What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Financial Advisor position at Baird?
About The Role
The Associate Financial Advisor provides specialized services to an individual Financial Advisor or Financial Advisor team to assist in their ability to offer sophisticated wealth management solutions to individuals and families and strategically build the client base. Specialized areas of emphasis include financial planning, portfolio management and analysis and/or investment analysis.
The Impact You’ll Make
Provide or lead financial education, such as long-term planning, social security/Medicare, tax return reviews utilizing our team of experts
Review, research and analyze data to create customized, annual financial plans for clients
Deliver the financial plan to clients in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team
Connect with next generation clients through planning
Take the planning results and identify the best investment solutions to implement the plan in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team. Assist with marketing efforts, such as a newsletter or LinkedIn presence, to solicit additional planning business with the existing client base and to establish the team as a planning team in front of prospects
Research relevant news articles related to the topic’s covered in a client’s plan to share with them as an added touch point
Document, follow up, and support the closing of opportunities identified from the financial planning process
Serve as a Team specialist for queries on financial planning topics and consult with the Financial Advisors/Team on specific client scenarios
Monitor and track client revenues related to financial planning work to ensure sales opportunities are maximized
Operate within the team’s client service and wealth management strategy to ensure high quality client service
Engage the client/prospect, frame the discussion, and convey the mission to better position the Advisor for additional business opportunities
Performs other duties and special projects as necessary
What You’ll Bring To Baird
Must have an undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent
Must have or be capable of and committed to pursuing and achieving specialized professional designations (i.e., CFP, CPWA, JD) or higher-level education equivalent within one year of assuming the Associate Financial Advisor role
Must hold SIE, Series 7/66 or Series 7/63/65 licenses
Minimum of three years of investment experience in a client facing role
Excellent presentation skills, very strong interpersonal and written communication skills
Proven self-starter, highly motivated, with the ability to work independently