Financial Advisor

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Signature Estate and Investment Advisors, LLC (SEIA) is a rapidly-growing, nationally-recognized, wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and 25 offices around the country. We provide a high level of customized investment and wealth management support to a large and affluent group of clients around the country. As an RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) with its own broker-dealer, SEIA is recognized annually by numerous major publications (Barron’s, Forbes, Financial Times, etc.), and we manage over $33 billion in client assets. We are seeking a full-time, experienced professional to be a Financial Advisor in our Chicago office, serving as a remote member of an LA-based, Partner's quickly growing team. This is a rare opportunity (with huge upside) to become part of the fastest-growing team with a huge referral pipeline, and to build a book of business within a team structure. SUMMARY: This position is based in Chicago with the ability to work from home, or from our office space downtown in the Hancock building. You will be reporting to - and working with - a Partner/Senior Financial Advisor who is based in Los Angeles, but travels back and forth. Responsibilities include helping the Partner/Senior Financial Advisor bring on new business; assisting with generating new referrals from Fidelity and Charles Schwab; assisting with fielding incoming referrals from Fidelity (and perhaps Schwab); servicing new and existing clients; conducting client portfolio reviews for existing clients in the Chicago area; communicating and executing portfolio trades and rebalancing; creating and presenting comprehensive retirement plans using eMoney; assisting in presenting to our custodians (Fidelity and Schwab) and their clients; and all practice management and new business initiatives listed below. Members of an advisory team work together servicing clients. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Client Service Independently serve and grow existing investment client relationships. Assist Partner/Senior Financial Advisor in preparing for client review meetings.Monitor and re-balance client portfolios. Resolve client inquiries in a timely manner. Maintain client information on in-house CRM database system.Account maintenance (opening new accounts, handling account TOAs (Transfer of Assets), managing account distributions or asset journals, handling address changes, etc.).Quarterback the financial planning process (creating and presenting/delivering client retirement plans with eMoney software). Practice Management Generate ideas for marketing and new business development. Create processes to help create scale and build a more efficient practice.General administrative duties.Value-add projects as assigned. Provide polished client service to custodians (Fidelity, Schwab), clients, prospects, consultants, and/or brokers. Prepare ad-hoc reports or tasks for clients or lead advisor. New Business Help develop relationships with referring FC’s (Financial Consultants) at all Fidelity branches around Chicago.Quarterback prospect portfolio diagnosis process (run analysis, prepare diagnosis email, etc.).Find solutions for prospective client’s situations.Pre-populate new business paperwork and send via DocuSign.Process and electronically file/task new business paperwork once completed. Edification and Interaction Stay up to date with stock market and financial service industry trends, products, and strategies. Interact with SEIA Investment Committee members to stay abreast of changing economic and market outlook. Attend research meetings with research team to understand and communicate firm’s market outlook.Stay up to date about the firm’s alternatives and private market solutions.QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university. MBA is a plus not required. At least 4-10 years of related experience in an investment, financial planning, or wealth management firm.FINRA licenses Series 7, 63, and 65 (or Series 66, in lieu of the 63 and 65) Preferred CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), CPWA, and or CFAPreferred Insurance and annuity license and sales experience. Preferred to have a knowledge of eMoney financial planning software