Changes in the number or structure of chromosomes in new cells may lead to serious problems. For example, in humans, one type of leukemia and some other cancers are caused by defective chromosomes made up of joined pieces of broken chromosomes.
Founded in 1922, and based in Des Peres, Mo., Edward Jones is a financial services company that focuses its business primarily on individual investors and small businesses. The company is a full-service investment broker, which means that it provides investment management services, much more so than brokerage services for self-directed accounts.
At Edward Jones, it's still one person, one office. Company bucks industry trend toward forming broker teams. As more and more firms push their advisers to form teams to better serve investors, one big name is bucking the trend. Edward Jones, founded in 1922 around a model of staffing one adviser per branch office, has no intention of changing its ways, according to John Rahal, a principal in charge of recruiting and talent acquisition at the firm.