Edward Jones Financial Advisor Development Program reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,874 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Financial Advisor Development Program employees have rated Edward Jones with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,874 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Financial Advisor Development Program professionals have a good working experience there. Edward Jones is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Financial Advisor Development Program professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Mar 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Other financial advisors are very helpful and will go out of there way to make sure you are doing a good job.

Cons

you must go door to door day in and day out. Whether or not the weather is good does not matter.

3.0
Mar 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best reasons to work at Jones is their flexibility with family committments. Firm also gives FA their own office and an office administrator. Also have diversification trips that FA's can win if they sell a certain amount of diversified portfolio products. Ranked #2 on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Cons

Don't have the capacity to support HNW investors. Discourage FA's from prospecting in areas where HNW investors reside. Firm seems to have a low self-image when it comes to serving HNW investors. Average account size natiowide for Jones FA's is only $50,000. Top producing FA's at Jones would only be mid-level at larger national wirehouses.

2.0
Mar 3, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

You run your own office with no one to answer to. The training you receive prepares you very well to be a financial advisor

Cons

Working alone, always must be self motivated. Door Knocking gets very frustrating. Platform lacks many advisory options. Transaction based model

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