Edward Jones vs. the Competition

Becoming an Edward Jones Financial Advisor is a unique opportunity. You will be self-reliant, running a business from your own office in a local community you serve. You’ll have the personal freedom to set your schedule, choose clients and best determine how you can help them work toward their long-term goals. Yet you’ll also have unrivaled headquarters support and a full-time assistant dedicated solely to you.

Continue below to see how Edward Jones differs from: Independent Advisors, Wirehouses and Banks

Edward Jones vs. Independent Advisors

  • Edward Jones offers no proprietary products
  • You don’t pay to clear your trades and your own licensing fees
  • You don’t pay your personal assistant’s salary, training or benefits
  • Edward Jones provides a fully furnished office, including office furniture, four framed prints, a copier, a communications system, two computer terminals, a laser printer, a fax machine and a VCR. Among the expenses that Edward Jones also pays are rent, utilities, and local phone
  • Technology (computer, upgrades, etc.) is covered by the firm
  • We offer free access to powerful research and research teams
  • You don’t have to arrange and pay for your own legal and compliance assistance
  • You have access to a variety of marketing materials, advertising and seminars already available for use
  • You'll be freed up from administration and paperwork, letting you spend more time giving individualized, quality advice to clients and potential clients
  • You have the opportunity for incentive trips, partnership, profit sharing and bonuses
  • The firm keeps track of and pays for CE credits
  • You don’t pay your own FICA and other benefits
  • You don’t pay for errors and omissions insurance
  • You don’t pay for ongoing training

Edward Jones vs. Wirehouses

  • You needn’t worry about corporate downsizing
  • There’s no pressure to sell proprietary products or fee-based business
  • Your trail commissions won’t be cut short
  • You’ll have a full-time personal assistant to help with your business
  • There are no minimum account sizes
  • There are no inactive account fees charged to your clients
  • You won’t be charged ticket charges for trades
  • You’ll experience ongoing training throughout your career
  • Incentive trips are available to everyone, not just the top producers
  • You’ll have the opportunity to become a partner

Edward Jones vs. Banks

  • You’ll receive higher payout on commissions
  • You’ll work from and run your own single-Financial Advisor office
  • You’ll have your own full-time assistant paid for and trained by the firm
  • You’ll have access to extensive headquarters
  • You can place trades for all mutual funds and annuity business
  • You can receive incentive trips, profit sharing and partnership opportunities
  • There’s no pressure to sell proprietary products
  • You’ll have access to comprehensive research
  • You’ll receive ongoing training throughout your career 
  • You’ll enjoy unlimited earning potential based on your and the firm’s performance
  • Opportunities for due diligence training trips are not limited to top producers
  • You’ll have a variety of marketing materials, advertising and seminars already available for use
  • Greater focus on technology and contact management than perhaps you’re used to
  • You’ll be freed up from administration and paperwork, letting you spend more time giving individualized, quality advice to clients and potential clients

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