Financial Advisor

Professionally, you are a financial advisor partnering with clients to help them achieve long‑term financial goals such as retirement, wealth building, estate strategies, and education funding.

You will develop and grow your own practice, supported by a branch team, a home‑office team, and other regional financial advisors. Edward Jones provides a 100‑year legacy of training and an extensive network.

• Paid training to become registered and licensed, including industry‑leading training programs.
• Salary for the first five years as you begin to build your practice.
• Firm‑provided branch office in the community and branch office support.
• A support network that extends from branch to region to home office.

• No ceiling to your earning potential; compensation is tied to effort.
• A compensation package that includes 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).
• Deeply understand clients’ and prospective clients’ needs, priorities, and concerns to accelerate trust and create personalized, comprehensive strategies.
• Oversee branch processes, roles, and responsibilities to ensure a high‑quality, streamlined client experience consistent with firm policies, regulatory requirements, and ethical guidelines.
• Engage the branch team to create, monitor, and adjust the branch business plan to increase branch effectiveness and achieve desired business results.
• Create a highly engaging environment in the branch of mutual trust, respect, feedback, and accountability.

• An interest in financial services/markets and how they work.
• Love of learning and challenges, including determination to succeed.
• Skilled in long‑term relationship building.
• Comfortable in your 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 your clients.
• Taking ownership of your business’s growth and success.
• Meeting professional and personal objectives as they relate to building your practice.
• Working in and positively impacting your local community.

• A bachelor's degree is strongly preferred or equivalent work‑related experience within the securities/financial services industry.
• Financial services and/or sales experience.
• Financial services registration, licensing, or certification.
• Professional and/or military career progression.

• SIE (obtainable without firm sponsorship);
  Series 7 and Series 66 will be required. If not currently registered, registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the assigned paid study period.
• FINRA registrations required within three months. State insurance licenses will be required.
• As an associate, you are required to complete ongoing training offered by the firm and regulatory authorities (FINRA and SEC) and 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.

Compensation and benefits package includes medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), disability income continuation, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Income continuation, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to financial advisors. Edward Jones offers a 401(k) retirement plan and tax‑advantaged accounts: health savings account and flexible spending account. Financial advisors enjoy schedule flexibility, paid sick leave, paid time off, potential bonuses, profit sharing, paid medical and parental leave (when eligible), and participation in the firm’s Travel Award Program.

All associates are eligible for the firm’s Employee Assistance Program.

The new financial advisor compensation program includes trainee pay, a supplemental salary for up to five years, commissions and compensation for new assets gathered for the first five years. Supplemental starting salary range: $45,000 - $100,000.