Financial Advisor

Overview

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re privately owned and focused on our clients and communities. Our purpose is to partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and to better our communities and society.

Edward Jones emphasizes an innovative, flexible, and inclusive environment that supports performance excellence and belonging.

You may view our purpose, inclusion and citizenship information in the report provided by the firm.

If you find yourself at a professional crossroads, a career as a financial advisor may be the right change for you. Financial advisors partner with clients to help them achieve long-term financial goals, including retirement, wealth building, estate strategies, funding education, and more. As an Edward Jones financial advisor, you’ll develop and grow your own practice, supported by your branch team, a home-office team, and other regional financial advisors.

Edward Jones has more offices in the U.S. and Canada than any other investment firm, serving millions of clients and benefiting from a century of history.

You can expect the following support:

• Paid training to become registered and licensed through the industry’s top training program
• Salary for the first five years as you begin to build your practice
• A firm-provided branch office in the community
• Branch office support to help you focus on clients
• A support network from your branch to the region and home office

You can also expect…

• No ceiling to earning potential and growth; compensation tied to effort
• Compensation includes opportunities for commissions, profit sharing, and incentive travel
• Flexibility to balance personal and professional life
• A culture of continuous improvement and professional development

• Build relationships to create new clients via face-to-face and virtual sourcing strategies (residential, business, networking, introductions and referrals, social media, and speaking engagements)
• Understand clients’ and prospective clients’ needs to accelerate trust and develop personalized strategies to help them achieve goals
• Oversee branch processes, roles, and responsibilities to ensure a high-quality, streamlined client experience in line with firm policies and regulatory requirements
• Engage the branch team to create, monitor, and adjust the branch business plan to improve effectiveness and results
• Foster a highly engaging branch environment based on mutual trust, respect, feedback, and accountability

• Interest in financial services/markets and how they work
• Love of learning and challenges with determination to succeed
• Skilled in long-term relationship building
• Ability to think critically
• Passion for new opportunities

• Learning to be a financial advisor through our comprehensive training program
• Delivering personalized investment and financial solutions to clients
• Taking ownership of your business’s growth and success
• Meeting professional and personal objectives related to building your practice
• Working in and positively impacting your local community

Candidates should have at least one of the qualifications below:

• A bachelor’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent work-related experience in securities/financial services
• Financial services and/or sales experience
• Financial services registration, licensing, or certification
• Professional and/or military career progression

• SIE (can be obtained without firm sponsorship);
  Series 7 and Series 66 required; if not currently registered, registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the paid study period
• FINRA registrations required within three months; state insurance licenses required
• As an associate, you must complete ongoing training offered by the firm and regulatory authorities (FINRA and SEC) as well as required CE training to keep licenses in good standing

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

• Medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits, disability income continuation, basic life and basic AD&D coverage
• 401k retirement plan and tax-advantaged accounts
• Paid sick leave and paid time off where required by law; eligibility for bonuses, profit sharing, and Travel Award Program
• Employee Assistance Program access
• Details available on the benefits page
• Compensation program for new financial advisors includes trainee pay, a supplemental salary for up to five years, commissions, and compensation for new assets gathered in the first five years