great company if you have enough cash saved up to get you through 1st 5yrs - Financial Advisor Edward Jones Employee Review

3.0
May 20, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- company puts clients first - a name people trust in an industry they distrust - lots of freedom to run/build your business how you want to - trips are great - unlimited income potential - partnership

Cons

- 1st 5 years are brutal unless you take over a $15M+ office (to really give yourself a shot if you don't, you need $50k in the bank to get through some lean times) - open offices are not always given to most deserving - as w/ most companies it is very political - can be cut-throat at times- you learn who you can trust internally very quickly (don't tell everyone the networking you're doing or some w/ try to get involved in the exact same groups) - fee based program not really available to new fa

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Great starting pay, good training

Cons

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2.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

They have allowed the HBA’s (home based associates) to remain remote

Cons

Micromanagers, they say they are okay if you want to apply to another department within the firm but the minute you do it’s like you get a target on your back. The pay doesn’t match the workload and the word is that you have to quit and then come back to make what you should already be getting paid. Benefits are terrible but 401k is pretty good

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