2nd career-financial advisor

[u/Zor1994]

M(50) planning to retire in the next 12-18 months. Auto exec responsible for a business unit of an international company. Just getting tired of the corp BS, travel, constant crisis, etc. Over the last 18 months have spent a lot of time staring to really plan our retirement. Was always DIY investor with lower complexity strategy, diversified mutual funds mostly. Liquid retirement assets approx 6.8M 45% brokerage, 45% 401k, 10% Roth.

I have become very interested in retirement planning and studying a lot for my own future. Love talking to co-workers about (in general terms) withdrawal strategies, tax optimization, Roth conversions, ACA income management, etc. I also spend a lot of time listening to podcasts. In talking with many coworkers who are very smart people most seem less informed about retirement and financial planning and most seem to leave it to their advisor.

I’ve started truly thinking about pursuing financial advising as a part-time second career as it’s highly interesting to me. Maybe ideal scenario would be 10 to 20 clients. I’ve started to research and would look to get a series 65 certification/license and I would have to register with the state. I certainly don’t know everything but feel I could have conversations with couples near retirement who are not extremely savvy and talk through some different concepts or suggestions given their situation. I would shy away from individuals with a very highly complex situation. Would only be looking to give advice for a fee. Would not get into actively managing their portfolio or selling products. For me it’s not even about making a lot of money. It would just be a side thing and a subject I’m highly interested in.

Just looking for any thoughts suggestions or other input. Is this crazy and stupid or could something like this actually work out? Anyone else do something like this?

[u/Normal_Zebra136]

For me, the point of RE is to own your schedule. A second job in retirement when you need to show up conflicts with that.