Financial Advisor in Training - Minneapolis

The Ameriprise Advisor Center (AAC) is a financial advising organization that interacts with clients virtually to build deep and meaningful relationships through the Ameriprise Confident Retirement® approach.

Our AAC career path is designed for individuals who are passionate about helping others achieve their life goals financially and are looking for a structured, supportive way to develop into the role of a financial advisor.

The Financial Advisor in Training position is the first step within the AAC’s career path journey.

In this role you will receive the support and training necessary to obtain your SIE, Series 7, Series 66 and life insurance licenses. Once you obtain the required licensing, you will be eligible to forward your career by joining a financial advising team.

Once on a team you will start working directly with clients on their service needs as training and development continues via on-the-job mentorship, in classroom and online training, and coaching sessions. Our training program is designed to help advisors build a deep understanding of products, services, systems, and tools needed to provide high quality advice to clients.

The Ameriprise Advisor Center also believes in supporting advisors' development by offering competitive compensation, tuition reimbursement, and internal support to obtain professional designations like CFP® certification. Our support and training will lay the foundation you need for a rewarding career of helping clients feel more confident about their financial futures.

Key Responsibilities

• Study for SIE, Series 7, Series 66 and Life and Health licenses 

• Connect with clients on activities that do not require licenses 

• Enter necessary notes into Client Relationship Management tool to detail client interactions 

• Complete training as required for current and subsequent responsibilities 

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent. 

• Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills. 

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, metric driven environment. 

• Ability to build high quality relationships through virtual and phone-based conversations. 

• Active SIE, or ability to obtain within the timeframe determined by the Ameriprise Advisor Center.   

• Ability to obtain, Series 7, Series 66 (or Series 63 & 56) and life/accident/health and variable contracts insurance license the timeframe determined by the Ameriprise Advisor Center.   

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-Secondary Degree

Salary

• Unlicensed salary: $45,000 

• Licensed earning opportunity ranges from $55,000 to $95,000 within three years. Includes salary and bonus opportunity  

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $45,000 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation ma