Edward Jones Aims to Become Largest Broker-Dealer in the Country

Posted on August 5th, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Edward Jones Aims to Become Largest Broker-Dealer in the Country

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC: 

Edward Jones has revealed a growth plan that, if successful, will result in the St. Louis based firm shooting past Morgan Stanley and becoming the largest broker-dealer in the country. The plan is laid out over five years, and forecasts that Edward Jones will hire thousands of new advisors. With those new additions, Edward Jones potentially will have highest advisory headcount in the industry.

Edward Jones’ plan has been in the works for a while. Over the last four years, the broker-dealer has added 2,000 new advisors to its ranks, slowly gaining on Morgan Stanley’s totals. Currently, its 14,251 advisors are the second-most in the industry, slightly behind the 15,915 advisors within the ranks of Morgan Stanley.

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