If this is entirely the wrong sub, my apologies, and I would appreciate being directed to it.
I work in retail banking with a BA in econ and would like to earn more money (around 30k now). I'm 27 and have only been in the industry (answering phones at a medium sized regional bank) for a year, I do a great job, but I don't have the patience to just climb the food chain just by doing a great job.
I would like to go into investments, but Am too young, inexperienced, and non-connected to leave my bank to gamble on a junior advisor role somewhere that wants to mine my personal contacts.
My question is, is there any value to self-sponsoring the series 66 exam to become a more attractive job candidate? I know I won't be able to really use it until I am sponsored and take the series 6 or 7. But does the 66 alone make me appealing for an underwriter or processor? How about to a junior analyst position? I am trying to move into advising eventually but in the meantime I just want to turn 30k/year into 40k+. I would even be happy to just pass life and annuity. I'm not afraid of moving into a sales role if It isn't an overt gamble of a career move. I've even heard I could answer phones at a brokerage for 45k with the 7 and 66! Sign me up. I'm conscious of the long term, but I need some medium-short term advice.
All recommendations and advice appreciated! Thanks.
Submitted April 24, 2017 at 10:01AM by majortom721 http://ift.tt/2pXyhFr
