
Lead Financial Planner
- Remote
- United States
- $125,000 - $150,000 per year
- Wealth Management
Job description
Apply for this Full-Time Virtual Lead Planner position ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE WHAT WE BELIEVE:
Charging a Flat Fee for Planning & Investment management is clearly better for clients than a % AUM fee (which drives excessive fees and is rife with conflicts)
Lead Planners do their best work serving clients and NOT prospecting for them
A Lead Planner’s core purpose is to help clients achieve the feeling of relaxed confidence in their financial lives
Great heroes for a Lead Planner include Jack Bogle, Wade Pfau, Bill Sharpe, Fama & French
Lead Planner core values should include Service, Curiosity, Transparency, Humility & Tenacity
Personal finance is 80% personal and 20% finance
We’re a disruptive band of flat fee retirement income experts providing outstanding client service. We’re about to pass $1B at Schwab, and we’re having a lot of fun.
So, do you believe what we believe?
Job requirements
“MUST HAVE” QUALIFICATIONS
Experience and Credentials
Hold your CFP designation
7+ years of analytically rigorous financial planning
3+ years running high net worth relationships
10+ years of total work experience
Planning and Analytical Chops
Created (from scratch) 200+ complete financial plans in leading software (MoneyGuide Pro, eMoney, or RightCapital), at least 75 of which have been for high net worth
True Expert in at least one of the 3 leading financial planning softwares to the point where you can confidently test multiple scenarios, create custom reports, conduct insurance needs analysis, evaluate tax planning strategies, and more
Microsoft Excel geek - pushing data around, using pivot tables, lookup tables, driving insights that you can't drive from planning software
Excellent Communicator and Cultural Fit
Very clear thinker and communicator (verbal & written)
Well organized and respectful of client service standards (deadlines)
Very good at detailed work AND "connecting" it to the bigger picture and seeing how your planning tasks at hand dovetail into the broader client situation
Very comfortable saying “I don’t know” and “I need help”
Consistently demonstrate our core values (curiosity, tenacity. service, rigor, clarity)
"NICE TO HAVE" QUALIFICATIONS
Expertise in MoneyGuidePro
Bring something new to the table to expand the capability of our team (e.g. CPA, CFA, Trading, Behavior, etc.)
Experience in an RIA (preferably fee-only & growth oriented)
Familiarity with Schwab
Track record of effective remote work
Track record of thriving in a small company "start-up" culture
COMPENSATION PACKAGE
Full-time W2
$120K+ Base and 25% Target Bonus (with clear path to $200K+)
401-K Match (4%)
Health, Dental, & Vision
Long-Term Disability, HSA, Dependent Care FSA
Professional development stipend
Unlimited PTO – Just get your work done!
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