svm21:

Look, Im sure the guy has/does/will do great things in life. However, if i begin to loath Eddie Jones. I will leave. Simple as that. I will not go on this board and spew hate speech. Alright maybe hate speech is extreme, but my point stands. It’s bullsh*t that he would go out and sell someone on his firm, the ideals, products, approach not to mention himself, only to know inside that he didn’t believe it himself. He wasn’t only cheating the little old lady down the street, he was cheating himself. I’m sorry, but I can’t respect someone that does that. I don’t care what hes done or if he’s a rockstar or not. That means squat to me. He was a fake. A phony. And at a time when our commitment, transparency, and honesty is being tested at all time highs he’s jeopardizing it. I’m glad he’s gone. In addition you would think, well you would hope, that a vet has more integrity then he displayed in every post. I guess not. Go ahead flame me. I don’t mind. I stand by what I said.

  You can dislike your B/D and still do what's right for the client.  I don't care what anyone says, Edward Jones is not SO bad that you can't operate effectively within their boundaries.  There's plenty that I dislike about Jones, but there's also plenty that I like.  I operate within their walls, albeit not exactly the way Jones preaches.  So as much as I disdain Borker's "why me?!" girly little attitude, it doesn't make him a fake or a phony.  In fact, he was probably using this site as a sounding board, in order to get his frustrations out.  But wasn't it obvious that he was pursuing other options?  That doesn't just happen overnight.  And what do you expect of him?  Up and quit on the spot when he decided he didn't like Jones anymore?  And who says he was/is selling people on the firm?  He was selling investments.  The same investments many people sell down the street at Merrill and MSSB.  And I never sell the firm.  Ever (well, unless it will help my case).  I sell myself and the process.  So if I ever leave, the "process" and relationships go with me. 

B24:

[quote=svm21] Look, Im sure the guy has/does/will do great things in life. However, if i begin to loath Eddie Jones. I will leave. Simple as that. I will not go on this board and spew hate speech. Alright maybe hate speech is extreme, but my point stands. It’s bullsh*t that he would go out and sell someone on his firm, the ideals, products, approach not to mention himself, only to know inside that he didn’t believe it himself. He wasn’t only cheating the little old lady down the street, he was cheating himself. I’m sorry, but I can’t respect someone that does that. I don’t care what hes done or if he’s a rockstar or not. That means squat to me. He was a fake. A phony. And at a time when our commitment, transparency, and honesty is being tested at all time highs he’s jeopardizing it. I’m glad he’s gone. In addition you would think, well you would hope, that a vet has more integrity then he displayed in every post. I guess not. Go ahead flame me. I don’t mind. I stand by what I said.

  You can dislike your B/D and still do what's right for the client.  I don't care what anyone says, Edward Jones is not SO bad that you can't operate effectively within their boundaries.  There's plenty that I dislike about Jones, but there's also plenty that I like.  I operate within their walls, albeit not exactly the way Jones preaches.  So as much as I disdain Borker's "why me?!" girly little attitude, it doesn't make him a fake or a phony.  In fact, he was probably using this site as a sounding board, in order to get his frustrations out.  But wasn't it obvious that he was pursuing other options?  That doesn't just happen overnight.  And what do you expect of him?  Up and quit on the spot when he decided he didn't like Jones anymore?  And who says he was/is selling people on the firm?  He was selling investments.  The same investments many people sell down the street at Merrill and MSSB.  And I never sell the firm.  Ever (well, unless it will help my case).  I sell myself and the process.  So if I ever leave, the "process" and relationships go with me. [/quote]   Bingo.

B24:

[quote=svm21] Look, Im sure the guy has/does/will do great things in life. However, if i begin to loath Eddie Jones. I will leave. Simple as that. I will not go on this board and spew hate speech. Alright maybe hate speech is extreme, but my point stands. It’s bullsh*t that he would go out and sell someone on his firm, the ideals, products, approach not to mention himself, only to know inside that he didn’t believe it himself. He wasn’t only cheating the little old lady down the street, he was cheating himself. I’m sorry, but I can’t respect someone that does that. I don’t care what hes done or if he’s a rockstar or not. That means squat to me. He was a fake. A phony. And at a time when our commitment, transparency, and honesty is being tested at all time highs he’s jeopardizing it. I’m glad he’s gone. In addition you would think, well you would hope, that a vet has more integrity then he displayed in every post. I guess not. Go ahead flame me. I don’t mind. I stand by what I said.

  You can dislike your B/D and still do what's right for the client.  I don't care what anyone says, Edward Jones is not SO bad that you can't operate effectively within their boundaries.  There's plenty that I dislike about Jones, but there's also plenty that I like.  I operate within their walls, albeit not exactly the way Jones preaches.  So as much as I disdain Borker's "why me?!" girly little attitude, it doesn't make him a fake or a phony.  In fact, he was probably using this site as a sounding board, in order to get his frustrations out.  But wasn't it obvious that he was pursuing other options?  That doesn't just happen overnight.  And what do you expect of him?  Up and quit on the spot when he decided he didn't like Jones anymore?  And who says he was/is selling people on the firm?  He was selling investments.  The same investments many people sell down the street at Merrill and MSSB.  And I never sell the firm.  Ever (well, unless it will help my case).  I sell myself and the process.  So if I ever leave, the "process" and relationships go with me. [/quote]Couldn't agree more, I never sell my clients on Jones I sell them on me.  Who knows where I will be in 5, 10 or even 15 years from now all I know is that my clients will follow!