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Edward Jones: Financial Advisor

Posted: 09/26/2025

If you find yourself at 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'll develop and grow your own practice.

What characteristics would make you a successful financial advisor?

  • An interest in financial services/markets and how they work
  • Love learning and challenges, including determination to succeed
  • Skilled in long-term relationship building
  • Comfortable in your ability to think critically
  • Passion for new opportunities 
Can you see yourself...
  • Learning to be a financial advisor through our comprehensive training program?
  • Delivering personalized investment and financial solutions to your clients?
  • Taking ownership of your business's growth and success?
  • Meeting professional and personal objectives as they relate to building your practice?
  • Working in and positively impacting your local community?
Skills/Requirements
Candidates should have at least one of the four qualifications bullets listed below:
  • A bachelor's degree is strongly preferred or equivalent work-related 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
Licensing:
  • SIE (which can be obtained without firm sponsorship), Series 7 and Series 66 will be required; if not currently registered, registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the assigned paid study period.
  • FINRA registrations required within three months. State insurance licenses will be required.
  • As an associate, you are required to complete ongoing training offered by the firm and regulatory authorities (FINRA and SEC), as well as required CE training to ensure licenses remain in good standing.