<prompt> Human: Hi everyone. My wife and I have made an appointment with a Financial Adviser from Edward Jones next week and have some questions. I have a pension, and we have about 16k in mutual funds. Were now in a position where wed like to start investing further in mutual funds, stocks, etc This is all new to us, therefore, thought it would be beneficial to work with an adviser. Are there any specific questions we should ask him when we first-meet? Are there different ways to pay him - ie percentage vs fee? Does anyone have experience with Edward Jones - goodbad? Any insight would be greatly appreciated! ThanksAssistant: Thanks for the advice, everyone. Given the general consensus, Ive cancelled my appointment with EJ. That said, I dont know the first thing about investing or buying stocks. Any useful advice on where to start? Thanks again!  <response>: The sidebar 