Resume template · Updated October 2026
Financial advisor resume template
Short answer
Daniel suits a financial advisor who wants a warmer, more approachable page: headings sit in rounded grey pills instead of hard rules, with no colour. The fictional sample advises 140 households with $210M in assets, grew mainly through referrals from accountants and estate attorneys, and holds the CFP plus Series 7 and 66, named in the headline because certifications print last.
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Why Daniel suits a financial advisor resume
Daniel puts each heading inside a rounded light-grey pill, a slightly softer look than a layout built only from rules, which suits a client-facing advisor whose relationships are the product. It keeps a summary for assets and credentials and prints skills in a compact three-column grid before the jobs.
Second choice: Leslie. Leslie puts experience before skills with one blue accent; a more traditional choice for wirehouse or bank wealth teams.
What goes in each section, in Daniel's order
Daniel prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Households, assets under management or advisement, client type and your credentials. Put CFP and your registrations here, because the certifications section prints near the end of the page.
- Skills. Daniel prints three unlabelled columns. Make the first your planning work (retirement income, tax-aware investing, estate coordination), the second your planning and CRM software, and the third client skills.
- Work Experience. Assets, households, new assets gathered and retention give the business picture. Add how clients find you, the planning you deliver and one example of complex planning, described without client detail.
- Education. Degree and school on one line. CFP Board requires a bachelor's degree for certification, so list yours even if it is in an unrelated field.
- Certifications. CFP certification with year, then securities registrations such as Series 7 and Series 66. Registrations depend on firm association, so list those you hold now.
The sample resume as text
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Samuel Adeyemi
Financial Advisor, CFP, Series 7 and 66
Raleigh, NC | samuel.adeyemi@example.com | (919) 555-0144 | linkedin.com/in/sample-samuel-adeyemi
CFP professional and financial advisor with nine years in wealth management, advising 140 households with $210M in assets. Specialises in retirement income and tax-aware investing for business owners and grows mainly through referrals from accountants and estate attorneys.
Experience
Financial Advisor, Copper Beech Wealth Partners, Raleigh, NC (04/2021 to Present)
- Advise 140 households with $210M in assets under management on retirement income, tax-aware investing and education savings.
- Brought in $38M of new assets over three years, mostly through referrals from five CPA firms and two estate attorneys.
- Kept about 97% of households each year through twice-yearly reviews and written plan updates.
- Build financial plans in eMoney and coordinate with clients' accountants on Roth conversions and charitable giving.
- Designed a retirement income plan for a business owner selling the company, working with the client's attorney and CPA on timing.
Associate Financial Advisor, Pinnacle Peak Securities, Charlotte, NC (06/2017 to 03/2021)
- Supported a four-advisor team managing about $400M for 600 households.
- Prepared review packets, financial plans and account paperwork.
- Passed the SIE, Series 7 and Series 66 exams and began advising smaller clients in 2019.
Education
BS, Finance, Neuse River University (05/2017)
Certifications
- CFP certification, CFP Board (2022)
- Series 7 and Series 66 exams, FINRA (2019)
Skills
Retirement income planning, Tax-aware investing, Portfolio construction, Estate planning coordination, Business owner planning, eMoney, Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Morningstar Direct, Orion, Client reviews, Building referral partnerships
How to make the sample yours
Give your book in numbers
Households, assets, average relationship size and annual retention. Round them and confirm your firm allows you to share them.
Show where growth came from
Referrals from CPAs and attorneys, workplace seminars, existing client introductions. Recruiters want to know whether your growth will move with you.
Name your planning specialties
Retirement income, equity compensation, business owners, divorce planning, education funding. Specialties set you apart from generalists.
For wealth manager roles, add complexity
Trusts, concentrated stock, multi-generational planning and coordination with tax and legal advisors fit wealth manager postings. Keep those bullets near the top.
Leave out testimonials
Client quotes on a resume can cause compliance problems. Let assets, retention and referrals make the case.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- financial planning
- wealth management
- assets under management
- retirement income planning
- tax-aware investing
- portfolio management
- client acquisition
- client retention
- CFP
- Series 7
- Series 66
- estate planning coordination
- eMoney
- fiduciary
Mistakes to avoid
- Performance claims or client testimonials your firm's compliance team has not approved.
- Listing registrations that lapsed when you left a firm as if they were current.
- Assets figures without saying whether they are managed by you or by your team.
- Writing "CFP" before CFP Board has certified you.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
Frequently asked questions
Should a financial advisor list assets under management?
Yes, rounded, along with households and retention. Say whether the assets are yours or your team's, and check that your firm allows you to share the figures.
How should I list Series 7 and Series 66 registrations?
List the ones you hold, with the year. FINRA says Series 7 candidates must be sponsored by a member firm and that the SIE is its corequisite; the Series 66 is a NASAA exam administered by FINRA with Series 7 as a corequisite.
Is the CFP certification worth listing first?
If you hold it, yes, in the headline and summary. CFP Board requires coursework through a registered program, a bachelor's degree, the exam, 6,000 hours of experience (or 4,000 on the apprenticeship path) and an ethics review, so it carries weight with clients and employers.
What is the difference between a financial advisor and a wealth manager resume?
Wealth manager roles usually serve fewer, wealthier clients with more complex needs: trusts, concentrated stock, business sales, family governance. Use the same structure and lead with complexity and relationship size if the posting says wealth manager.
Can I include client testimonials or performance figures?
Avoid both unless your compliance team has approved them. Assets, retention, referral sources and planning specialties make the case without the risk.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Daniel PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 8 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- CFP Board: Certification process (coursework through a CFP Board Registered Program, bachelor's degree, 170-question exam, 6,000 hours of experience or 4,000 on the apprenticeship path, ethics declaration and background check)
- FINRA: Series 7: General Securities Representative Exam (SIE is a corequisite; candidates must be associated with and sponsored by a member firm)
- FINRA: Series 66: Uniform Combined State Law Exam (NASAA exam administered by FINRA; Series 7 is a corequisite; qualifies as broker-dealer agent and investment adviser representative)
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