Great company, if you drink the kool-aid. - Investment Representative Edward Jones Employee Review

4.0
Jul 25, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Training and mentorship is excellent. The training programs that you go through at different levels of your career progression are intensive and very thorough. The downside is that there is a lot of emphasis on how to sell to your customers, and not how to determine if what your selling is the most suitable option.

Cons

You are pushed into following their model of success which may or may not agree with your personal values and comfort level. Door-knocking is something that is necessary at Edward Jones and if you don't like walking around your neighborhoods like a door-to-door salesperson, then you will not enjoy your life at Edward Jones. You will have lots of help along the way, but if you don't like the taste of their kool-aid, better start looking elsewhere fast.

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5.0
Apr 5, 2026
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Pros

Great work environment and like everyone i have worked with.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Holds firm to its conservative investment philosophy.

Cons

The firm has been behind the times for decades. It is great that they are finally trying to get up to speed, but the rate of change is not manageable. There has been a high turnover in support staff and it's hard to get accurate information when needing support. It also seems like they have lost their original focus of being the local friendly financial advisor in your backyard and being accessible to the masses. The focus has shifted to high-net-worth individuals and catering to the wealthy. I've watched several advisors get pushed out because they expressed concern and needed support they weren't receiving. When hired as an advisor I was told I'd receive all of this wonderful training of what to say and how to overcome objections and did not receive any of that training. Most of the training is a high-level overview with homework of figuring it out on your own time. In order to be successful as an advisor at Edward Jones, you need to plan on working 80 hours a week for at least the first five years at the firm with little to no support.

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