► What qualifications and licenses do you hold?

► How long have you worked as a financial advisor and which firms have you worked for?

► Describe the services you've offered?

► How many clients have you served, what is their average portfolio, and what is the size of assets that you have managed?

► Do you take continuing education classes for financial advising?

► Tell us about your past performance?

► Why did you choose this career? What does it mean to be a financial advisor?

► What are the skills that allow you to be a successful advisor?

► Do you have references: clients, co-workers, and superiors?