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Kestra Financial reviews

2.2

24% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)
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James Poer

24% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Kestra Financial has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 180 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Kestra Financial employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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180 reviews
1.0
Jul 11, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The only pros are that there are a FEW ( a very limited amount) of good / decent human beings who work here. You have to work really hard to actually find these people.

Cons

- Leadership is reactive, not strategic, often making impulsive decisions with little to no regard for long term impact - Upper management is disconnected from day to day realities and very frequently dismisses employee concerns - No accountability at the top- blame is pushed down and credit is pulled upward - TOXIC WORK CULTURE ( I cannot stress that this is the most toxic work culture that I have ever experienced ) the work culture at Kestra is fueled by favoritism, fear based management and POOR communication - constructive feedback is neither welcomed nor acted upon; voicing concerns is seen and treated as “disloyalty” - ZERO investment in employee development - BURNOUT is common and normalized and honestly, is an expectation from upper management - processes and operations are an absolute mess: chaotic internal systems, constant fire drills, confusion amongst staff, finger pointing amongst staff - projects are all poorly planned and routinely derailed by shifting priorities from leadership - below market pay

1.0
Nov 4, 2025
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Pros

A few talented, genuine people trying to do their best in an impossible environment. Some coworkers care deeply about their work, but leadership destroys any chance of success.

Cons

The culture here is toxic, and it starts with leadership. The CMO "Karen" runs the department through fear and outdated thinking, shutting down new ideas and taking credit for work she didn’t do. It’s like watching someone twenty years out of touch try to run a modern marketing org with tactics that stopped working a over decade ago. Every “insight” feels forced and disconnected from reality. The constant turnover should tell you everything. People burn out fast. Decisions are made for optics, not outcomes. There’s no trust, no psychological safety, and no room to grow. Meetings feel like interrogations. Collaboration doesn’t exist—it’s survival. Most of the team is either looking for a way out or mentally checked out.

1.0
Dec 22, 2018

Concierge Specialist

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They play kickball during the day

Cons

Leadership is uninvolved, people are not trained properly, expectations are lacking in communication. Turnover is high, and there is most certainly an inner-circle who run everything. They are constantly for sale by the PE firms who own them - causing huge interruptions to advisors and staff.

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