Quote Originally Posted by Von Milash
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so kirk, what are your thoughts on Edward Jones? good company, good job?
I don't know anything about them other than what they do. As far as whether a company or a job is good, it all depends. Right now the financial industry is heading into the downswing of it's cycle, there are going to be huge numbers of layoffs in the next couple of years. The kind of job you're thinking about is going to be one of the first to go. If it's last in first out, you're goosed. There's going to be a limited market for sales of new products to existing customers in the middle of an economic slowdown/massive tightening of credit in the financial system. So the job is precarious. As for the company, it depends how exposed they are to however future losses play out as the credit situation worsens. Look at the recent issues at Merrill, look at Citigroup for how things can go tits-up overnight. Who knows what disasters might be tucked away on Edward Jones's balance sheet?