Managing Partner
Edward Jones

http://www.edwardjones.com

Jim joined Edward Jones in 1976 as an intern in the Research Department while pursuing his MBA at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Following graduation he opened the Firm's 200th office. Jim became a Partner and returned to the St. Louis headquarters in 1984. He has held positions in Financial Advisor Training, Marketing, Sales Management and Branch Administration. He has also been a member of the Firm's Management Committee since 1987.

Weddle is a member of the University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor's Council; a member of the Washington University Olin School of Business National Council; a member of the Webster University Board of Trustees; a Commissioner for the St. Louis Science Center; a Board member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis; a member of the Board of Governors for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; and a past  Board member of the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Edward Jones is a full-service brokerage Firm specializing in meeting the needs of the individual investor. The Firm has over 11,000 Financial Advisors and operates in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Jim received a BA from DePauw University in 1975, and an MBA from Washington University in 1977. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School's Securities Industry Institute, where he also served as a trustee from 1989 until 1993.

Jim and his wife Stacey have three grown children.