How Do You Become A Financial Advisor (Stockbroker)?
This article will give you some basic information on what you’ll need to become a Financial Advisor or Stockbroker. Step 1 **Motivation** First off, let me say that the jobs Financial Advisor, Financial Consultant, Stockbroker, or Broker are basically the same. It’s just one company calls them one things, while another calls them something different. For example, when I worked at Prudential Securities, we were called Financial Advisors. Now with that being said, let me say that the number one thing you’ll need to be is highly motivated. You’re working in sales and making most of your money off commission. So you’ll need to be able to go out there and drum-up business. You’ll have production goals to meet so you need to stay focused and motivated to succeed. Step 2 **Handling Rejection** Because you’re working in sales, you have to prepare yourself for hearing the dreaded word “no.” But that just goes with the territory. Some will be willing to listen to you and buy, while many others w
