Harnessing Women’s Strengths As Financial Professionals
April 15, 2016 by Andie Frazier
As a young woman starting out as a financial advisor in Northwest Georgia more than 20 years ago, I faced my fair share of challenges. I began my career in a very small town bereft of many professional women, let alone young women in financial services.
This environment forced me to learn quickly. When clients would walk into their first meeting with me, they were sometimes taken aback and even seemed a bit skeptical about my potential competence as the guardian of their financial assets.
Many of the hurdles I experienced then are still experienced by young women today. Financial services is a wonderful career field for women. But women are often scared away from entering the industry over concerns about its male-dominated culture, commission-based compensation models and a dearth of females in management positions. Click HERE to view the full article
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