{"id":9476,"date":"2020-08-10T08:43:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T08:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edwardjones-r2.site.findly.com\/?p=9476\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T13:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:55:25","slug":"gaining-flexibility-as-a-fa-mark-audet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwardjones-stage.xcc.smashfly.io\/en-CA\/blog\/gaining-flexibility-as-a-fa-mark-audet\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaining Flexibility as a Financial Advisor: Mark Audet"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling avia-bg-style-scroll  breadcrumb-section minht0 pb40 blog-detail-breadcrumb container_wrap fullsize'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9476'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock '   itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"breadcrumb breadcrumbs avia-breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumb-trail\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/edwardjones-stage.xcc.smashfly.io\/en-CA\/\" title=\"Edward Jones External Staging\" rel=\"home\" class=\"trail-begin\">Home<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling avia-bg-style-scroll  left-text-right-image reverse-col two-col-wideimg no-overlap blog-detail-banner blog-detail-banner-video container_wrap fullsize'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9476'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable' ><div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-zero-column-padding first  l-text \" style='background-color:#fdf8da; 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Hear from some of our current Financial Advisors about the position and the career path they took to build a successful practice.<\/h2>\n<p>Mark Audet worked as a director of analytics in the banking industry before switching careers to a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. He liked the idea of running his own practice and being able to take control of his long-term success, both professionally and personally. Working with Edward Jones gives him the autonomy and empowerment that he had been missing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were some of the factors that led you to explore a career change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized I was putting in so many hours at work in my prior role, but it wasn\u2019t really impacting my family in a positive way. That wasn\u2019t the work-life balance I wanted long term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were some of your initial hesitations before you started as a Financial Advisor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStepping away from an income level, and knowing that it could have been a lifestyle change for my family. But I welcomed it because of the long-term potential right around the corner. With the unlimited income potential, it was much more of an upside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can a new Financial Advisor expect in his or her first year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting in the business is not easy, and no one should tell you that it is. So when you make the commitment, you have to prepare yourself for several years of really hard work. It\u2019s a numbers game. If you\u2019re driven and make the contacts you\u2019re supposed to make, you can be successful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about a career change? 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