Luke Elders
Edward Jones
Financial Advisor
Personal Information
School: Washington University in St. Louis
Major: Entrepreneurship and Marketing
Years at College Works: 2009 to 2010
Career Information
Company You Work For Now: Edward Jones
Title: Financial Advisor
Industry: Finance
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities
Manage money for the serious long term individual investor.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Getting to a place in my career as an advisor where I have my own office and a base of clients to sustain the rest of my life.
CWP Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CWP meant to you?
CWP gave me the confidence and skills to succeed in my career.
How did your CWP experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
I would not have been able to build my financial advising practice without the skills I learned at CWP.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CWP experience?
I learned that I am capable of solving problems if I don't make excuses.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CWP participants? Current CWP participants?
Just don't quit. It will be worth it.