30/40 Wealth Partners · Fully remote (residence in North Carolina a plus) · Full-time · $62,000–$68,000 base + target bonus of 10%
About us
30/40 Wealth is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment advisor. We specialize in equity compensation for tech professionals: people at the most closely watched private and newly public companies, working through IPOs, lockups, tender offers, ISOs and concentrated stock. Our founder is a CFA charterholder and IRS Enrolled Agent with a background in investment banking and Silicon Valley startups before launching 30/40 Wealth.
We are a small team that leans into AI where it makes sense (mostly Claude). We are looking for someone who thinks AI-first when possible, while still appreciating that the human element is needed in many situations.
The role
This is the first step on our planning career track, for someone who wants to become a financial planner. You will be the production engine behind our client work: gathering client data, building first drafts of equity models and keeping client operations running.
You will help support clients from day one and learn our business from the inside. Advice comes from our advisors; your job is to make sure everything behind it is accurate, complete and on time.
What you'll do
This role has three parts. You will own all three.
Planning support (40–50%)
- Gather and enter client data in our internal platform and RightCapital, and keep it complete and current.
- Build first-draft equity models: grants, vesting schedules and cost basis.
- Prepare meeting packets and agendas, and own post meeting recaps and workflows so nothing gets dropped.
Client operations (30–40%)
- Own the Charles Schwab workflow end to end: new account openings, beneficiary updates, transfers, document collection, paperwork tracking and follow-through, including communicating with clients.
- Document every process and create templates so it gets faster and more automated over time.
- Partner with leadership on how to improve operations, which tools to build, and the ROI of that tooling.
- Over time, potentially take on investment operations, including client trades.
Client service (10–20%)
- Own the review queue in our internal platform, which helps us deliver top-tier client service.
- Communicate with clients on routine items: scheduling, document requests, quarterly and mid-quarter updates, pre-meeting agendas and post-meeting recaps.
- Triage the firm inbox so the right items reach the right person quickly.
Who you are
- You want a career in financial planning. You are working toward becoming an advisor, or seriously considering it, and you want to learn from the inside.
- You have a bachelor's degree and up to two years of work experience, ideally in client service, operations or planning at a custodian, bank, broker-dealer or RIA. Recent graduates, especially from CFP Board-registered programs, are encouraged to apply.
- Money, markets and equity compensation interest you. Terms like stock options, RSUs, vesting and capital gains are not a foreign language, even if you are still learning.
- You are fluent in spreadsheets and comfortable building a model from scratch.
- You use AI tools like Claude every day, are excited by it, and have built or made something real with them (preferably multiple things).
- You are a self-starter and a go-getter. You find the next most important thing without being told, you want more responsibility as soon as you have earned it, and you do your best work remotely with light supervision.
- You get things over the finish line. When work is waiting on the founder, you follow up, make the decision easy, and keep it moving. Polite persistence is part of the job here.
- You write clearly and quickly, and you can match someone else's voice.
- You catch errors other people miss, and boring work done right matters to you. (Important: prove this by starting your video in the required online application by saying "Lake Norman.")
- You are working toward a CFP, CFA or CPA, or ready to start. A Series 65 or EA is a plus.
Where it leads
This role is the first level of our five-level planning career track:
- Financial Planning Analyst: builds the inputs.
- Senior Financial Planning Analyst: builds the analysis behind every recommendation.
- Associate Advisor: second chair and the client's day-to-day contact.
- Advisor: leads a book of clients.
- Lead Advisor: leads a full, complex book and a team.
The early levels typically take 12–18 months each, and a strong performer can reach Lead Advisor in about five years. Promotion is earned through credentials and demonstrated work, not tenure, so how fast you move depends mostly on you.
What we offer
- $62,000–$68,000 base, depending on experience, plus a target bonus of 10% of base, paid annually based on firm results and your individual scorecard.
- A $4,000 annual stipend in place of health and 401(k) benefits, which we don't currently offer.
- We pay for your Series 65, coursework and exams for one of the CFP, CFA or CPA, plus ongoing dues and continuing education.
- Your own paid seat on the AI tools we use.
- Direct mentorship from the founder and Associate Advisor.
How to apply
Apply through the form below, not a one-click apply button. Along with your resume, it asks for three things:
- A two-minute video. Record it on Loom or your phone, then share a link anyone can view (Loom, Google Drive or Dropbox work well). No editing needed. Tell us who you are, why you want a career in financial planning, and why this role.
- Proof of work with AI. A link to something you built or made with AI, plus three sentences on how you made it and what didn't work at first.
- A planning question. A client has 4,000 RSUs vesting next quarter and asks whether to sell or hold. Before anyone gives advice, what would you want to know, and why? Answer in 250 words or fewer. Our Academy is a fair place to start.
Applications without all items completed will not be reviewed. Use AI as much as you think is appropriate, but know that we will ask you to walk us through your application and answers live on the first call, and an inability to back up what you wrote will be viewed poorly. We believe AI is a powerful tool when combined with human judgment, not a substitute for it.