Associate Financial Advisor

Edward Jones; Carlock (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 financial services firm, seeks an Associate Financial Advisor in Illinois to join the practice team and deliver personalized financial strategies. You will build client relationships, gather financial information, and help execute plans aligned with client goals and life events.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior advisors and ongoing client service. The position offers long-term growth potential, structured onboarding, and exposure to wealth planning across

Qualifications

• What You’ll Do items listed in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Build and deepen client relationships by supporting discovery conversations, gathering key financial information, and helping advance personalized financial plans aligned with client goals and priorities.
• Support comprehensive financial planning by preparing analysis, modeling scenarios, and helping align investments to client goals, life events, and long-term priorities.
• Guide portfolio strategy and implementation by researching performance, allocation, and costs; preparing proposals; and supporting investment adjustments in alignment with suitability and firm guidance.
• Partner with the financial advisor and practice team to deliver ongoing financial planning, including monitoring progress, preparing reviews, and adjusting strategies as client needs evolve.

Job description

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 25-Aug-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

There's power in partnership. It's how we work - and how we help our clients achieve financial fulfillment. Demand for human-delivered, personalized financial advice has never been greater - and right now, qualified financial advisors are in short supply. If you're a driven professional ready to build something meaningful, this is your moment to step into a career with real impact, firm-wide support and long-term growth potential.

As an associate financial advisor at Edward Jones, you’ll work with the broader practice team - collaborating with one or more financial advisors and client support teammates - to deliver personalized financial strategies and exceptional client service. In partnership with the financial advisor, you’ll play a critical role in sourcing new clients, building and maintaining client relationships and contributing to the practice’s overall business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Build and deepen client relationships by supporting discovery conversations, gathering key financial information, and helping advance personalized financial plans aligned with client goals and priorities
• Support comprehensive financial planning by preparing analysis, modeling scenarios, and helping align investments to client goals, life events, and long-term priorities
• Guide portfolio strategy and implementation by researching performance, allocation, and costs; preparing proposals; and supporting investment adjustments in alignment with suitability and firm guidance
• Partner with the financial advisor and practice team to deliver ongoing financial planning, including monitoring progress, preparing reviews, and adjusting strategies as client needs evolve
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