Financial Advisor

Wilmington Trust N.A.

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Fairfield, CT Until 8/22/2026 2+ years exp First posted June 19, 2026 Last posted June 19, 2026
Job description

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
About this role

Summary

Manage client portfolios, develop relationships, and provide investment and insurance advice.

Job title

Financial Advisor

Experience level

4+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Fairfield, CT, remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Series 7Series 63Series 65Series 66Life/Variable Insurance

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

investmentinsurancerelationship managementwealth management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Fairfield, CT, USA

Work arrangement unknown City