Aaron T Barnes

In the small piney woods town of Silsbee, TX, my first experience with Edward Jones came as a freshman in college in the form of going to a local branch with my dad and opening a Roth IRA. However small a client I was, over my decade with that branch as a client, I never felt small. The level of personalized attention, both from the financial advisor and the branch office administrator, made a tremendous impact on me.

I grew up as a teacher's kid – both my parents were public school teachers, meaning we enjoyed many weekends, holidays and summers...