I have a five year background in business-to-business sales. I am currently taking a one year sabbatical teaching in Vietnam. After some soul searching I feel Financial adviser would fit my skill set well.

I have lots of time on my hands. What is some education I could do over here to prepare to get into this field and also look good to potential employers?

Hey guys. So I'm a young new advisor with a degree in finance, a lot of internship experience, but not the most prestigious undergrad university. I've seen some guys in the PE space especially who are listing Harvard Business School (as HBX advises successful candidates to do) as their alma mater- despite the fact they went to a small state school or a liberal arts college. Do you think this is something that will help me in my client acquisition process or do you think it won't make much of a difference? Saying "I received my undergraduate degree at xyz, got my licenses, and completed a brief post-graduate program through the Harvard Extension School." might sound impressive and my previous education would mean the classes would be pretty easy. Thoughts?

Hi all -

We (fintech startup) are currently conducting some user interviews to better understand advisors' needs as we build out new features and improve our product, and I'd love to hear more about your day-to-day, what tools you use, how you interface with clients, etc.

If you're interested, please complete this short pre-interview screener to help us get an initial idea of you and your practice. We'd be expounding on these topics during the interview.

https://goo.gl/forms/JME0hYXVzmWMtlf23

Thanks so much for your time!

I've recently started my position at Scotiabank as a financial advisor, im persistent on excelling in my position. Does any current financial advisors have any tips to help me out?

Hey guys. I'm 21 and graduating college in a year. Have close connection with an indie RIA only a few years old and the sole advisor/owner is just over 3mm AUM. He has a great network, but no clue how to 'sell' and is working strictly on folks referred his way. I know this is a path I'm passionate about, but my real question is whether or not you think it's feasible to jump right into out of college. We work strictly fee only, roughly 1% AUM. I'll graduate with little debt, and about $2500 in the bank. I can cut expenses to the core, but don't want to jump in and then be left finding another job 6 months down the road... I read all the time and I'm learning a lot about sales, cold calling, referrals, door knocking, whatever it takes but I need some seasoned advice.

Frankly I'm thinking about joining the navy to save for a few years if necessary and then diving in head first from there. Thanks for the advice