Associate Wealth Advisor

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Job description

Associate Wealth Advisor - Walnut Creek, California

*MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE in Financial Services in one or more of the following areas:

Investment Management, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Multi-Generational Family.

*Proven ability to speak with HNW/UHNW clients on complex Investment issues.

*Serious Inquiries Only Please

Summary of Position

The Associate Advisor (AA) supports the day-to-day client service, wealth management, financial and goal planning, and marketing activities of our Advisors within Wealth Management Services (WMS). The successful candidate builds strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and affiliates to deliver exceptional, customized service that matches each client's financial situation and goals with Firm's full range of wealth management services. Firm provides comprehensive wealth management to high-net-worth individuals, families, endowments, foundations, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred

Minimum of 2 years of related professional experience

CFP® or CFA® preferred

Knowledge (preferred) of wealth management industry and financial planning relevant software

Familiarity (preferred) of financial planning issues and concepts including those for accumulators, in retirement, experiencing liquidity events, taxable estates, generating cash flow, etc.

Familiarity (preferred) with various aspects of portfolio management including asset allocation, manager due diligence, traditional and non-traditional asset classes, passive vs. active investing, sustainable (ESG) investing, etc.

Essential Duties:

Prepare client and prospective-client materials including letters, reports, requests for proposal (RFP)s, presentations, spreadsheets, etc.

Prepare financial projections, including communicating with clients and other financial professionals to collect necessary financial information

Prepare summaries, charts, graphs, tables or other visual aids that support client understanding

Prepare preliminary financial planning recommendations and review product solutions for advisor review and use in client meetings

Support preparation work for client investment recommendations

Prepare trades to align with proposed portfolio strategy decisions for advisor review and approval

Research, analyze, and summarize suggestions for prospects and clients' accounts and asset types

Research client-specific issues (e.g. tax planning issues such as Roth-IRA conversions, charitable gifts of appreciated property, portfolio allocation questions, etc.)

Support client and prospective-client meeting scheduling, preparation, and follow-up § Review and update client information as needed for client review meetings, including recording client meeting notes and suitability notes in CRM

Assist with preparation and maintenance of meeting agendas, recording of follow-up to-do items, and following through on agreed next steps

Attend client and prospective-client meetings as appropriate

Communicate with clients, in support of the assigned advisor, on financial planning, wealth management, and investment concepts and strategies

Communicate with other professionals, such as clients' tax advisors, estate planners, insurance agents, in support of the assigned advisor, to help coordinate a collaborative wealth management process for the client

Facilitate client-specific tasks with Advisors, Client Services, Operations, and Compliance

Work as representative for the advisory team on internal business and client related projects, as needed

Over time the AA is expected to develop expert knowledge in:

The application of investment concepts, such as asset allocation, and diversification

All forms of equity and bond investments, such as mutual funds and separate accounts, as well as forms of alternative investments, such as private vehicles and hedge funds

Financial planning, tax planning, insurance planning, and estate planning techniques

Electronic systems and transaction procedures, such as accessing portfolio accounting, custodian account information and requests, portfolio software, trading platform, etc.

Investment advisor and RIA compliance and regulatory issues

Communicating the basics of strategic planning ideas and suggestions for wealth planning and investment management to clients with a varied level of knowledge and a variety of communication styles.