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Edward Jones named top full-service broker
The financial services firm Edward Jones was named the No. 1 full-service brokerage firm in the June edition of SmartMoney magazine, according to Jay Lotterer, a financial advisor in Pittsburg.
“Across-the-board strength vaults Edward Jones into first place,” according to the magazine. “The St. Louis-based firm ranks first in three survey categories this year: stock picking, brokerage statement and customer satisfaction.”
The magazine lauded Edward Jones for growing the number of financial advisors — up more than 500 since last year — to meet investor needs.
The firm has consistently been ranked highly in the SmartMoney survey as No. 2 in 2009 and 2008 and No. 1 in 2007 and 2005.
Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm’s 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.
Edward Jones, which ranked No. 2 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2010, is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting Web site is www.careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.
The Wild Side to offer new services
A Pittsburg salon is offering a new service to clients.
Holly Santos, owner of The Wild Side hair salon, is in the process of establishing a website that will sell what she calls “unique accessories.”
She said that some of the accessories the website will sell include: purses, jewelry, scarves, and other items. She added that all of the new accessories come from Los Angeles and “are the latest as seen in magazines.”
In addition to a new website, the salon is also starting to offer a new keratin service that Santos said “will eliminate 95 percent of frizz from any hair type for 3-6 months. She said that the service is new to Pittsburg and had “outstanding results.”
Edward Jones named top full-service broker
The financial services firm Edward Jones was named the No. 1 full-service brokerage firm in the June edition of SmartMoney magazine, according to Jay Lotterer, a financial advisor in Pittsburg.
“Across-the-board strength vaults Edward Jones into first place,” according to the magazine. “The St. Louis-based firm ranks first in three survey categories this year: stock picking, brokerage statement and customer satisfaction.”
The magazine lauded Edward Jones for growing the number of financial advisors — up more than 500 since last year — to meet investor needs.
The firm has consistently been ranked highly in the SmartMoney survey as No. 2 in 2009 and 2008 and No. 1 in 2007 and 2005.
Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm’s 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.
Edward Jones, which ranked No. 2 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2010, is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting Web site is www.careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.
The Wild Side to offer new services
A Pittsburg salon is offering a new service to clients.
Holly Santos, owner of The Wild Side hair salon, is in the process of establishing a website that will sell what she calls “unique accessories.”
She said that some of the accessories the website will sell include: purses, jewelry, scarves, and other items. She added that all of the new accessories come from Los Angeles and “are the latest as seen in magazines.”
In addition to a new website, the salon is also starting to offer a new keratin service that Santos said “will eliminate 95 percent of frizz from any hair type for 3-6 months. She said that the service is new to Pittsburg and had “outstanding results.”
Santos, who currently lives and works part-time in California and comes back monthly to work in Pittsburg. She said that she continues to train in California and bring new techniques back to Pittsburg.
U.S. Cellular
continues program
U.S. Cellular is continuing its commitment to schools with the return of its Calling All Teachers campaign. As part of the company’s countdown to something better in 2010, U.S. Cellular is giving $1 million to help teachers erase classroom needs.
In a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, U.S. Cellular and its local associates are encouraging Kansas teachers to register on the site in May and throughout the summer. Then, teachers can come back this fall and post their classroom projects for potential funding. DonorsChoose.org is a philanthropic website that helps public school teachers find money for classroom projects that exceed their limited budgets.
“Teachers can request everything from textbooks to microscopes to art supplies,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org. “It’s important to give teachers the opportunity to have unique projects for their classrooms that help them provide creative ways for children to learn and be engaged.”
The pinch of budget cuts has compelled many teachers to supplement shortfalls by purchasing basic supplies, such as crayons, textbooks and calculators, with personal resources. A 2010 national survey* said kindergarten through eighth-grade teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money every year to help teach kids. The study also said 70 percent of teachers believe their schools are financially unable to provide necessary teaching tools.
Throughout the spring and summer, U.S. Cellular associates are encouraging teachers to visit DonorsChoose.org and register as a “U.S. Cellular Teacher.” In August, as the new school year kicks off, teachers can revisit the site for more details on posting their classroom projects.
During September and October, U.S. Cellular plans to fund $1 million in posted projects in the areas where it does business. During last year’s Calling All Teachers campaign, U.S. Cellular funded 69 classroom projects in Kansas valued at more than $35,000.
“Our associates live and work in this community, and we are excited to show our local teachers how much we appreciate them,” said Dorsey Ragland, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in Kansas. “Children deserve the best, and we believe helping teachers give them the best education possible is the right thing to do.”
During last year’s Calling All Teachers campaign, U.S. Cellular funded more than 2,000 classroom projects nationwide that benefited nearly 175,000 students. More than 40 percent of the funded projects were in rural schools. Due to the overwhelming response to the campaign last year, U.S. Cellular decided to increase its funding to $1.1 million to cover all of the projects in the areas where it does business.
