Pros
Some good coworkers. The mutual fund "retirement business" is very competitive, but seems to have long term growth and maintenance potential as a whole.
Cons
Before you quit your current job and accept a position with GWF be aware of some very misleading circumstances regarding their Series 6 & 63 licensing requirements and training. There is a very high failure / fire rate with new hires because of the insane short time period to study and pass the licensing exams. During recruiting and interviewing they will say that you must pass the exams within the first 90 days of employment. That 90 day period is a complete misrepresentation; you will have less than 10 calendar days for the Series 6 and less than five calendar days for the 63. If you fail the Series 6 exam with less than a 70% passing grade, they will give you a second chance to take it again, but only if you scored at least a 58%. If you score below 58% then you will be fired immediately with no second chance to retake the exam. If you pass the Series 6, then you must take and pass the Series 63 exam, but you will have less than five calendar days to study and pass the Series 63. The same circumstances apply; score less than 58% on the Series 63, then no retake, you're fired. After passing the 6 & 63 then you enter their internal training period for several weeks. Each week you are required to pass additional training assessments. The instructors / trainers are good and sincere about teaching the material, but they will "fly" through and simply skip over large portions of material in the manuals. However, you are still required to pass assessments over that skipped material every week. So, be certain that this is the the type of culture and corporate environment that you can and want to work in before you quit your current job. Many new hires find themselves fired and without a job before they have completed their first month at GWF.