowledge of financial planning software
- Proofreading
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects
- Analytical skills
- Able to work well with all levels of employees
- High ethical standards
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with MS Office or related software
- Familiarity with Salesforce and Support Org functionality
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WEG hires employees and makes decisions about their salary qualifications based on factors such as: the role to be performed; educational and professional experience, qualifications, skills and credentials; tenure, cost-of-living and demand for the role in the applicable market. Thus, the entire salary range for those who are classified as the Individual Contributor level is $57,750.00 to $126,000.00.
Comprehensive Benefits Offerings
Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. You may participate in the following benefits & development opportunities:
- Training and professional development
- Medical, dental and vision coverage (Available to employees and their families)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical, dependent, and transit expenses
- Life and AD&D insurance – employer paid and voluntary options
- Short-term and long-term disability, workers compensation – employer paid
- 401k with match and profit sharing
- Wellness programs and resources
- Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
- 18 days of paid time off (PTO), accrued annually (25 PTO days after 4 years of service)
- 12 paid holidays each year (10 pre-determined and 2 floating days)
- Paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave (Caregiver leave available after 6 months of tenure)
- Reimbursement for tuition, licensing, and other credentials (Available after meeting service requirements)
Should you need reasonable accommodation when completing the application form or during the selection process, contact the Human Resources Department at 763-417-1700
Information provided on this application will be kept confidential and only be shared with those involved in the selection process.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. This organization participates in E-Verify.
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OSHA Requirements: This position requires the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, file documents in high or low cabinets, to use the telephone and to use the computer systems.
