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Planning Consultant - Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids, MI
Full-Time

Job Description

Job Description:

Through your integrity and adherence to Fidelity's client commitment standards, we know you will inspire client dedication with a goal of developing lifetime relationships with Fidelity.

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.

The Expertise We're Looking For

  • FINRA Series 7 & 63 required prior to hire
  • Series 65 and/or 66 and insurance licenses within 90 days of hire
  • Minimum 2 years of financial services or relevant experience
  • Attainment of CFP Certification is highly encouraged

The Purpose of Your Role

The Planning Consultant works alongside the Financial Consultant and/or Wealth Planner in a financial planning capacity. This role expands upon the planning capabilities available to engage Fidelity's most valuable clients. In addition to the primarily role of conducting financial planning interactions, you will support the overall client relationship by using innovative technologies, such as Glance, to maximize efficiencies for clients. You will be in complete alignment with Fidelity's firm wide initiatives that will give you the opportunity to positively influence clients' financial plans. You will see your impact on the business and have rewarding interactions with clients every single day!

The Skills You Bring

  • Remarkable 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 calls to further educate clients and uncover opportunities

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

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Through your knowledge of financial planning 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 complex planning opportunities in which you'll partner with the Financial Consultant or Wealth Planner to develop further. This partnership will allow the team to further meet the needs of our clients!

Certifications:

Series 07 - FINRA, Series 63 - FINRA

Category:

Relationship Management

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

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.

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Job Description:

Through your integrity and adherence to Fidelity's client commitment standards, we know you will inspire client dedication with a goal of developing lifetime relationships with Fidelity.

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.

The Expertise We're Looking For

  • FINRA Series 7 & 63 required prior to hire
  • Series 65 and/or 66 and insurance licenses within 90 days of hire
  • Minimum 2 years of financial services or relevant experience
  • Attainment of CFP Certification is highly encouraged

The Purpose of Your Role

The Planning Consultant works alongside the Financial Consultant and/or Wealth Planner in a financial planning capacity. This role expands upon the planning capabilities available to engage Fidelity's most valuable clients. In addition to the primarily role of conducting financial planning interactions, you will support the overall client relationship by using innovative technologies, such as Glance, to maximize efficiencies for clients. You will be in complete alignment with Fidelity's firm wide initiatives that will give you the opportunity to positively influence clients' financial plans. You will see your impact on the business and have rewarding interactions with clients every single day!

The Skills You Bring

  • Remarkable 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 calls to further educate clients and uncover opportunities

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

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Through your knowledge of financial planning 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 complex planning opportunities in which you'll partner with the Financial Consultant or Wealth Planner to develop further. This partnership will allow the team to further meet the needs of our clients!

Certifications:

Series 07 - FINRA, Series 63 - FINRA

Category:

Relationship Management

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

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.

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About Fidelity Investments

At Fidelity, since our founding in 1946, we have been dedicated to strengthening and security our clients’ financial well-being through exceptional service and innovative solutions. We empower over ~50 million people to achieve their most important financial goals, manage employee benefit programs for nearly 24,000 businesses, and support more than 16,000 wealth management firms and institutions with cutting-edge investments and technology. Our diverse business portfolio and independence provide us with a comprehensive view of the market and the stability to deliver long-term value for our customers. As the financial industry evolves and customer needs grow more complex, Fidelity continues to reinvent, innovate, and transform to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s financial landscape.
 

*Specifically serviced by our Clearing & Custody team within Fidelity Institutional

 

Fidelity TalentSource, is the in-house temporary staffing provider for Fidelity Investments. Unlike traditional staffing agencies, we are an internal business unit within Fidelity’s Talent Acquisition team, dedicated to recruiting talent from various backgrounds for roles in Fidelity’s regional and investor center locations. Our mission is to help you experience Fidelity’s diverse and inclusive workplace while expanding your skill set and professional network, with the ultimate goal of conversion to full-time employment as part of Fidelity’s long-term strategy. To learn more about temporary positions at Fidelity Investments, visit FidelityTalentSource.com.

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