Part 1

Getting Started as a Financial Advisor

IN THIS PART …

Wrap your brain around what’s required to be a successful financial advisor.

Figure out whether you have the right characteristics to be a financial advisor, such as problem-solving, intention, and service-oriented.

Discover how to leverage your education, experience, and former career(s) to transition successfully into the role of financial advisor.

Weigh the options and make the call of how to practice — working for an established firm or starting your own business.

Get up to speed on the rules and regulations that govern financial advisors, so you can avoid doing anything that gets you into trouble and be positioned for where the regulatory and legislative trends are headed.

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