Financial adviser: Maybe not the sexiest job, but among the best paying

Summary: A job as a financial adviser may lack the cachet of a position with a white-shoe Wall Street investment bank, but when it comes to salary and flexibility, the industry can make a pretty good pitch.This is especially true for top brass. Partners at financial advisory firms can expect to make a median salary of $324,000 per year, according to InvestmentNews Data. Those in the lower ranks, however, may spend much of their 20s wishing they had picked a more lucrative profession.