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As a firm, we're focused on doing what is best for our clients. That's why we're dedicated to serving the needs of the individual investor and why we do so on a one-to-one basis from neighborhood offices. Some believe that kind of thinking is old-fashioned or even unfashionable, but we're okay with that. Apparently, a few other people in our industry think so too.

These statistics are compiled from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Yearbook 2007-2008:

Edward Jones ranked among all firms:

  • No. 1 in number of offices
  • No. 5 in number of brokers
  • No. 3 in number of employees
  • No. 30 in capital

Notable recognition throughout the industry over the past few years:

  • Registered Representative, December 2007
    Ranked No. 1 among the nation's top seven brokerage firms for the 15th consecutive year. In the magazine's annual survey, financial advisors from the nation's seven largest brokerages grade their firm's product, quality, service and support.
  • J.D. Power and Associates, July 24, 2007
    "Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Full Service Brokerage Firms, Three Years in a Row"

    Edward Jones received the highest numerical score three years in a row among full service brokerage firms in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2005-2007 Full Service Investor Satisfaction StudySM. 2007 study based on 3,043 total responses measuring 16 brokerage firms and measures opinions of investors who used full-service investment institutions. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed from March-May 2007. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

  • BusinessWeek, March 5, 2007
    Edward Jones was the highest-ranking brokerage firm on BusinessWeek magazine's first-ever ranking of "Customer Service Champs." The firm ranked No. 6 among 25 national and international companies that -- according to the magazine's March 5 edition -- are the "best providers of customer service."
  • FORTUNE, January 22, 2007
    For the eighth year, Edward Jones was named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" by FORTUNE magazine in its annual listing. The firm ranked No. 29 overall. The firm ranked No. 9 on the magazine's Best Large-sized Company List. These eight FORTUNE rankings include top 10 finishes for five years and consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003.
  • Registered Representative, December 2006 Ranked No. 1 among the nation's top seven brokerage firms for the 14th consecutive year, tying for the No. 1 spot in 2006. In the magazine's annual survey, financial advisors from the nation's seven largest brokerages grade their firm's product, quality, service and support.

  • J.D. Power and Associates, July, 10, 2006
    “Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Full Service Brokerage Firms, Two Years in a Row”

    Edward Jones received the highest numerical score two years in a row among full service brokerage firms in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2005-2006 Full Service Investor Satisfaction StudySM. 2006 study based on 5,064 total responses measuring 20 brokerage firms and measures opinions of investors who used full-service investment institutions. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed from November 2005 to January 2006. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

  • Edward Jones has been named a "Best Place to Work" in several states.

  • Edward Jones ranked No. 1 in the independent category on Investment Executive's annual survey of brokers (April 2006).

  • For the sixth consecutive year, Edward Jones ranked as a top company for training its associates in Training magazine's 2006 Top 100 edition (March 2006).

  • For the seventh year, Edward Jones was named one of the "Best Companies to Work for in America" by FORTUNE magazine in its annual listing. The firm took the No. 16 spot overall in the ranking. The firm also was named to the No. 4 spot for large companies. The seven FORTUNE rankings include top 10 finishes for five years and consecutive number one rankings in 2002 and 2003 (January 2006).

  • Ranked No. 1 for the 13th consecutive year in Registered Representative magazine's annual brokerage ranking. This year the firm tied for the No. 1 spot (December 2005).
  • Edward Jones named one of the "50 Best Employers in Canada" in the Globe and Mail's annual listing in Report on Business Magazine (December 2005).

  • Ranked 83 in Forbes list of the nation's 500 largest privately-held companies (November 2005).
  • Edward Jones ranked No. 1 in the annual SmartMoney full-service broker survey. Edward Jones placed ahead of seven other firms and scored the highest-possible ranking in the four categories surveyed: customer statements, stock picking, customer satisfaction, and in a trust survey (August 2005).
  • Edward Jones ranked "Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Full Service Brokerage Firms” in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study SM. (April 2005)

    J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study SM based on responses from 6,637 investors who used one of the 20 firms profiled in the study. www.jdpower.com
  • For the second consecutive year, Edward Jones is among the best advocates for its customers, according to a national research study of U.S. financial-services firms by Forrester Research. Edward Jones is the highest-ranking brokerage named on the list (June 2004).
  • Barron's reported that for more than the past seven years, the Edward Jones Model Stock Portfolio's long-term track record beat the performance of the 14 other brokerage firms it surveyed (January 2004).
  • Edward Jones ranked No. 1 among full-service brokers by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. The firm ranked ahead of eight of the nation's largest brokerages overall based on results in six categories (October 2002).
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