Yep, I’ve actually already applied to all three of those places. Vanguard would be my first choice of the three because I could do more outside of focusing strictly on investments, and actually have an advisor type relationship with people. You’re right though in that I do have hesitations about being in this industry at all, because:
I am too anti-fee (e.g. why pay a fee on an IRA account at Wealthfront/Betterment? Yes, it’s better than what most people would do on their own, but it’s still not the optimal… I go back and forth on this one, because I do put a high value on the simplicity of it).
The business is based on meeting with lots of people and selling to them, and the people I would get along with the best are probably doing this stuff themselves
There’s tension between what this would be focused on (manage money effectively, accumulate wealth) vs. my desire to be more EA and act on the knowledge that I have enough, and many others do not.
I haven’t heard back from any of the applications, so it’s a moot point right now.
Yep, I’ve actually already applied to all three of those places. Vanguard would be my first choice of the three because I could do more outside of focusing strictly on investments, and actually have an advisor type relationship with people. You’re right though in that I do have hesitations about being in this industry at all, because:
I am too anti-fee (e.g. why pay a fee on an IRA account at Wealthfront/Betterment? Yes, it’s better than what most people would do on their own, but it’s still not the optimal… I go back and forth on this one, because I do put a high value on the simplicity of it).
The business is based on meeting with lots of people and selling to them, and the people I would get along with the best are probably doing this stuff themselves
There’s tension between what this would be focused on (manage money effectively, accumulate wealth) vs. my desire to be more EA and act on the knowledge that I have enough, and many others do not.
I haven’t heard back from any of the applications, so it’s a moot point right now.