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Great Place to work and to get your foot in the door
OnBoard Data Entry (Former Employee), Shawnee Mission, KS –
Great place to work, helps entry level people learn more about work field and gives everyone a chance
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Good company to work with
Financial Advisor (Former Employee), Tacoma, WA –
Pros: developing longlasting relationships
Cons: cold calling
Cold calling and walk in personal contact.
Learned how to manage time and motivate people follow up on their goals. Hardest part was cold calling.
Most enjoyable was being able to help families plan for a better future.
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I work for an individual advisor
Client Service Assistant (Current Employee), Evergreen Park, IL –
Waddell & Reed is a satisfactory work environment. Although I work for an individual financial advisor so I can only really speak on her as an employer not the company as a whole.
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Financial Advisor (Former Employee), Monroeville, PA –
Enjoyed working at Waddell & Reed
Fun Atmosphere
Enjoyed meeting clients needs.
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Fast paced independant contractor for company.
Financial Advisor (Current Employee), Spokane, WA –
Pros: set own hours, make as much money as you want, 100 % commission
Cons: no paid vacations or sickleave.
Build a book of business,
Income increases,
!00% commision job,
Set own hours,
liberty to attend family functions,
Fun atmosphere ,
Individual offices,
Beautiful Office building downtown,
Meet fun, and exciting people,
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Laid Back Financial Environment
Field Secretary (Former Employee), Beaverton, OR –
Pros: generally a fun environment
Cons: too many meetings
Phones, data entry, paperwork

Management could swing from hands-off to micro-management pretty quickly.
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Where are they?
Financial Advisor (Former Employee), Overland Park, KS –
Pros: nothing
Cons: all commission, no mentor/boss at first, no support
At Waddell & Reed, everything is so micro managed that you never knew who to report to. I was given a huge packet for training, EXPECTED TO PAY $1,000 JUST TO START TRAINING, and was told when you pass your tests, come back and we'll talk.
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great place to start as a financial advisor
Financial Advisor (Former Employee), West Des Moines, IA –
Pros: own schedule, training and testing
Cons: limited product offering for clients
Recieved valuable training and test to help me in my financial career.
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Hard to get started
Financial Advisor (Current Employee), Houston –
I was optimistic when i first started because i was supposed to be on a new advisor compensation program, but when i was activated the programs had changed. Need to have money to put into it or you will not succeed.
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Great place to work!
Internal Audit Intern (Current Employee), Shawnee Mission, KS –
Waddell & Reed is a very good company with an outstanding reputation.
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Good company. Excellent growth potential
Adm Asst. (Former Employee), Las Vegas NV –
Good stable company. Good advancement. Good income potential
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About Waddell & Reed

Waddell & Reed, Inc. is a subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE:WDR). Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., – Read more