<prompt> Human: I graduated in July with a degree in Finance. Eventually I would like to be a personal financial adviser and help people plan for their retirement. I was curious if anybody in this sub went down this path, and could offer me some advice.  <response>: My first job out of college was an advisor for a life insurance company. It was the worst job imaginable. The only part of that required any finance knowledge was passing the Series 7. Besides that it was nothing but dozens of cold calls a day and high pressure sales pitches to family and friends. I quit 2 months after getting my 7. 