Pros
Good work/life balance. Friendly coworkers, going to work was enjoyable. People genuinely believe they can make a difference.
Cons
Predatory, at least on the local side. You are highly encouraged to sell products to friends and family to start. If you don't have a strong support network ready to buy right away , good luck. No leads are provided, you find your own. As a "financial advisor," you are also going to be incentivized to sell products that are not in your clients' best interest. Your most profitable products are going to be Whole Life Insurance of some form, which happen to be terrible investments for anyone with incomes under the top tax bracket (even then, it's only slightly less expensive than taxable investing). Financial advisors get paid a large amount for these sales, so unsurprisingly it's the product they push the most. Interns are let go in as little as 2 weeks if they don't perform right away. Recruiters lead you on to believe that you "manage your own business" as a financial advisor. In reality, after a few years you need to pay for your own overhead cost. You literally will pay the company to sit at a desk or rent an office. You'll be pushed to hire and pay your own employees. Full commission, and if a client cancels their policy within a year you will get a chargeback. Around 10% of financial advisors will last 5 years. Incoming classes of new recruits will be around 5-10, maybe 1-2 will still be there in 6 months. Stay away if you can. Go to a reputable company and work as a fiduciary.