But certainly not the most efficient way to go! You would then transfer the account to Vanguard or the brokerage of your choosing and purchase a low-cost index fund like VTSMX/VTSAX. Im having a headache and belly ache reading this. Around October of 2019 I started to get nervous. The commission varies depending on the type of asset that you buy. Wow thank you for the detailed response. If you dont then shame on you for not doing your homework before doing business with them. I know I retired at 50. This site is designed for U.S. residents only. It can get into the weeds a little, but it has good ideas for the common investor. A successful Edward Jones advisor makes hundreds of thousands of dollars per year managing the financial affairs of several hundred wealthy households and their time is extremely valuable. Edward Jones is, by far, one of the most ethical firms in the industry. From the end of December 2021 to 11/04/2022 Always looking for another financial podcast. ARE YOU NUTS? Maybe too much in one holding for most people? The commission on those stocks was approx $6,000 at the time of purchase and trading activity has been limited since then. There are other people who can and do use economies of scale to manage investments much less expensively. Its incredible Meanwhile, I have lost a sizeable portion of my investments. Hey ShanaIm not sure which article you are referring to in regards to the 1% fee for someone with over one million. Id stick with low cost passively managed funds. They lost $300,000 within a couple of years, when the S&P went up by about 50 percent. All products are presented without warranty. So has the rest of my family at EJ for the last 20+ years. I am impatient and my FA is holding the reigns (sp). However, they have their concierge service for account under $500K, select service for accounts $500K-$1MM, and flagship service for $1MM+. Ask your broker or advisor to show you the exact portfolio they will be using for you and if all or most of the funds have the same name.RUN. You simply set it and forget it. If I was a good investor I would do it all myself and save the headache and cost of hiring a professional. Edward Jones is a scam. All rights reserved. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! Probably easier than going cold turkey to no advisor at all. Thanks! Asking for a total cost report does not include internal fund expenses and would not give you the whole picture, you will have to do the homework. Haha you are right that not doing my homework was part of my problem! Thanks! She and I started reviewing charts and comparing today to yesteryear. They compete with early ETF fee pricing before they broke below 0.1%. Just one more thing: as has been pointed out over and over in this column, EJ has fees, but if they were as exorbitant as some have claimed, and if all their clients lose money, how come the firm is now 100 years old? it should be your advisors job to go find those. This is not investment advice, but merely my own experience with Edward Jones services. 5. Any help making sense of that, based on the 2% quote mentioned in this article? The EDWARD JONES SELECT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT trademark was assigned a Serial Number # 88044139 - by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). My experience with EJ is that the advisors push whatever corporate is trying to sell. But I hadnt done enough research. Edward Jones to Pay $20 Million for Overcharging Retail Customers in Municipal Bond Underwritings. stocks, mutual funds, bonds, life insurance, annuities, etc etc etc etc, you always pay the piperOver the last 20 years the craze has been no load index funds all the way..now the tide is turning towards active management funds.Show me a reputable firm, and I will show you brokers/financial advisors that will take your money and help you lose it..Be it Edward Jones, Raymond James, Merril Lynch Wells Fargo etc etc.. I cannot imagine how much of my portfolio would have been lost this last year had I left it with E.J.. Maybe its not their responsibility to educate me as a novice investor, but I felt taken advantage of when comparing their fee structure to competitors. Then be specific on which model you want them all to use. A good financial advisor will seek to understand what is important to you. I like that EJ will not offer or sell stocks that are substandard, hedge funds, etc. Stay safe watch your back with the local EJ henchmen out and about (this kind of education is highly detrimental to their crooked business). The Program Fee is based on the market value of all assets held in my Account, including any cash balances swept into the Edward . John Bogle calls it the tyranny of compounding cost overcomes the miracle of compounding interest. If your investment goals include being ripped off then Edward Jones is the place for you. Its incredibly common for the local EJ advisor to be someone you know in the community, but I dont think avoiding the inevitable awkwardness should be the reason to continue to pay that community member a percentage of your assets every year. Ironically, this error presents itself without prejudice. Thanks for stopping by, Lynne. You dont have to like Edward Jones but I find the people that I work with and for to be very conscientious, hard working and honest people. That person, because they are likely more skilled and definitely more ethical, finds you funds that charge .05% TOTAL. Down 15% this year and paying higher program fees. Finally, while Edward Jones is a 100-year old company, it has a clutter-free, easy-to-use website. Your EJ FA probably has BMW or Benz, thanks to you. All rights reserved. "Auto Complete" Disabled But should everyday investors use Edward Jones? Have fun on your ed jones paid for vacation to the Bahamas this year. So no, buyer beware is not a valid excuse for sketchy business practices. More often than not, passive management outperforms active management. In reality. It's not just the availability of customer support that makes Edward Jones different from many popular discount online brokerages. Or you dont want to ruin a relationship with a close friend or even family member. I feel that I can clarify some mistakes that the writer made as I am very familiar with the firm as both a spouse of an advisor and as a client as well. Lost a lot of money at EJ 2 ways, heavy fees and bad funds. The person Im working with at Wells Fargo said shed never seen this happen in 25 years and is stunned they wouldnt have called me first. This is exactly why I would never do business with EJ again. I do my own ETFs / Individual stock trades though my Schwab account. My wife and I are debt free. Investor Junkie has advertising relationships with some of the offers listed on this website. (see headline above), All Corporate wants their financial advisors to do is to bring in new business and meet the required sales and marketing call goals. Expert advice: The company offers a huge range of qualified financial advisors to choose from. The annual costs is a big con. Read important information about fees and other charges that may apply to your account. I havent paid any additional fees to EJ. Nice cheap shot there. Did they advise u to get out. The culture of a firm can lean toward or against misbehavior. Vanguards customer service is fantastic. Overview. Not bad. Maintenance Fees: 0%-0.85% annual fee based on assets held in the account 48. Take the time and find someone who had your interest tied to their paycheck. The problem Ive had with EJ is that they consistently underperform my accounts at Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard and they have the highest fees, 600% higher. Your financial advisor will clearly explain all costs associated with any transaction or service. Our agent checks in 4 times a year. If you want/believe in the face to face value of having an advisor to talk to then pay the higher fees. At Edward Jones the planning is what you pay for. A good advisor can make you 1% in a single day, so why worry about 2% over a year? PS: In all fairness to EJ, when I asked several years back exactly what % I paid in fees, the response was (like credit cards, loans, automatic deposit), Ask the advisor, and I use that term very loosely, why they recommend the funds that they do? Vanguard $0 for in/out transfer. Interestingkeep us posted! I. Tom, paying 2% or more to an advisor really hammers long term returns. Shouldnt that investment have increased a little bit more? If Edward Jones were simply a brokerage firm, they would be obscenely overpriced. With a Guided Solutions Flex Account, you get access to more markets than with the Fund Account. Some times I think I have over a million in EJ funny money because I dont know how much I would have if all the assets were suddenly sold, which one FA threatened to do. I am guessing far worse, especially when adding in the 5.75% load fees (that come out of your investment). Advisory Fee. The second part that no one can ever seem to take into consideration when arguing fruitlessly is that any investment account/portfolio/mix/allocation/plan whatever you choose to name it should have one sole purpose: to reach the goals that those human beings have over the long term (ie retiring at age 62, living until 90, spending $5000 per month in todays dollars and increasing that by historic cost of living increases annually not to mention funding some of their kids or grandkids education, addressing potential medical care costs, navigating a dynamic tax environment, understanding the impacts of social security filing strategies, understanding the impact of guaranteed income VS the reliance rate on their investment portfolio to maintain their lifestyle, and so much more). I think its also natural for people who are invested with EJ to defend their own investments, especially when their accounts have grown over time. Its actually protecting the assets and the beneficiaries, by not allowing anyone access until all legal documents are in to prove who has legal rights to the information. Its like a CULT. Nope, they are still selling those American Funds Mutuals with the 5.75% upfront load fees. Right off the bat, Edward Jones hits me with a load fee on one of their American Funds offers. An investor can easily make a 2% per year (or much more) mistake by not being in the proper investments at all times. Edward Jones offers in-person advice and investment management services through its 19,000 advisors across the U.S. and Canada. your total cost would be 1.35 plus Fund Expense Ratio (They usually average about .6%) so 1.35 + .61 = 1.96% plus the 40 annual fee. It's the quality of advice you get and how this is tailored to your interests and needs. I came to find out they are a truly evil company. First, weve got more unnecessary fees to add on first. Personally, I think E.J. If that seems like a strange ratio, that's because a crucial part of the company's goal is to reach clients where they live and offer the same high quality of service, rather than clustering in big cities. Then held and held. E J is a business not your close friend. Dont get too touchy feely with them this is business, you have plenty of friends your advisor relationship needs to stay mostly professional. did they advise u to get out or r they running on the last 5-10 years of upward movement. Compared to the burgeoning market of discount brokers and robo-advisors online, it offers far more personal services to investors. Does it take the same smarts to withdraw as it does to buy securities? This is contradictory. Passive investing:Some account types permit a very hands-off approach. If anything is listed under Initial (front-end load), Deferred or Redemption (back-end load), you ARE paying a commission. Warren Buffett has famously said that the best investment most Americans can make is a low-cost S&P 500 index fund that will simply track the markets performance over time. Smart man. With no minimum amount required to open an account, it's easy for you to get started. 1% fee + mutual fund fees means you are getting screwed badly. No it is finding the right person to fix it. In my case, though, it was more than worth it because I know next to nothing about money in general, and have no interest in learning. They partner with you throughout your life to help you on track. They will tell u that there fund have high dividend stocks in them but what they do not say is u do not get the dividend. For anybody reading this, actually do your homework compare Vanguard and EJ, say and you wont end up at EJ, trust me. Say your car needs repair AND you know how to fix it. Now on to your fee-based argument ed jones IS ALWAYS WORKING OFF COMMISSION. Absolutely not true. An individual retirement account (IRA) is a retirement savings . I had 1.3 million with them. 0.60%: Over $10 million: 0.50%: For clients who choose the hands-off Advisory Solutions accounts, giving Edward Jones discretionary authority to make transaction decisions, you'll owe an additional fee, with the rate depending on the size and type of account . Brokers do better when their clients are in the dark. The market is down 7% this year so far and you are mentioning getting out. He lies through his teeth. Its been proven active mutual funds underperform their benchmarks over and over and over. Its almost impossible to break 1.6% in total fees per year using institutional shares. Vanguard fund-its an Sp500 fund which is on auto pilot. Edward Jones is a huge rip off. Contact an Edward Jones financial advisor today. But now, they are horrible, pushy salesmen. History has proven that over time, how many fees you pay is the number one determining factor in returns achieved. I am sorry to hear that for your neighbor, but good on you for helping out Jane! Value of Assets. Stay far far away from Edward Jones. You do realize that 2% per year eats dramatically into your returns? So if you have one IRA and one Roth IRA, you will be charge 60 annually no matter the account balance. VTSMX: No commission earned on transactions. Just transferred IRA from Edward Jones to Vanguard and of course Jones slapped me with a $135.00 fee. Before my $4,000 investment even has a chance, Im out $230. But keeping my mutual fund in addition to the stock for diversification. There is a huge difference. Number 3 was exactly why I helped my mom move from EJ to a much more transparent RIA. Sound like you know a few things though. Socrates, There is a balance between how much we pay for how much we get. Are you really diversified? The information on Investor Junkie could be different from what you find when visiting a third-party website. My family made a lot of money with EJ. I know at EJ, my portfolio has 1.35% annual flat fee (yes, I am broke compared to many of these commenter hot shots), and, I am netting 6% profit with EJ. 1) EJ has always had an annual fee for IRAs, unless you have over 250k invested and then the fee is waived. You would also pay a percentage when you buy a stock in this type of account. These costs are not required to be disclosed in expense ratios. Exactly. This is what advisors call reverse-churning. Learn about budgeting, saving, getting out of debt, credit, investing, and retirement planning. Look up Edward Jones and Lawsuits. That sounds like an exceptionally bad advisor operating within an already broken model. You pay a commission when you buy and sell certain investments. non-investment-grade bonds) and commodities at EJ through mutual funds or ETFs. Isnt that the point of investing money? The system is tiered, meaning that your first $250,000 of assets will always be charged a 1.35% annual fee. That would fluctuate up or down with account balance, but lets assume the balance stays exactly the same. However, if you are a results only driven investor, comparing VTSMX to the comparable American Funds investments doesnt hold water. And Edward Jones says that this annual fee does include internal investment expenses. There are studies showing that investors do not get the return that various asset classes have returned, basically, because they buy high and sell low. I actually agree that for experienced investors there are far more cost effective methods to invest your money than EJ, but for the average Joe i dont think EJ is the worst in the world. Yeah, keep it simple. Get educated and do it yourself with a discount firm like Vanguard. I like the security, the options available. I did it because I liked the guy I met with. I am moving from EJ after 10yrs. My EJ advisor was either calling me or me him every day while it sank. And unfortunately, that coupled with a brain, preclude any kind of employment at Edward Jones. I see from this rude post, from an Edward Jones salesman, that Ive made the right decision. We invest to gain NET results not to avoid fees. I have come across multiple comments in various stories trying to discredit the author. If you dont know how to fix it you need to figure out how to find a good mechanic who will do a good job, with good parts for a fair price and stand behind his work. Opinions are the author's alone, and this content has not been provided by, reviewed, approved or endorsed by any advertiser. I did have a focal point at Fidelity who helped me bring things over. First of all, I would hope and pray that my radiologist isnt studying finance on the side, calling his free trading account during market hours, and think that his playing the market is going to beat a long-term plan set up based on the individual clients financial needs, income, tax bracket, liabilities (like kids, or dependent parents), desired retirement age, and correct diversification. THEY ONLY WANT TO PUT MONEY IN THIER OWN POCKETS You are still in better shape than most simply by investing. Edward Jones is a privately held partnership and is not for sale. If I sell a stock in my 401k and invest in another more productive will I be charged a fee. How you choose to implement this guidance with your financial advisor is up to you you make the decisions on buys and sells. $50K-99K 4.5% An EJ advisor could live off the fees from one wealthy client. They have zero purchase and redemption fees on most all mutual funds. So happy we got out. Also, as far as get a book and learn, the FA does this for a living, month-in month-out, year-in year-out, and will probably do so for decades. The fee was based on the amount of money I was giving them to invest; higher fees for less money. I have Americsn Funds and am pleased with it. Being invested is the most important thing, period. So in a down market of 10% you would lose an additional 3% or more. Well touch on that later. Let's examine the competition. You are correct there are other firms that do this but they are equally expensive. VTSMX COMPARISON: Expense ratio of 0.14% percent (or 0.04% for VTSAX). Good advice. This site is designed for U.S. residents only. They serve people in their niche very well. Over the life of my investment, I have averaged 7% per year. I agree wholeheartedly with your final sentence. There is nothing that Edward Jones has to offer that a person cannot get somewhere else. I better not be paying for NO management. Depending on how active a client is, they could pay FAR less than a discount brokerage firm. The fees I couldnt deal with either. The value you personally receive from any advisor should out weigh the cost. Keep in mind, that in this type of account, you would have to be concerned about churning, as you would anywhere. To help smooth out the awkwardness you might feel in switching brokers, theyll get you one more time on the way out the door with a $95 total transfer of an account fee. In my case my magic 8 ball ha betteruck than this Edward Jones guy. Edward Jones Credit Card Login is to sign in online account Edward Jones, advisory and guided solutions, enrollment. Its a buying day today All funds are on sale. The 0.59% annual expense ratio amounts to $23.60 out of that $4,000, but that amount will only grow as the account does, while the $40 flat fee will make up less of a percentage of my overall accountprovided my account actually does grow. Also ask what they pocket quarterly while you are in the fund (12b-1 fees too). She stated out loud what I had been fearing. Schedule of Fees for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts (PDF). I AM a medical doctor (radiologist) and very familiar with the over confidence some physicians have, aka I can take out a gallbladder so surely I can fly a plane, which has obviously led to several disastrous results. Edward Jones Revenue Sharing (PDF) Trust, Investment Advisory & Trusteed IRA Accounts. MemberSIPC. Index funds have outperformed actively-managed funds by a pretty large margin. Commissions arent cheaper. It is all about the personal touch, not the making money. Multiply that over decades and all the lost gains because the money (MY money) is going into my FA/EJs pocket and not mine. The only way to lose money is to sell investments when they are down. I pay it fwd by teaching young people how to avoid the dreadful advice and the totally unsuitable proprietary loaded products pimped by people like EJones, Ameriprise, Goldman Sachs, Voya, Affinity brokerage models, Betterment, Thrivent, etc etc. Investor Junkie does attempt to take a reasonable and good faith approach to maintaining objectivity towards providing referrals that are in the best interest of readers. We analyze and compare tools to help you make the best decisions for your personal financial situation. To get a piece of that time, you have to pay. Some investments, such as mutual funds, may also have internal expenses in addition to a sales charge. The next $250,000 goes to 1.30% and the next $500,000 goes to 1.25%. Im going to make a guess: 98.5%? Temporary declines cannot be avoided over any long term cycle. If your returns after expenses are 10 percent a year annually, and paying that 1.25 percent and a small amount for ETFs and mutual funds, then Id say its worth it. Its done quite well, and now Im moving into stocks from mutual funds. The information on Investor Junkie could be different from what you find when visiting a third-party website. Jordan, hate to tell you this but there is NO way EJ can beat low cost Vanguard funds with an expense ratio of less than 0.09 percent. You could be better off using a robo advisor. Regardless of the firm its all about the adviser and your relationship to that adviser. My $4,000 has $4,000 worth of buying power. One incident in 2017 involved Edward Jones' supervisory system, which FINRA alleged was inadequate. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to bad stuff about Edward Jones. I invest on my own and am conservative and safe. It was at the time the market was still going up. They have always been encouraged to follow that standard even when it wasnt the law. Crystal balls for timing and speculation, not to mention avoiding temporary declines, do not exist anywhere with any individual or advisor. 6. For all other account types, the broker charges a Program Fee that's a percentage of the value of your account. It appears that a few of these responses are due to either a lack of understanding regarding market volatility or fee structures. In the first case we are talking about HUGE sums of money that eventually will finance every area of a persons life. Plus customer service very reluctant to answer a question always want to refer you to agent but they are not always available. When my mother passed her assets were at EdwardJones. Let Edward Jones control some of my money only to find my dog did a better job. It just take a simple click to see where the market was 13 years ago n where it is know. According to you that would be no. (Edwrad jones chargest a 2% commission on individual stocks.). Its a 10 year CD that was picked by my financial adviser. Agreed. If you are in a standard brokerage account you will pay 2% buy and sell on stock, Front Load on mutual funds up to 5.75 % plus 2% on reinvested dividends and capital gains up until 250k AUM. The lo-cost investing environment in America today, is ONLY Vanguard, Schwab and Fidelity. They are not high flying but they wont kill you when the market goes to crap except in 2008. for five years after my dad passed on. Investor Junkie does attempt to take a reasonable and good faith approach to maintain objectivity towards providing referrals that are in the best interest of readers. I would challenge the writer to challenge his own assertions. Edward Jones is by far the worst brokerage company Ive ever dealt with. Edward Jones Guided Portfolios. Then came March 2020. (Note that my FA called me in a rage right after I transferred some assets to Schwab.). You cant time the markets. You can pick what works the best for you. And then trust the Vanguard LifeStrategy fund to give you proactive advice about your financial situation, taxes, estate planning, and long-term financial goals. Most of the people making comments above are not legally allowed to give advice per Series 66 regulations, so please take their advice with a grain of salt, and dont give your money to a cheap, underperforming marketing guru like Vanguard. Between lies of omission and pursuits of commissions, your best interests are not always your brokers top priority. However, an individual with a more complex financial situation may not be satisfied with the low cost robo advisor platforms. In consideration of your making Class F-1 shares of the Funds available through the Program, we will pay you compensation on a quarterly basis at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Class F-1 shares of Funds listed on Schedule A that are held in an account assigned to you. Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest? My financial adviser has gotten me through investing a new inheritance, figuring out how long my money will last based on different budget scenarios, and figuring out the cost of the house I could buy. A self directed Charles Shaub IRA has tripled and its fee free . MemberSIPC. How has it done since the start of this year? The problems came after my dad died and I lost my family EJ advisor. IF, do find same IP of some of the commentators on here? Edward D. Jones & Co. is known for servicing Ma-and-Pa investors from small offices in communities across the U.S. and Canada, but it is now acknowledging that some of them may not be worth the . I am a 20 year plus veteran broker. The . And my money goes where Ken Fishers goes. I cannot recommend EJ. If the tiered program fee structure seems like an awful lot of money for having someone else make investment decisions for you, the Select Account could be a preferable option. I am getting market returns. Theyll tell you exactly what you want to hear. Unfortunately most people bailed once most of the decline had already happened. Similar to quite a few posts on here, I have an account with Edward Jones and after seeing a lot of talk about the fees, I would like to look into switching over to Vanguard or something similar. But it isnt the declines that affect our returns, its how you react to them. My broker recommended the managed investors acct, which I changed to. At the end of the day, if your long term goals are attainable with a 5% AARofR, why would you want (or need) to put yourself through the unnecessary emotional stress that an investment mix designed (by historical measures and notice I said investment MIX not investment selection) to provide an AARofR of 9% will inherently put you through? NO. What did they do instead? Its more important to look your financial goals and what displine and strategy will you have to get there. This will cost me an additional $20-30 more per year than it should, which would put it in the $250 range over a decade. Edward Jones is not perfect, nor is it perfect for every investor. Hopefully they will be better. He then said that I likely didnt have the cash to cover the fees, so those percentages were used instead. He dropped me and I went on to another advisor who recently dropped me. Not a great deal compared to E-Trade if thats all you were paying your advisor for. In the same account, I invested $200,000 in stocks / ETFs and paid a one time commission at the time of purchase a few years ago. If you are attempting to access a new account, the account must go . That sounds similar to $95 exit fee that I paid. I have had a brokered CD with Edward Jones for 5 years. And I love that all you CFPs talk about FREE accounts (but mention you are also fee-based). The brokerage business in general is going away. I opened an IRA with EJ in 2002; all in American Funds mutual funds. 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