Edward Jones Ranked a Best Place to Work in Kentucky.LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The financial-services firm Edward Jones Edward, Eddie, or Ed Jones is the name of:Edward Jones:
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society of Human Resource Management teamed up with the Best Companies Group of Harrisburg, Pa., to rank the state's best employers. Fifty companies were named Best Places to Work in Kentucky, divided into small/medium- and large-company categories based on the number employees in Kentucky. The ranking was based on an employer inventory of practices and an anonymous survey of employees, who were asked to agree or disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" dozens of statements about the firm, teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. and their individual experience at the firm. Edward Jones has 138 financial advisors in Kentucky. The firm is growing, adding branches and seeking new financial advisors who are interested in operating an entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. office with the support and benefits of one of the oldest and largest firms in the industry. The "Best Places to Work in Kentucky" honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. is the third important recognition the firm recently has received. 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. For the 14th consecutive year, Registered Representative, a trade magazine, rated Edward Jones No. 1 among the nation's leading brokerages in its anonymous survey of the firm's own brokers. Edward Jones provides financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for individual investors in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and, through its affiliates, in Canada and the United Kingdom. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm's 10,000-plus financial advisors work directly with more than 7 million clients to understand their personal goals - from college savings to retirement - and create long-term investment strategies which emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy Buy-and-hold strategy A passive investment strategy with no active buying and selling of stocks from the time the portfolio is created until the end of the investment horizon. Opposite of active strategy. . Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today. Edward Jones is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. The firm's interactive Web site is located at www.edwardjones.com and its recruiting Web site is www.careers.edwardjones.com. |
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