Job Description
Job Description
Your passion. Our purpose. This could be powerful.
Maybe the markets keep you up at night. Trusts are your forte. Or your idea of a perfect day at the office is a deep dive into equity research. Whatever your passion, at Edward Jones it will have purpose. Your work is meaningful - because it has a singular focus: client relationships. What you do every day helps people achieve and protect their financial goals. Impacting lives for the better. And with our remarkable work-life flexibility, one of the lives it could enhance is yours.
Job Overview Position Schedule: Full-Time
Team Overview: Do you have a desire to be a part of the wealth management process? Do people consider you a strategic thinker and strong collaborator? Do you have a strong background in financial planning and experience with financial planning concepts? If so, joining the Edward Jones Portfolio Consultation Group could be the right opportunity for you!
Wealth Management Consultation is an area within Wealth Management Advice and Solutions (WMAS) that serves as the planning and investment portfolio advice consultation group to support the delivery of financial planning services and implementation of the Edward Jones planning and investment solutions. We serve as a resource that our branch teams can utilize to implement wealth management Advice, Planning, Products, and Services (APPS). We partner with WMAS stakeholders to deliver formalized, advanced, and personalized advice from subject matter experts, with a particular focus on implementation of planning, portfolio construction, advice, and guidance. We provide our branch teams with a holistic view of planning and portfolio management across their business, including analytics and visualizations, while helping them deliver the comprehensive wealth management services that our clients desire.
As Home Office investment specialists, thePortfolio Consultation Grouppartners with financial advisors and clients to deliver the high-quality and actionable Advice, Planning, Products, and Services (APPS) required to meet our client's wealth management needs. Through detailed analysis, the team develops and implements customized investment solutions connecting goals outlined in client's financial plan to portfolio strategy.
What You Will Do As a Portfolio Consultant you will:
- Partner with and support branch teams as Home Office investment specialist to deliver the high-quality Advice, Planning, Products, and Services (APPS) required to meet our client's wealth management needs.
- Independently and consistently provide the right level of consultative support across the client journey based on client segment (Core, HNW) and unique situation across our various service models - from the creation of tailored investment advice and strategies to the portfolio analysis, construction, and implementation needed to bring a financial plan to life - to drive the right outcomes and experiences.
- Support financial advisors with moderately complex client investment portfolio scenarios to deliver more personalized, tax-efficient, and robust portfolio construction and portfolio transition advice (i.e., asset allocation, tax minimization, optimal investments, asset location), in alignment with firm advice and guidance.
- Provide tailored, dedicated, and ongoing advanced level case management support to meet the needs of our high-net-worth clients based on client objectives, risk profile, account mandates, and personal preferences.
- Actively contribute to key initiatives/projects within the WMC department and across the WMAS division, in collaboration with internal/external stakeholders, that enables the firm's evolution to deliver strong goals-based advice, financial planning, and asset management services.
- Work in partnership with WMC internal stakeholder groups to identify opportunities and/or recommend value add enhancements to current workflow processes.
- Manage branch team/client escalations and direct resources to achieve the right results.
- Have strong understanding of industry trends, competitors, and regulatory changes - assess how these themes impact our fee-based program offerings (Core Wealth, Signature Experience), the implementation of firm advice and guidance, and the ability to deliver the personalization sought by current and prospective clients.
- Achieve results through others, by helping to train and onboard newer associates on the team and across WMC department.
*This position is known internally as an Investment Consultant
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
Hiring Minimum: $99200
Hiring Maximum: $168900
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Skills/Requirements What Experience You Need; - Bachelors degree required
- FINRA Series 7 and 66 required
- CFA designation (or progress towards) consistent with firm policy
- 5 years of Financial Services experience
- Strong technical aptitude, analytical and critical skills
- Advanced subject matter expertise on economic, investment, and portfolio management strategies and concepts.
- Advanced written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with the ability to provide concise, relevant market commentary and periodically explain complex investment terms/concepts directly to clients.
What Could Set You Apart: - 3+ years of relevant portfolio management, portfolio construction, and/or investment consultation experience strongly preferred.
- Finance background and/or advanced degree preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, databases, and wealth management software tools (i.e., Aladdin Wealth, Morningstar, FactSet).
*Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday. Read More About Skills/Requirements
Awards & Accolades At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
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About Us 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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