Open Menu OUR EDWARDS OUR MESSAGE + MISSION OUR BRANCH OFFICES OUR PEOPLE OUR HISTORY UPDATES FROM TAD EDWARDS OUR EDWARDS IN THE NEWS OUR HISTORY WITH A LEGACY SPANNING OVER 130 YEARS AND 5 GENERATIONS OF THE EDWARDS FAMILY, BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS HAS DEEP ROOTS IN THE WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY. When you join Benjamin F. Edwards, you are in good hands. Our experienced Home Office relies on an innovative client-centric business model to deliver personalized transition support, robust product and service solutions and advanced recruiting tools. Our approach preserves the best parts of working for an established firm—high-touch back-office service and support, solid technology, risk management and a collaborative family environment. You can choose the affiliation model that makes sense for your business. Welcome to a place of boundless opportunity. Below is a message from Tad Edwards, CEO and President as well as selected milestones in the history of Benjamin F. Edwards that helped shape the vibrant and growing firm we are today. THE HISTORY WE’RE BUILT ON. THE LEGACY WE’RE BUILDING TOWARD. 2019 Establishment of Edwards Wealth Management 2018 Over 70 offices, nearly 300 financial advisors and nearly 600 employees in 27 states. 2015 Benjamin F. Edwards has more than 50 offices and almost 200 advisors in 24 states. 2014 Benjamin F. Edwards crosses $15 billion in Assets Under Management. 2013 Benjamin F. Edwards crosses 100-advisor threshold, adds investment banking and mergers and acquisitions to its service offerings. 2012 Boosts advisor headcount by more than 10 percent in 10-day hiring flurry. Closes year with 26 offices. 2010 Benjamin F. Edwards opens its tenth office nationally in Atlanta, Georgia, giving it a presence in six states. 2009 Benjamin F. Edwards opens its first branch in Springfield, Missouri. 2008 Tad Edwards leaves Wachovia Securities and establishes Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. in St. Louis. 2007 Wachovia Securities acquires A.G. Edwards, the 120-year old firm founded by Tad Edwards’ great-great-grandfather and led by his father, Benjamin F. Edwards III, for 40 years. He stepped down in 2001. 1977 Tad Edwards joins A.G. Edwards. 1971 A.G. Edwards issues stock and goes public. 1966 Benjamin F. Edwards III, Tad’s father, assumes leadership of A.G. Edwards from Presley Edwards, Tad’s grandfather. 1929 Presley Edwards is named managing partner of A.G. Edwards and leads the firm through World War II and the Great Depression. 1925 Presley Edwards, son of Benjamin F. Edwards I, joins A.G. Edwards. 1898 A.G. Edwards & Sons purchases a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. 1887 Albert Gallatin Edwards, Tad Edwards’ great-great-grandfather, at the age of 75, establishes A.G. Edwards & Sons, with his son, Benjamin Franklin Edwards I. The firm is the only brokerage in St. Louis that works with local banks to place trades on the New York Stock Exchange. 1865 President Abraham Lincoln appoints Albert Gallatin Edwards to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for the Sub-Treasury Bank in St. Louis. OUR LEGACY LIBRARY Benjamin F. Edwards III continued a legacy that we are proud to call our own, years later. Our Inspiration Our Lincoln Connection & Legacy --:-- --:-- SOMETHING EXTRA In December 2020, Tad Edwards was featured on the Something Extra with Lisa Nichols podcast series. Lisa Nichols is the CEO and co-founder of Technology Partners, a Women-Business Enterprise and provider of premier IT staffing, solutions and software. Tad discusses his “something extra” on leadership. From left to right: General Albert Gallatin Edwards, Benjamin F. Edwards I, George L. Edwards, Albert N. Edwards, Presley W. Edwards, Benjamin F. Edwards III, Benjamin F. Edwards IV Benjamin F. Edwards® 1 N Brentwood Blvd, Ste 850 St. Louis, Missouri 63105 TF (855) 382-1600 BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS CLIENT RELATIONSHIP SUMMARY EDWARDS WEALTH MANAGEMENT CLIENT RELATIONSHIP SUMMARY Check the background of this firm on FINRA's BrokerCheck CLIENT ACCESS Learn more about the information we collect about you when you visit our website or open an account with us. Important Disclosures | Privacy and Security | Order Routing and Execution | Sitemap | Careers © 2021 Benjamin F. Edwards. All rights reserved. Terms of Use. Benjamin F. Edwards® & Co. (“BFE”) is a dually-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser and member of FINRA and SIPC, and its affiliate Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth ManagementSM LLC, d/b/a Edwards Wealth ManagementSM (“EWM”) is an SEC-registered investment adviser. BFE and EWM are affiliates through their common ownership by Benjamin Edwards, Inc. Depending on the context, the names “Benjamin F. Edwards®”, “Benjamin Edwards” or “Edwards” can refer to either EWM, BFE or both.