Edward Jones is a privately held financial services firm focused on individual investors and small businesses. Founded in 1922, the company operates from its headquarters in the St. Louis area with a U.S. regional headquarters in Tempe, serving clients through a broad network of local branch offices. The firm offers investment guidance, retirement and education savings strategies, insurance solutions, and cash and credit products delivered by financial advisors backed by home-office resources. Edward Jones is the principal operating company of The Jones Financial Companies and is not publicly traded. The firm highlights a long-standing branch-office model designed to provide in-person advice within communities; its corporate sites cite a footprint of more than 15,000 branch locations in North America and tens of thousands of associates, including financial advisors, across the U.S. and Canada. Senior leadership includes Managing Partner Penny Pennington and executives overseeing operat