Investment firm to open office

Published 7:04 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008

The financial services firm Edward Jones has hired Elaine J. Webber

as the investment representative to open Jones’ first branch office

in Snoqualmie.

“We’re very proud to have Elaine Webber on board as we become

part of the Snoqualmie community,” said John Bachmann, managing

principal of Edward Jones. “She brings to

Jones a level of commitment and enthusiasm that is certain to benefit her clients.”

Webber said she is excited to be opening a new office for a firm

that has built a reputation on serving individual investors.

“Edward Jones is the largest financial services firm in the nation in

terms of offices, but it maintains its commitment to individuals,” Webber

commented. “I have been impressed with the interest the firm’s headquarters

in St. Louis has shown in this new office. Snoqualmie, and the

investors who live here, are very important to the firm, and I really like that.”

Prior to joining Edward Jones, Webber was a financial advisor at

Prudential Securities. She graduated from Western Washington University

in 1975 with a degree in biology.

“I’m eager to become acquainted with all the people of

Snoqualmie,” Webber added. “I’m looking

forward to settling down here and am planning to become an active member of

the community.”

With more than 4,000 offices in all 50 states, Edward Jones is already

the largest financial services firm in the number of offices, and plans are

underway to expand to 10,000 offices in the next decade. Still, Jones is the

only firm that serves individual investors exclusively, offering a variety of

investments including certificates of deposit, taxable and tax-free

bonds, stocks and mutual funds. The firm traces its roots to 1871 and

today serves nearly three million customers.

For more information on Edward Jones investment opportunities,

please call Webber at (425) 831-5026. The company’s interactive Web site is

located at www.edwardjones.com.