I know a couple of bank brokers and they started with a salary + some cut of commission, this only lasted 1yr-15 months for another. They then went to commish only.  Sometimes you can get paid to bring assets, but not what the wirehouses are paying. The cd list and fixed annuities are a plenty in a lot of 50-100mil banks.

so what is the min size bank that would work? 50M?

JP MORGAN CHASE- Are there any FAs who have worked for or are currently working for Chase on this board? Would like to learn what the payout structure is? What is the culture? What do you enjoy most/least? What is the noncompete limit? Thank you ahead of time for your taking the time to respond…

A friend of mine was a substantial producer at Chase, and took over a book that had been run by another adviser.  This adviser had apparently put some folks into some pretty lame fixed annuities.

She had helped some folks improve their position by-where appropriate-moving them into VA’s.  Last year a client(or perhaps their child) raised a concern about a surrender charge that was well documented and acknowledged by the client at the time of the transaction, and very much justifiable.

However, there were big dollars involved, and bank management chose to settle to keep the client happy, despite the fact that my friend had done the right thing throughout the transaction process, and despite my friend’s objection.  Because the bank settled, the adviser ended up with a mark on their U-4 and the bank fired them…all because they didn’t understand the transaction and were afraid to defend the adviser against a big bank client.

This is the kind of stuff you face at JPMorgan Chase or any other bank.  It’s a totally different compliance culture.

The bottom line is less about the size of the bank - although you should look for assets over $100m.