Motivation for getting into the business?
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Did you watch Wall Street one night and decide I want to get paid? Did family work in the business? Genuine interest in helping people with their finances?
[quote=Mr.Blonde]
Did you watch Wall Street one night and decide I want to get paid? Did family work in the business? Genuine interest in helping people with their finances?
[/quote]It was watching top producers like you make 40k a year.
Gave me hope that I would someday make the big money and drive a honda civic.
[quote=Mr.Blonde]
Did you watch Wall Street one night and decide I want to get paid? Did family work in the business? Genuine interest in helping people with their finances?
[/quote] I didn't have any interest in this specific career. I was looking for a career with certain attributes: 1) Ability to make a lot of money. 2) Ability to make a positive difference in the lives of others. 3) Ability to go to my kid's sporting event on a Tuesday at 2:00. 4) No boss telling me what to do.I worked in IT, and watched helplessly as jobs got exported. I realized I didn't want a future of learning new technologies every year, nor allow someone else to define my value and employment. So I resigned a great job with great pay 36 months ago - today, in fact.
I refused to allow the worst economic crisis in 79 years define my success. Every day, I look for one thing: to do a little better, better for myself in sales, and better for my clients in terms of returns and I've been blessed in so many ways.[quote=cyaEDJ] [quote=Mr.Blonde]
Did you watch Wall Street one night and decide I want to get paid? Did family work in the business? Genuine interest in helping people with their finances?
[/quote]It was watching top producers like you make 40k a year.
Gave me hope that I would someday make the big money and drive a honda civic.
[/quote] Have we met before? Have you started to make the big money yet and reach that dream of a Honda Civic? Even losers have dreams.
[quote=anonymous][quote=Mr.Blonde]
Did you watch Wall Street one night and decide I want to get paid? Did family work in the business? Genuine interest in helping people with their finances?
[/quote] I didn't have any interest in this specific career. I was looking for a career with certain attributes: 1) Ability to make a lot of money. 2) Ability to make a positive difference in the lives of others. 3) Ability to go to my kid's sporting event on a Tuesday at 2:00. 4) No boss telling me what to do.[/quote] Very similar situation to me.The market is the worlds largest strategy video game. Infinite ways to fleece those with a lesser or no edge at all. Get paid big to play a video game???
Hell yeah!this is a hilarious thread. For me it was the desire to have a high salary, make my own hours, and (for the most part) be my own boss. I still have the president of our firm constantly looking over my shoulder and making comments, but he offers a lot of good advise as well. Additionally, i think being able to help people who seriously need help with their retirement plans is rewarding.
in my case, im still very young (20), my biggest concern was that, the brokers here in pr, are a bunch of opportunist that just want commissions, i wanted to do something that people will be grateful for, so i found out about RIA’s got my license and (after all that paperwork) i already have my first 5 clients around 4m aum :), (wish me luck!), also being my own boss it just doesnt get better than that.
[quote=ambitious]
Playing a live monopoly game Huh? Just avoid the go to jail.
[/quote]You’re O.K. as long as it’s white-collar resort prison but if it’s federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison, not good.