As a Planning Consultant, you will provide a world-class planning experience, uncover opportunities to deepen client relationships through consolidation of assets, referrals, and plan implementations, and develop an engagement strategy that supports each client’s unique planning needs. Through your integrity and adoption of Fidelity’s client commitment standards, we know you will inspire client dedication with the goal of developing lifetime relationships with Fidelity.
The Expertise We’re Looking For- FINRA Series 7 & 63 licensed; Series 65 or 66 licensed and appropriate state registrations OR ability to acquire series 65/66 upon hire
- Financial services experience preferably in financial planning
- Degree and/or other professional certifications such as CFP are helpful; if you don’t already have a CFP or degree, our Tuition Reimbursement program can help you obtain one
The Planning Consultant works alongside Financial Consultants and/or Wealth Planners in a financial planning capacity. Through your knowledge and your ability to build relationships, you will effectively profile, navigate and present the output of our guidance tools, leading to an in-depth discussion around our planning concepts. This will lead you to uncover additional planning opportunities in which you will partner with the adviser to develop further. This partnership will allow the team to further meet the needs of our clients. You will see your impact on the business and have rewarding interactions with clients every single day!
The Skills You Bring- Thorough understanding of financial planning concepts to help clients build effective financial plans for them and their families.
- Ability to profile to understand planning needs and identify appropriate solutions
- You have a vested interest in building relationships and being an advocate for clients
- You are motivated toward success, willing to demonstrate ownership, and committed to achieving meaningful goals
- Comfort making outbound telephone calls to further educate clients and find opportunities to add value to the relationship
Fidelity’s greatest advantage is our people, and we believe it is important to approach life holistically. We offer a competitive total rewards package, including a stable base salary, to recognize associate achievements. And our benefit programs are designed to help you and your family strike the right balance. We offer training in-branch, regionally, nationally, and virtually to help you with all aspects of your business. You will not fail due to a lack of training or onboarding!
The Value You Deliver- Conducting joint appointments with clients, focused on consultations through Fidelity’s guidance offering
- Educating and planning with clients to uncover opportunities that will lead to the client’s success
- Creating and maintaining an organized client contact strategy, including engaging business partners, and using tools such as Salesforce
- Building long-lasting, meaningful relationships with clients
- Mentoring and supporting the success of your peers
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
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At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
