Great place to start a career as a financial advisor - Financial Advisor Edward Jones Employee Review

2.0
Aug 29, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

-great initial training to get licensed -pretty good initial support from field trainer -no cap on earnings..you decide how much you make (of course subject to minimums set by firm) -set your own schedule

Cons

-you will feel like you are on an island (one advisor and assistant to an office) -talk of continuing support mostly lip service -will do ok if the local 'leadership' take a liking to you and gives you an office or assets/accounts from closed offices, otherwise extremely difficult to make a go of it -somewhat 'cult - like' at least here in central VA. -payout low compared to what you can earn as an independent advisor (even after out of pocket expenses)

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 24, 2026
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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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