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Culture of caring:
“A good friend of mine, his wife died last year. He
works at an Edward Jones office in the state. She was
a three-time cancer survivor and she finally
succumbed to cancer last December. Our managing
partner, Jim Weddle, was on the phone with this
adviser regularly asking, ‘What can I do? How can I
help?’ And he was there at the funeral.”
Workforce diversity:
• WINGS (Women’s Initiative for New Growth
Strategies) and BRIDGE (Bringing Results through
Inclusion-driven and Guided Efforts) encourage
regional recruiting leaders focused on women and
minorities
• FORCES provides a comprehensive training and
on-boarding program to ensure military professionals
a successful start to their careers at Edward Jones
Part of the team:
• Any associate in good standing with three years of
service can be offered partnership; about 40% of all
associates are owners
• “You would never do anything to hurt your own
investment. We look at each other and we treat each
other as partners. We don’t see a hierarchy in the firm.”
History of excellence:
• One of only two companies on the Indiana Best
Places to Work list every year since its inception
in 2006
• Ranked No. 1 in the Indiana large company category
in 2006-2008
• Honored for best workplace practices by others,
including FORTUNE magazine’s Best Companies to
Work For list
“It’s always such a positive experience going out and talking to other
financial advisers and branch office administrators, and hearing about
the work they’re doing to help clients prepare for retirement and achieve other
goals. It’s just a very rewarding place to work.”
– Troy Lingley, financial adviser and Indianapolis regional leader, www.edwardjones.com
Employee development:
• Financial advisers identified as “high potential”
receive individualized coaching
• Employees completed nearly 900,000 e-learning
courses and 22,142 virtual instructor-led courses
in 2011
• Leadership Development Center assesses and
develops financial advisers for future leadership
Volunteerism:
• Day of Caring: One paid day off annually for associates
to volunteer in their community
• Millions of dollars nationally were donated in 2011
to charitable organizations, such as Red Cross relief.
Any associate can request firm donations to specific
charities
Edward Jones
Thoughtful Guidance, Financial Fulfillment
By Katie Coffin