Financial Advisor Career Paper

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Careers After considering many different types of careers that are available to study today I chose to complete my research paper on a Financial advisor. A financial advisor can do many things with his/her career such as buying and selling securities (stocks and bonds) on behalf of their clients, and being a financial planner for his/her clients, and much more. These qualified candidates that choice to peruse a career in finances very confident about quick decision making with little time to think it over, also have excellent communication skills with people. Although there is no official requirements required for a financial advisor many employers will expect a bachelor’s degree, along with previous coursework in finance, and/or accounting is helpful to your hiring process. Many places such as banks, and financial firms offer…show more content…
The next course would be accounting which basically prepare you inventory, payroll, and how to record business transactions. Next you would get into an introduction of disability, life and medical insurance and learn how to read insurance policies and explain them to clients with Risk Management. With Investment Planning you’ll learn about basic investment concepts including risks and returns, vehicle investments, and asset allocation. Property Planning would include property transfers, and estate planning documents and Retirement and Employee Benefit would teach you about Social Security plans, retirement plans, and IRAs along with much more. When considering a career as a Financial Advisor you are required to pass a 7 Series Exam offered by the FINRA and continuing to meet all education requirements along the way. The FINRA stands for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The exam must be retaken every few years and if you decide to change positions with the current company to a new

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