It's very satisfying to help them preserve their estate for their children and minimize the often high cost of estate taxes. John joined his wife in business in 1986. Prior to that, he managed the Jacks discount store in Fort Madison for 14 years. He also attended Hannibal LaGrange College and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. We're fortunate A.G. Edwards has given us that choice.
Many financial companies have policies against family members working together.
A.G. Edwards feels that it actually makes the office stronger. The Kellys attribute their strong, personal relationship to their ability to work well together. One thing I believe really helped us learn to work as a team was our honeymoon summer that we spent on a mountaintop in Colorado as fire lookouts for the National Park Service. John and Linda opened the Burlington office in 1996 and have a nother office in Fort Madison. Melissa joined them as a financial consultant in 1998.