A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (St. Louis)

Name: A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Address: One North Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63103
Telephone: 314-955-3000

A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in St. Louis. It manages $35.81 billion of regulatory assets for 195,588 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, and 42 other states.

A. G. Edwards & Sons provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and market timing services. It prepares financial plans for approximately 2,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

A. G. Edwards & Sons: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. is $35.81 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 772% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $30 billion in discretionary accounts and $5.81 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $175.37 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $236.94 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

Jeffry Mcbride Rayfield has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2005. Inc. A.G. Edwards joined the executive team most recently as the Holding Company.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Oliver Morton Langenberg	Director, senior vice president	1 Jul 1967	Other	302012
Alfred Earl Goldman	Director, corporate president	1 Oct 1967	Other	224278
Robert Lee Bagby	Chairman, director, ceo; director and ceo of the holding company	1 Jun 1979	Other	9985
Stephen Geddes Sneeringer	Chief legal officer, senior vice president	1 Jun 1980	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Vernon Alan Anderson	Senior registered options principal	1 Sep 1980	Other	714080
Gregory Cletus Menne	Director, senior vice president	1 Jun 1983	Other	332010
Inc. A.G. Edwards	Holding company	1 Aug 1983	75% - 100%	43-1288239
Ernest Eugene Carter	Director of holding company	1 Aug 1983	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Marlow Neil Morgan	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1986	Other	340002
Howard Raphael Posner	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1986	Other	366190
David Charles Sprowl	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1986	Other	432713
Richard Frank Grabish	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1988	Other	722790
Terry Joe Dessent	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1988	Other	66276
Siebe Rawls Fortenberry	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1988	Other	211533
Earl Duncan Laing	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1988	Other	300692
Michael Scafati	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1988	Other	411901
Charles Victor Zurfluh	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1988	Other	477407
Ronald James Kessler	Director, executive vice president,vice chairman; director and vice chairman of the holding company	1 Mar 1989	Other	268695
Brian Clinton Underwood	Director, chief compliance officer, senior vice president	1 Aug 1989	Other	1229168
Paul Byron Coffee	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1990	Other	810295
Charles Joseph Galli	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1990	Other	216947
Donnis Lee Casey	Director, executive vice president	1 Mar 1993	Other	846932
Samuel Compton Hutchinson	Director of holding company	1 Jun 1993	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Mary Margaret Atkin	Director, executive vice president	1 Sep 1993	Other	863962
Douglas Laird Kelly	Corporate secretary, director,treasurer, cfo, executive vp; vice president, secretary, treasurer, cfo of the holding company	1 Jan 1994	Other	2428802
Benjamin Franklin Iv Edwards	Director, vice chairman, president; director, vice chairman and president of the holding company	1 Feb 1994	Other	1061490
Daniel Joseph Schaub	Director, senior vice president	1 Feb 1995	Other	412695
Donald Norcross Robinson	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1995	Other	401558
William Joseph Winter	Director, senior vice president	1 May 1995	Other	470253
John Francis Lee	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1997	Other	722251
John Homer Henning	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1997	Other	243173
Peter Mallory Miller	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1997	Other	1237791
Charmaine S Chapman	Director of holding company	1 Jun 1997	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
James Michaels	Director, senior vice president, assistant secretary	1 Mar 1998	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Charles Thomas Forrest	Director, senior vice president, assistant secretary	1 Mar 1998	Other	1724599
Bill Brewer Branson	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 1999	Other	805460
Paul Francis Pautler	Director, executive vice president	1 Mar 2000	Other	2944050
Mark Stephen Wrighton	Director of the holding company	1 Jun 2000	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
David Joseph Diffenauer	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2001	Other	4054636
Robert Anthony Pietroburgo	Director, executive vice president	1 Mar 2001	Other	1274512
Joseph Grant Porter	Director, senior vice president; assistant treasurer of the holding company	1 Mar 2001	Other	1080675
Kenneth Joe Quinn	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2001	Other	721528
John Delany Quinn	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2001	Other	369472
Peter Barnett Madoff	Director of holding company	1 Jun 2001	Other	316688
Louis Arthur Jr Ginocchio	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2002	Other	840676
Thomas Nevin Odonnell	Director, vice president	1 Mar 2002	Other	813194
Mark Michael Bonnot	Senior registered options principal	1 Mar 2002	Other	2094971
Marc Alan Mahat	Compliance registered options principal	1 Feb 2003	Other	1967091
Thomas Christopher Wiegert	Compliance registered options principal	1 Feb 2003	Other	1647484
Amelia Anne Jack Bond	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	1348250
Gregory Phillip Vitt	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	1110208
Spencer Baker Burke	Director, senior vise president	1 Mar 2003	Other	1662943
Alex Martin Bigelow	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	1005577
Gene Michael Diederich	Director, senior vp	1 Mar 2003	Other	1283002
Charles Joseph Vangronigen	Director, senior vp	1 Mar 2003	Other	726242
Vicki Escarra	Director of holding company	1 Jun 2003	Other	4754767
John Charles Ii Parker	Director, executive vp	1 Sep 2003	Other	4474610
Michael Larry Essex	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2004	Other	1182464
William Reed Jr Hatcher	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2004	Other	1262131
William Clark Mitchell	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2004	Other	859865
Cecil Baker Iii Wright	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2004	Other	473101
Mark Alan Keller	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2005	Other	1026805
Kevin Michael Lawlor	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2005	Other	1952433
James Douglas Medley	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2005	Other	330977
Jeffry Mcbride Rayfield	Director	1 Mar 2005	Other	2345212
Gregory Scott Sigmund	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2005	Other	1229174
Mark Michael Bonnot	Compliance registered options principal	1 Mar 2005	Other	2094971
Peter Alan Biebel	Senior registered options principal	1 Mar 2005	Other	722143
Roger Allen Buller	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2006	Other	1547996
Lois Marie Moore Powell	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2007	Other	1392690
Raymond James Jr Kalinowski	Director, senior vice president	1 Mar 2007	Other	1195647
Clay Leonard Grumke	Chief legal counsel, vice president	1 Mar 2007	Other	2199350
Marc Alan Mahat	Compliance registered options principal	1 Apr 2007	Other	1967091
Inc. A.G. Edwards	Holding company	1 Oct 2007	75% - 100%	26-1271560
Robert Lee Bagby	Chairman of board of directors	1 Oct 2007	Other	9985
Daniel James Ludeman	President and chief executive officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	874126
Marjorie Mary Connelly	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	5125848
James Edward Hays	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	1569212
Terry Lee Chase	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	823017
David Richard Hopkins	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	4802877
Brand Frederick Meyer	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	808629
Robert Thomas Mooney	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	2312160
David Lee Monday	Executive vice president	1 Oct 2007	Other	722234
Douglas Laird Kelly	Corporate secretary, director, executive vp; chief operating of	1 Oct 2007	Other	2428802

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wachovia Corporation	Shareholder	1 Oct 2007	75% - 100%	56-0898180

Based in St. Louis

The principal office where A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One North Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 314-955-3000 or by fax 314-955-2726. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.agedwards.com.