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Capital is leaving Edward Jones.
Your Edward Jones options, audited against the open market: the brief we share with our advisors, tailored to your business.
Edward Jones
Industry Brief
2026 · Recruiting & Transitions
$3.7B+
has departed Edward Jones in publicly reported team and advisor moves, January 1 to October 12, 2026.
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IndependentAt least 20
publicly reported team and advisor moves from Edward Jones, January 1 to October 12, 2026
60 to 120 days
a typical Edward Jones engagement, from diligence to day one
What's happening right now
Your peers are quietly evaluating.
A snapshot of recent transitions tracked from Edward Jones. Names anonymized where confidentiality required. The full ledger lives inside the Guide to Independence.
Oct 8, 2026
Aaron Martin (Phoenix, AZ)
→ Raymond James
$170M+
Oct 2026
Michelle Ferguson
→ UBS
Undisclosed
Aug 20, 2026
McCutchen Wesson Wealth Advisors (McCutchen, Wesson; Marion, AR)
→ LPL Financial
$190M
Aug 18, 2026
Guidepost Wealth Management (Stockton; Stillwater, OK)
→ LPL Financial
$160M
Aug 18, 2026
De Jesus & Co. Wealth Management (Roberto De Jesus, Acworth, GA)
→ Raymond James (RJFS)
$199M
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The table is our running tracker of recent transitions, from October 2024. The count above is a separate compilation of publicly reported team and advisor moves from Edward Jones, January 1 to October 12, 2026.
We track every documented transition. The Guide to Independence includes the full ledger plus the destinations sized to your book.
Why now
Four catalysts pushing Edward Jones advisors out.
- 01
Limited product and pricing flexibility
The mutual-fund-centric platform constrains advisors serving HNW and UHNW clients who expect alternatives, structured products, and bespoke fee structures.
- 02
Brand and marketing restrictions
Uniform compliance limits autonomy on advisor branding, modern marketing, and the kind of personalized content top producers want to publish.
- 03
Constraints on team-building and equity
Caps on multi-advisor team architecture and limited internal equity participation cap your enterprise upside.
- 04
Friction with data, scheduling, and tech
Modern advisor workflows (data export, third-party CRM integrations, calendaring) face an institutional drag that compounds over years.
Compare your paths
Four credible options. Side by side.
The Guide to Independence includes the version of this matrix sized to your book, with economics, equity, and platform tradeoffs detailed.
Boutique destination
Full brand and data ownership with white-glove service and tighter alignment.
Hybrid-RIA
Multi-custody flexibility, equity potential, and a wider product menu.
Independent RIA
Complete autonomy, brand control, modern tech stack, and durable enterprise value.
What you get
Inside the Guide to Independence.
Built for Edward Jones advisors evaluating their next chapter. Delivered confidentially within minutes.
Your options across the whole market, sized to your book and structured around your priorities.
Side-by-side economics matrix: grid, equity, capital, and support across each option.
LP unit and deferred compensation analysis specific to your Edward Jones tenure.
A client communication plan and timeline tailored to your client base, built around your own counsel's guidance.
Introductions to independent securities counsel, who advise on the agreements and on client outreach.
Day-one readiness checklist plus 90-day post-move support cadence.
- Built for your specific tenure and book composition
- Delivered privately, only to you
- No obligation to act on what you read
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How we work
From first call to first trade.
A typical Edward Jones engagement runs 60 to 120 days from diligence to day one. Confidential at every step.
Week 1
Diligence
We weigh your goals, constraints, and portability against the live market.
Weeks 2 to 3
Options
The open market, measured against your book and your priorities.
Weeks 4 to 6
Negotiate
Terms, equity, capital, and support. Side-by-side. On your terms.
Weeks 6 to 12
Execute
A clean transition, with client communications and day-one readiness.
FAQ for Edward Jones advisors
The questions you're probably already turning over.
If yours isn't here, ask it directly in a .
How does my LP equity translate when I transition?
We model the value of your existing LP units against the equity, transition capital, and forgivable note structures available in the open market. In most cases the offset is favorable, but the math is specific to your tenure and we work through it line by line in the Guide.Will my non-solicit make this complicated?
Edward Jones non-solicitation terms are real, and what yours allows is a question for your own counsel. We can introduce independent securities counsel, and on the business side we plan the order and timing of client communication around the guidance your counsel gives you.What about my deferred compensation and pension benefits?
We pull the full picture of your deferred comp, the vesting schedule, and the cost of leaving. Most receiving firms structure transition packages to substantially offset what's at risk, but the comparison only makes sense once we know your specific numbers.How long until my clients can be re-papered?
Typical Edward Jones transitions run 60 to 120 days from notice to first trade. Re-papering accelerates with a clean Protocol path or an open communications playbook for non-Protocol situations.Do I lose access to research and proprietary content?
Receiving firms have their own research desks, alternatives access, and content libraries. The Guide benchmarks each firm you consider for research and tooling against what you currently use so the comparison is apples-to-apples.
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