how worthy is an internship in financial advising/services?

I got an offer in Dallas (I'm from ATL) to work for LPL Financial, it's a financial advisory/planning firm. They asked me to make a list of my sphere of influences (people I know) and make a few calls and get them to sign up for their newsletter. I have to pay for living and it's a long way away. My main concern is, how relevant is this or how much will this help me if I'm pursuing a career in investment banking for banks like GS, or JPM?

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Angus Macgyver... doesn't sound great, to be honest. Sounds to me like they're gonna make you an insurance salesman.
Isn't that what merrill lynch makes you do as well? I read the Jeff Chiang story and his assignment at ML was just that.
 

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