Reviews of Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Tyler Knibbs (Financial Consultant)

Samantha Cole

This guy is a joke! No respect for those who are just starting their portfolio out. He's just out for the big fish so he can take more of his cut! At the beginning of COVID, when the markets dipped, I enthusiastically set up an account with him, excited to take control of my future with the chance to buy at the best time because I knew the market would rebound. He prevented all that! Wanted to buy cryptocurrency, he said it was not profitable, wanted to pick my own stocks, he said only with a certain amount off cash in the account. What ticked me off the most about Tyler Knibbs was he didn't know what was going on with my portfolio and he didn't care. I felt like I was wasting his time with my small contribution amounts and justified to him that would change after I graduated. Wait a second, You work for me, not the other way around! We had a meeting one day. He wasted our appointment time complaining about COVID for 15 minutes! Then when I asked how my account was doing he said, 'Uhh I think it is at -1%.' Didn't tell me which stocks or mutual funds I was in, ABSOLUTELY nothing! Then cut off the appointment at a half hour, literally cutting me off mid sentence and said he had to go. Aren't appointment times typically 1 hr? To this day I am upset how I wasted my time and energy on this guy. And missed opportunities in February and March last year...but I am also glad in a way because it lead me to take control of my own future without anyone taking a piece of it. Best thing I can say to anyone reading this, No one will look out more for your future than you. Now, I have doubled my portfolio in a year, understand the stock market more, keep all the profits for myself (anywhere between 15%-40% with some stocks...Edward Jones will tell you 3%-5%). And the most importantly, I know Everyday where the numbers are at instead of putting blind trust into someone else.