Edward Jones reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(5,327 total reviews)
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58% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Edward Jones has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,327 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edward Jones employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Aug 30, 2010
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Pros

Jones has never once lied or disguised truths. If you will work for 12-14 hrs a day for about 5-7 yrs, you'll become a financially independent. Their researchers and money mgmt team are second to none, and you'll almost never go wrong even if you just sit around recommending what they tell you to. The training is #1 in the industry, and the pride in the position is abundant.

Cons

If you think for even a second that you might not be cut out for sales, please do not take this job. The first year salary runs out quickly and the fear in your heart at the end of the day (from not knowing where the next month is coming from) is very real and heavy. The trips around the world, the highly paid advisors, the highly compensated limited partnertship--it's all real, but it's a distant, distant, goal. The reality is that your first several years will be long, grueling, and scary. I'm sure when you got to the other side, you'd say it was worth it, but getting to that other side is a big chance to take.

2.0
Aug 30, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good training program for getting your seven and sixty-six. They do a really good job at hiring the nicest people. They do a good job training you how to prospect. You don't have to know anything about investing or the economy to get hired.

Cons

You work alone. You work 70+hours a week. You door knock. Terrible at sales training. Nepotism.

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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