Vantaggi
Edward Jones allows you to, within limits, be your own boss. The investment business when it is good can be fun. Jones has a simple model that works most of the time. The job is the best thing since sliced bread if you can last ten years.
Svantaggi
The pressure can be ridiculous at times. Be careful where you place your office because you will be held strictly accountable for your sales numbers. Nepotism is a problem at all brokerage houses and Edward Jones is no exception. It's a real morale killer to work hard for two or three years and then get passed up by some guys who just took over an office of someone retiring. There is a certain political correctness that exists at the firm. The firm acts like everyone starts from scratch when many advisors walk into good situations. Try to negotiate a good deal going in. They make it sound like you have real good odds building from scratch but you don't. The job actually gets harder in years three and four. The expectations are easy to hit in the first couple of years. Try to have communication with the regional leaders so you have a chance at opportunities (assets) as they become available.