Financial Advisor

Job Overview

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 12-Jan-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

If you are seeking a professional crossroads, a career as a financial advisor may be the right change for you. Financial advisors partner with clients to help them achieve their long‑term financial goals – retirement, building wealth, estate strategies, funding education and more. As a financial advisor with Edward Jones, you will develop and grow your own practice with support from your branch team, a home‑office team, and other regional financial advisors.

Our firm has more offices in the U.S. and Canada than any other investment firm, serving over eight million clients.

Our financial advisors are valued partners. We credit much of our success to their unique experiences and backgrounds, and we foster an inclusive environment where diverse viewpoints help achieve results. Financial advisors lead the branch team to serve clients and contribute to the firm’s purpose, deeply understanding each client’s goals and accelerating trust.

• Paid training – Get registered and licensed and learn how to be a financial advisor with the industry’s top training program.
• Salary for the first five years as you build your practice.
• A firm‑provided branch office in the community.
• Branch office support to help lighten the load so you can focus on your clients.
• A support network that extends from your branch office to your region to the home office.

• No ceiling to your earning potential – compensation is tied to the effort you put in.
• A compensation package that includes opportunities for commissions, profit sharing and incentive travel.
• Flexibility that balances your personal and professional lives.
• A culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

• Build relationships to create new clients via face‑to‑face and virtual sourcing strategies (residential, business, networking, introductions and referrals, social media, speaking engagements).
• Deeply understand clients’ and prospective clients’ needs, priorities and concerns to create personalized strategies.
• Oversee branch processes and responsibilities to ensure a high‑quality, streamlined client experience consistent with firm policies, regulatory requirements and ethical guidelines.
• Engage the branch team to monitor and adjust the branch business plan to increase effectiveness and achieve business results.
• Create a highly engaging environment in the branch built on mutual trust, respect, feedback and accountability.

We support your growth with a new financial advisor compensation program that includes trainee pay, a supplemental salary for up to five years, commissions and compensation for new assets gathered during the first five years. Supplemental starting salary range: $45,000 – $100,000.

Successful financial advisors demonstrate ambition, self‑motivation and commitment to establishing long‑term client relationships.

We look for the following characteristics:

• An interest in financial services and markets.
• Loves learning and challenges, with determination to succeed.
• Skilled in long‑term relationship building.
• Comfortable with critical thinking.
• Passion for new opportunities.

and the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred) or equivalent work experience within the securities/financial services industry.
• Financial services and/or sales experience.
• Financial services registration, licensing or certification.
• Professional and/or military career progression.

• SIE (obtainable without firm sponsorship), Series 7 and Series 66 will be required; registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the assigned paid study period.
• FINRA registrations required within three months; state insurance licenses required.
• Ongoing training by the firm and regulatory authorities (FINRA, SEC) and required CE training to keep licenses in good standing.

Edward Jones offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (accident, hospital indemnity,…