Posts Tagged ‘commissions’
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
I went to a Morgan Stanley financial advisor associate recruitment meeting recently to spy on how they train their new financial advisors.
They have an extremely rigorous 36 month program. New associates are expected to pass series 7 and series 66 license testing in the first 12 months. These licenses enable them to charge both fees and (hidden) commissions. (Comparatively, my series 65 license prohibits me from charging commissions.)
As soon as they get the licenses, they are expected to go into “production.” The firm sets very tough production targets. If they fail the targets, they will be kicked out of the program.
The Investment Scientist 