Financial Advisor

**Financial Advisor (Greater Bridgeport Market)** ================================================= \-Bridgeport, CT & surrounding area ----------------------------------- **Build your book with a strong referral network.** M&T Bank is hiring a Financial Advisor to grow and manage a book of business in the Bridgeport market. This role offers access to a robust referral network across Retail, Business Banking, and Wealth partners—giving you the opportunity to focus on what you do best: building relationships and delivering advice-based solutions. **What You’ll Do:** * Build and grow a book of business through referrals, new client development, and a defined territory of retail branch partnerships across the Bridgeport market * Deliver personalized investment and insurance solutions aligned to client goals * Partner with branch, business banking, and wealth teams to generate consistent opportunities * Conduct portfolio reviews and recommend tailored strategies to grow and protect assets * Manage the full client lifecycle—from discovery to long-term relationship management **What You Bring:** * 4+ years of investment and/or insurance sales experience * Proven track record growing client relationships and assets under management * Strong business development and networking skills * Ability to work independently while leveraging internal partnerships **Education and Experience Required:** * Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years' sales, sales administration, financial services, and/or retail banking experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years' sales, sales administration, financial services, and/or retail banking experience **Licenses Required:** * Series 7, 63, and 65 or 66 * Life/Variable Insurance license **Why Join M&T:** * Established referral network to accelerate your book growth * Access to a broad suite of investment and insurance solutions * Collaborative, relationship-driven environment * Opportunity to build a scalable, long-term practice **About Wilmington Advisors @ M&T:** Wilmington Advisors @ M&T is a brand name used by LPL representatives to offer securities, advisory, and insurance services and is not a separate legal entity. Registered representatives of LPL using the Wilmington Advisors @ M&T name are employees of M&T Bank. LPL and its affiliates are entities separate from, and not affiliates of, M&T Bank. M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. Compensation for this role is based on commission - a draw will be advanced. The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation. **Location** ============ Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America