<prompt> Human: I know there are posts stating the we should pay attention to certain fees and kickbacks that the advisors get. Any information or opinions on Ed Jones? On a side note, possibly we could make a sticky post that states the pros and cons of each investment company. Just a thought.  <response>: Edward Jones is among the worst. Lots of very local presence with tiny offices in neighborhood all over. They sell high fee products and are a very well developed sales training and sales execution organization. The investments are just a convenient product and are poor to fair at best. You can do better with any of the big low-cost providers like Vanguard, Fidelity or Schwab. Or you can get good fund from those same big providers or many other no-load companies. 