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6300 Lamar Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66202
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913-236-2000
Fax: 913-236-2017
www.waddell.com
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Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed founded Waddell & Reed in 1937. The company provides mutual funds, retirement and other savings plans and life insurance and annuities. W&R has carved out a niche by targeting personal finance products to moderate-income investors, mostly in suburban communities. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company's financial advisors are known "to do business across the kitchen table with customers who put an average of $47,000 into its funds." The firm has about 2,600 sales representatives across the country who advise clients about the company's pr......
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Employer Type: Public Company
Stock Symbol: WDR
Stock Exchange: NYSE
President, CEO & Director: Henry J. Herrmann
2006 Employees: 1,606
2006 Revenue ($ mil.):
718
2006
Income ($ mil.):
46
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Financial Advisor, Texas (January 12, 2007)
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Employee Workplace: The corporate culture is working class. You are required to wear a
long-sleeved shirt and tie, but t... READ MORE
Interview & Recruiting: The hiring process was relatively easy. The main qualification is that
you can make a decent score o... READ MORE
Salary & Compensation: There is no salary for the financial advisor position, and the company will not
be upfront about thi... READ MORE
Business Outlook: The strength of Waddell & Reed is that it has carved out a niche market
of serving low to middle inc... READ MORE
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Client Services Representative, Overland Park, KS (October 19, 2005)
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Employee Workplace: Working at Waddell & Reed in a client services position is pretty easy
going. You get there around ... READ MORE
Interview & Recruiting: You first start out with a phone interview by a human resources employee
(mine was the third in comm... READ MORE
Salary & Compensation: My current base salary is approximately $30,500. My starting salary was
$27,000. They had a bump i... READ MORE
Business Outlook: I think the direction of this company is positive. They've been rapidly
expanding recently, just ha... READ MORE
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Financial Advisor, Oak Brook, IL (July 22, 2005)
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Employee Workplace: Working for Waddell & Reed for the past ten years has been a true
pleasure. It is by far the best ... READ MORE
Interview & Recruiting: My interview process was one of the most powerful experiences I have
ever had. The first interview... READ MORE
Salary & Compensation: As an advisor for ten years, I don't have a salary per se. My compensation is
made up of:
commissi... READ MORE
Business Outlook: The overall business outlook for Waddell & Reed is huge upside. We are
a world class financial pla... READ MORE
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