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Topic: Hello Everyone
Posted By: Hawk434
Subject: Hello Everyone
Date Posted: Jan/04/2011 at 12:18pm
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Greetings everyone! I am Series 7, L&H, P&C Licensed. I am taking my 66 test on Thursday (fingers crossed on passing). I am making a career change from pharmaceutical sales of 10yrs to this industry. I am with a B/D that is fee based (I think), and not sure what a wire, or the other acronyms are. I am very excited about this new move in my career, I look forward to learning more from the other members. Thanks |
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Posted By: Wet_Blanket
Date Posted: Jan/04/2011 at 12:21pm
| Welcome to the board. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: Jan/04/2011 at 2:05pm
| Welcome aboard Hawk. Do yourself a favor, and read basically everything on this forum (except for Technology, Legal, and the Water Cooler, can probably wait), especially stuff that's in the Lobby. |
Posted By: Hawk434
Date Posted: Jan/04/2011 at 2:44pm
| Thanks Ice |
Posted By: RIArules
Date Posted: Jan/04/2011 at 3:25pm
------------- “We are all Antifa” - Hacksaw 9/12/2025 |
Hawk434 wrote:Posted By: Hawk434
Date Posted: Jan/04/2011 at 4:04pm
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I guess looking back on discussion with my mentor he mentioned being able to charge a fee and collect commish....shizz I dont know exactly all I know is I am free to promote whatever prod I want and I work hard and the $$ will follow....I was with a captive in the insurance biz and hated being captive. |
Posted By: Stealthadv
Date Posted: Jan/05/2011 at 8:51pm
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Captive blows especially if it was something like Allstate in Houston and they stop writing HO policies.
This biz is 100 times harder than being a pharma rep but you can sure make a lot more money once you tough out the first year or so. Just call on CPAs the same way you called on docs and you could do well. Good luck to you. Definitely reach out to your mentor and others early on. Without guidance and inspiration this job can be very tough road early on. |
Posted By: Hawk434
Date Posted: Jan/05/2011 at 9:21pm
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Thanks for the insight Stealth |
Posted By: Hawk434
Date Posted: Jan/05/2011 at 9:26pm
| I was with Farmers and it Sucked and doing it on the side with my pharma gig. Now I am independent and looking to make a giant step on the income side in the next few years of hard knocks |