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Since its founding in 1922, Edward Jones has grown to provide a range of financial services to more than 8 million clients. A subsidiary of Jones Financial Companies, the privately held firm’s more than 19,000 financial advisors offer wealth management services; college and retirement savings plans; investment recommendations in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; insurance policies and annuities; and cash and credit services. Edward Jones also helps business owners with planning and expense management. The firm initially stayed relatively small under the leadership of its namesake founder and didn’t establish its first branch location until 1957. Edward Jones now has nearly 16,000 branch locations throughout North America. Today, the St. Louis-based firm is led by managing partner Penny Pennington.
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Employees say:
"Our culture of volunteerism is unique. I was asked to go to a field-lead-training to develop my presentation and leadership skills so that I would be a better leader as my career progresses. From the people running this development program to those participating it was all volunteer, but all very high quality. I feel that I am a better leader and more capable in my job because others took time out of their business to help me."
Employees say: "I love everything about this company! We are making differences in people's lives, and that gives me great satisfaction. We have many opportunities to grow with our company, if we choose to do so, but are not looked down upon if we choose to stay in the position/level we are at. Our opinions are valued, and we are asked to submit suggestions as often as we want—and they listen. I am proud to say I work here!"
"People help each other here and genuinely care about seeing each other succeed. We enjoy being together, and it feels like one big family. I know I could be anywhere in the U.S., and if I was in trouble, I could go to the nearest Edward Jones office and get help from them."
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Employees say:
"I love everything about this company! We are making differences in people's lives, and that gives me great satisfaction. Without the tools that we are given, we would not be able to help our clients, at the level we do, in these ways. We have many opportunities to grow with our company, if we choose to do so, but are not looked down upon if we choose to stay in the position/level we are at. Our opinions are valued and we are asked to submit suggestions as often as we want...and they listen. I am proud to say I work here!"
"People treat you like family and truly care about you as an individual. We have an excellent work-life balance and are able to work flexibly to accommodate family/personal needs."
Edward Jones celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022, and its regional branches celebrated with service—collecting over 100,000 pounds of food for food banks in Arizona and 1,000 hygiene kits for a Dallas nonprofit that supports child protective services’ work with abused and neglected children.
Edward Jones’ Grassroots Legislative Task Force is the securities industry’s only volunteer advocacy organization that travels to D.C. each year on behalf of all institutional investors. Through the task force, Edward Jones held more than 300 meetings with congressional offices and mobilized nearly 7,000 associates, who wrote more than 26,000 letters asking lawmakers to pass the Secure 2.0 Act, requiring employers to automatically enroll their staff in retirement savings accounts.
The financial services firm prioritizes diversity, with one such effort placing women and people of color in leadership and financial advisor roles at its home office in St. Louis. By 2022’s end, 19% of those positions were held by people of color and 49% by women—almost reaching the firm’s 2025 targets of 20% and 50%, respectively.
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2023 Edward Jones is a financial services company with 52,000 associates and nearly 19,000 financial advisors who serve over 8 million clients.
The company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts include a DEI Quick Guide that addresses hot-button issues, provides ways for associates to involve themselves, and highlights key information every trimester.
Edward Jones’ senior leaders are piloting a DEI scorecard to keep them accountable at personal, interpersonal, and structural levels.
92% of employees feel good about the ways they “contribute to the community.”
“I've been here for over 10 years, and it is a great company to work for,” one Edward Jones employee said. “I have always felt respect and empathy from leaders, both direct leaders and senior leaders I worked with.”
Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2023 Employees say:
"With our firm being a partnership, it truly gives me the feeling that I own a piece of the firm and [am] not just an employee. We are celebrated for our successes and help each other succeed in the business, because we know if we are all successful, that means that our firm as a whole is successful. I wouldn't want to work anywhere else!"
100 Best Large Workplaces for Women 2023 Employees say:
"This company has the most welcoming atmosphere I have ever experienced in my professional life. Management truly cares, and as a company, Edward Jones strives to help each employee grow professionally and feel connected as a team, even though many of us work remotely."
100 Best Large Workplaces for Millennials 2023 Employees say:
"The amount of caring and support that all associates have for each other, even when they don't know each other well, is incredibly different from other places I've worked. It's a breath of fresh air. Everyone is truly invested in the success of each other, whether they're in your branch or another branch. The culture here is incredibly supportive and recognizes that when one person is lifted up it lifts us all up."
