I considered Edward Jones but backed off. Apparently that was a smart/lucky move. I may go with TIA/CREF since I actually have a plan I've been collecting on for 30 years and they always pay way more than the priced amount.
My wife had me consolidate two 401k with Wells Fargo because she did not trust my efforts. That was 2 years ago and I've gotten 0% returns. In contrast, I grew the smaller 20k fund to 30k in under 9 months. I was doing closer to 7% on the bigger fund. I dragged the transfer out, selling half of my portfolio first, then the other 2 months later. Of course, I did a lousy job and lost most of the profits. In addition, several of the stocks I sold went skyward in the next 3 months. One, BAH, that I had 7,000 stocks in, threw off over $100k in dividends and then bounced back to higher prices within a couple months. Another, PWER, one of my favorites got bought out for about 70% profit. Safeway, that I been trading in the $16 range, hit $35, and RCL almost doubled.