jtorgerson- I promise you that if you keep the attitude you currently have you will be a success. Over the last 2 yrs I have let every negative thought and frustration control me and it has brought a decline to my business. You are going to run into some BS but stay positive and stay the course. Good luck to you!

Thanks, Ron. I have certainly had my share of self-doubt about this, but startup is the hardest part of anything, and I’ve done it before in a different line of work, so at least I’m not deluded about the amount of work involved.

Just a tip, if jtorgerson somehow relates to your real name (I assume it does), then you may want to change usernames. Otherwise, think to yourself “if Jones, or my RL, were to read this, would they be happy?” before you post anything.

Have you heard instances where Jones will approach you from what you post? That is hilarious. I hope they call me!

Ron…if EJ or any other Firm has the time to read Posts and then attempt to isolate or identify the person…GOOD LUCK If they have the time , then the Firm is most likely in other trouble/s. Can you imagine - here is our HR Department , our Compliance Department  and finally here is our Spying Department  the Checking Out Computers Department for the company.

I have never heard of a single instance of this at Jones.

I think Jones (at least they used to) frowns on their reps posting things on public message boards.  I know this is an industry specific forum, but it is still public.  If your username is very close to your name, then all it takes is someone within your region to recognize you. They can then do a search of all of your past posts. Depending on what you said, that could suck.

B24…agree completely , if inappropriate. Now_Indy , if the poster is using his/her real name that would be at best dumb Hopefully they have the sense to figure that out

There may not be a department that “spies” on Jones people, but I can assure you that what we do on the firm’s equipment is certainly monitored.  I used to be able to tell my new trainees how many times in a week they typed COMM to find out how much money they were making.  It was all tracked in the old green screens.  Today I’m sure they have tracking programs set up to monitor what sites are being used and which ones take up the most bandwidth.  I’m sure there’s someone out there who could, relatively easily, find out who I am.  Not that I care.  They put the link to RR up on Jonesnet under Financial Publications, so as far as I’m concerned, they’ve given me permission to post whatever I want.  Hey, bonus for me if there’s a GP watching.  Perhaps a little more in the LP offering the next time for being such a loyal kool aid drinker.

Spiff , you are correct on the monitoring of computers , most firms , companies and governements have a policy, but I suspect would be used if they had reason to monitor. Not any difference when it comes to phones.

Spiff , the only time I have heard of somebody being called to task is for " inappropriate " activities and they were monitoring activities ie. internet and 900 calls.

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[quote=wind3574] Anyone know how to connect to Joneslink from an outside computer. Or can you even do that?

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Sure. Just look it up on JonesLink. There are instructions. If you can’t figure it out, just call Helpdesk.



FYI you will need very updated virus software, or it will keep you out.

Spiff , the only time I have heard of somebody being called to task is for " inappropriate " activities and they were monitoring activities ie. internet and 900 calls.

Just a tip, if jtorgerson somehow relates to your real name (I assume it does), then you may want to change usernames. Otherwise, think to yourself “if Jones, or my RL, were to read this, would they be happy?” before you post anything.

so other than getting off thread it appears that with all of the valueble input i should plan on being a bizillionaire in a few months

I’m a new Jones FA (3 months in) and just miraculously inherited an existing office with a large book of assets.  I’ve only lost a small percentage that the old broker took with him. Just wanted to say that from my brief stint as a newnew and from my classmates that it is REALLY REALLY hard to start from scratch. People are absolutely panicked in this market, they are batting down the hatches and keeping their money in CDs and savings account. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Jones brokers who start from scratch without any help. If I were to do it again as a newnew, I wouldn’t consider starting without 50-75K in the bank to pay my bills. Best of luck to you!

Just curious what qualified you to take over a large (not sure what you consider large) branch 3 months in?  Maybe your a pretty richchick or possibly related.

She’s female and Jones is on a “get some of these damn women to succeed!” kick.

How I got the office: I got word that it was opening and I shamelessly pursued it. I knew my RL was considering two other people, but I called him and told him that I wanted to be considered, that he wouldn’t regret giving it to me, that I would move there (200 miles away) in a heartbeat, would start next week.  He called me two days later and offered it to me.  Now I just have to prove to everyone that he made the right decision…