Mariecarole
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I believe that people are so quick to judge and poor mentality. If you are interested by the industry, more power to you. Don't let anyone tell you what you should do or not do. Use your critical thinking and pursue your interest. I have 2 masters in Art History and French literature. I was a curator and I use to write article for emerging artist. I became a Realtor and practice Real Estate for 10 years then combined my Real Estate with financial services. It made sense to me to become a student of this business so I could confidently refer the people I care about to the right partners. I became a client first and then decided to become a professional. I am now a broker, building my own organization and changing life one at a time. I am affiliated with 95% of the industry. I have all my licenses so I can offer all the options, fixed, index, variable life insurance or active management. Transamerica offers a huge platform of outstanding professionals and elite companies. I know a lot of people who trust me and ask me all the time for advice. I use to refer them to many professionals and never got compensated before. Now I can get paid referring confidently all my friends and family to my partners. I know as a client myself and a professional that what is good for me should be good for the people I care the most. I don't sell, I educate and empower people to make their own decision. That's the power of knowledge. I have as a matter of fact a client that is a very well known surgeon. He is working day and night and became my partner because of the same reasons you mentioned previously. He was looking for residual income. Can't blame him. Unlike you he worked very hard all his career and just got so frustrated right now with Obama care and the way he has to practice medicine now to make as much money as he was 10 years ago. So your idea of having a twin career is very smart.