Carolyn Polston, Edward Jones, Wilmington, N.C. Several years ago when Carolyn Polston became a client at Edward Jones, she was impressed by the professionalism, enthusiasm and job satisfaction of the staff.She was so impressed, in fact, that she...
The Edward Jones model of one broker per office will continue to spread across the states and around the world. The company intends to double the number of U.S. offices in the next four years, bringing the total to 10,000 by 2003, according to a...
In February, Edward Jones became the last of the major retail firms to launch an online service for clients.In addition to showing daily account balances, Jones also makes more than 300 research reports available online to the clients who sign up...
In an unusual NASD arbitration settled last summer, a former Edward Jones broker has been barred permanently from accepting business from any prior clients unless those clients sign non-solicitation affidavits before they transfer accounts to him...
The allure of a six-figure upfront recruitment bonus is virtually impossible for many brokers to resist, so it's not unusual that many switch firms during the course of their careers.It is unusual, however, for brokers not to succumb to those...
North Carolina broker Phil Taylor won a moral victory in arbitration--albeit a "shallow" one, he says. In December, an NASDR arbitration panel agreed that his former firm, Edward Jones, defamed him when it sent derogatory letters to some of his...
Edward Jones has set up eight individual offices in affluent communities in outlining areas of England with investment representatives transferred from the United States.The reps, who gave up established businesses in the states, have signed on...