The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P. · Des Peres, MO United States

This isn't your father's broker. Well, maybe it is. The Jones Financial Companies is the parent of Edward Jones, an investment brokerage network catering to individual investors. Serving some seven million clients, the "Wal-Mart of Wall Street" has thousands of satellite-linked offices in all 50 states (mainly in rural communities and suburbs), plus Canada and the UK. Brokers preach a conservative buy-and-hold approach, offering relatively low-risk investment vehicles such as government bonds, blue-chip stocks, and high-quality mutual funds. The company also sells insurance and engages in investment banking, underwriting and making markets for corporate securities and municipal bonds. To read the full description, subscribe now.