For the fifth year out of the past six, financial-services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study.
The announcement was made by Ron Michel and Mark Alliman, Edward Jones financial advisors, who have offices on Main Street in Bluffton.
The study measures overall investor satisfaction will full service investment firms based on seven factors:
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and First National Bank are reminding community bank customers of the stability of the community banking industry as the nation recovers from the recent financial and economic crisis.
"Community bank customers may be worried about the safety of their deposits during this time of continued economic instability," said Todd Mason, President/CEO of First National Bank.
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