Financial Planning Consultant - Devon, PA

Responsibilities

• PartnerswithFinancialAdvisortoreviewclients’currentportfoliodesign,understandclient goals, enter client data, and conduct financialanalysis.

• Evaluatesoverallindividualandemployer-basedretirementneeds,researchesvarious options, and recommends planningalternatives.

• Researchesandprovidesrecommendationsrelatedtoriskmanagementconcerns,including insurance.

• Designsandrecommendsatailoredfinancialanalysisorcomprehensivefinancialplanfor clients and prospects that meets their short and long-term financial needs andgoals.

• Preparespresentationsthatclearlycommunicatetherecommendationsandalternatives related to the client’s financial analysis and comprehensive plandesign.

• Performsdetaileddocumentreviews;analyzesclientinformationandsituationsacrossthe financial planning spectrum to developplan

• Researchesinformationasnecessaryonacase-by-casebasisandwritescustomized financial plan observations and recommendations for each clientcase

• Prepares files for meetings with existing and newclients

• Prepares,coordinatesandfollowsthroughonanyneededcommunicationwithnewor existingclients

• Continuouslymonitorsclients’financialsituationswithdetailandaccuracy,withtheabilityto the look at their overall financialpicture

• Responds to client questions by telephone, email and occasional personalvisits.

• Educatesclientonthefunctionsofvarioussecuritiesmarketsandtheprincipalfactorsthat affect them.

• Provides guidance on estate planning options andtechniques.

• Responds to and directs education funding questions including 529 savingsplans.

• Assists with guidance on small businessplanning.

• Conductsresearchasneededrelatedtoassignedclientcases,includingbutnotlimitedto basicincometaxquestionsandotherlegalissuesrequestingguidancewhenappropriate.

• May participate in clientpresentations.

• May open, transfer, and close customer accounts and maintain appropriate accountrecords.

• May obtain and verify the client’s purchase and sale instructions, enter orders, and follow up on completion oftransactions.

• Ensures firm and regulatory policies are followed within compliancestandards

• Perform other duties and responsibilities asassigned.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and three years’ experience in the financial services industry with an emphasis onfinancial, retirement and estate planning field or in marketing these services

or

• An equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training as approved by Human Resources

Licenses

• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfatheringcannot beapplied

• Series7

• Series 63, 65 and/or66 as required by state or ability to obtain within sixmonths