I guess I was just f***ed before I even signed up for this forum.  I just want some of your opinions.  I mean take a look at the initial responses to my initial question.  I thought I could be enlightened, but the first response I get is a mockery of my word choice on this forum.

a person with education can do well, as long as they don't have a chip on their shoulder. 

[quote=theboss965]Morphius, its only fair that you answer my initial question…then i’ll answer yours.
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You are a non-registered rep who claims to be a registered rep, a non FA who claims to be an FA. That makes you a fraud.  By your own admission your highest educational degree is high school, as you have not yet finished college.  In terms of your silly question, that makes you a high school graduate, nothing more.   You don’t even know what a registered rep is, much less what a B/D is. 

Given that, I could care less what you feel is fair.  I wouldn’t answer any question asked by such a pompous ass, as you don’t deserve the help I could provide.  Wallow in your  ignorance, which is only exceeded by your arrogance.

What is the deal with these kids thinking they are entitled to respect and admiration?  Respect is earned, not given.  Boss, your post said (paraphrased) “How can I get others to post their educational background so I can come back with my Ivy League education and show them up.”  You are not an FA, regardless of which licenses you hold.  You are a trainee.  You have received sarcastic and flip responses to your post because the last time our educational background came up was on our resume.  It does not generate one dollar in this business.  The members on this board are not as you so eloquently (sp) stated a**holes, simply brokers that are tired of noobs asking stupid questions that have little or nothing to do with anything that matters and then getting upset when they aren’t patted on the head for attending class.  If you can’t take the heat here, you will never last.  Put on your big boy britches or shut up.

BTW, I know I passed the 2nd grade, after that its pretty blurry.

Well said morphius.
you’re right.
well, assuming i don’t die in the next week, i will be far more than a high school grad, and i just finished signing with Merrill Lynch.  So, assuming I don’t die soon after that, I will be an FA.  and yes i know what I got myself into by choosing this career.

You mean you're not a registered rep?  Ya had me goin there! 

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hmm, most of the people on this conference are a** holes. I joined it, and after reading through hundreds of post, I figured I would try and stay hip and a** hole-like with the crowd. I mean people on this forum just get butchered if they’re not the butcher. Sorry if I came off a** holish. I guess I was just f***ed before I even signed up for this forum. I just want some of your opinions. I mean take a look at the initial responses to my initial question. After going through the posts on this forum, I developed a sense of respect for the knowledge and experience some Advisors have on this FA. I thought I could be enlightened, but the first response I get is a mockery of my word choice on this forum. If you don’t care to answer the question, then ignore it, this webspace isn’t your real estate.

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Your very first post was a shot at the legitimacy of EDJ advisors; and then followed up with demands for information. That’s like groping a girl and then demanding that she give her number.

It goes to show that even someone who is going to have a BA in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and Psychology from a Top 10 private university can be a freakin idiot!

It’s the internet… both sides are hyperbole.  You gotta give shit, and you gotta take shit.  Keeps things fun.

Oh yeah, Bachelors in politics / art minor from a state school, and not an FA.

Boss, I'd like to add, it sounds like you've reaped the benefits of your top 10 school by getting the job at ML.  Now that school doesn't mean anything.  Companies aren't looking at you any more, people with money to invest are.  And here's what they're saying: 

Should I invest with:

1) This kid who's still using proactive to clean the pimples on his face,

or

2) This guy with 10+ years of market experience

We can tell you that all we want though and you don't have to listen to a word of it, but soon enough, the real world is going to put it right there in your face and the real world is going to use your fancy private school diploma for toilet paper.

the top ten list i’m referring to, icecold, is the US news and world report.  I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but that is the national standard list.  i’m gonna assume you didn’t know, as you’ve proven to be a true idiot like many others on this forum. 



Oh i didn’t want to say this earlier, cuz for some reason my hard work as a college student and small business owner came off as pompous. 

Here’s the pompous part you a$$holes.  I’m inheriting a $120MM book to start out.  Its nice to have parents and uncles in the right places isn’t it?  I like to think of it as a scholarship for doing so well in school. 
ahhh…that felt so good.

its gonna be tough, but i wanted to skip the cold call part.

[quote=theboss965] the top ten list i’m referring to, icecold, is the US news and world report. I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but that is the national standard list. i’m gonna assume you didn’t know, as you’ve proven to be a true idiot like many others on this forum. Oh i didn’t want to say this earlier, cuz for some reason my hard work as a college student and small business owner came off as pompous. Here’s the pompous part you a$$holes. I’m inheriting a $12MM book to start out. Its nice to have parents and uncles in the right places isn’t it? I like to think of it as a scholarship for doing so well in school. ahhh…that felt so good.its gonna be tough, but i wanted to skip the cold call part.

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Be sure to keep us posted on how many of the clients in your “gifted” book take their assets elsewhere after meeting you.

typo, 120MM

i’m sorry i come off as an a$$hole.  Maybe you should try not being such an a$$hole next time a rookie comes by with questions.

and by that you mean, “shit, i’m envious of this ass”

[quote=theboss965] i’m sorry i come off as an a$$hole. Maybe you should try not being such an a$$hole next time a rookie comes by with questions.

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Hey, dickweed. This was your first post on here:



"NOLA, you speak as if being an FA for Edward Jones is a legit job…"



I’m sorry that I mistook this for you being a spoiled little asshole.

yay now we’re not even censoring words.  Who are you NOLA?  go back to the hut you came from.  By being an asshole here, i’m making a point.  go read the responses to so many “rookies” all across this forum.  Everyone here is such an asshole, and now when I show up, and i’m an asshole in my first post, everyone is shitting in their shoes.
I’m not spoiled
I worked hard to get to where I am, and I will continue to work harder to become far more than I can imagine.

this petty talk makes me grow tired of this forum.  I thought it was worth sifting through the bullshit and holding out for a little bit.  but its not.  You guys can dwell in your shit, unfulfilled lives and keep calling out every rookie that shows up.  

i’m assuming that translates to, “i’m pissed because I spent 5 years prospecting for a shit book” at a shit firm. who are yoU?