Pros
Got to work with some great advisors, sophisticated client base, and had a terrific introduction to the industry. It was also nice knowing I had a direct input to the company through my partners. I knew they would get my point across whether an idea was accepted or not. Very open architecture. Not saying it matter in the end, but was nice to have some kind of voice at a big company.
Cons
It was a smaller company when I started, but it truly was not a place for a younger advisor. As is consistent with other advisory firms, management does not care about you unless you are a producer and do not attempt to develop young advisors. The performance reporting software was absolutely terrible and beta testing any software was always a bad idea because your team got stuck testing all the bugs. Why would you ever become a managing partner if there is a huge overhead cost as well as them taking a majority share without knowing exactly how much your stock is worth?