At a time when many U.S. businesses are experiencing zero growth or are actually downsizing, the financial services firm Edward Jones is aggressively expanding its number of financial advisers.

With healthy aggressive growth a substantial goal, the firm will host a career seminar and broadcast at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Edward Jones in the Stein Mart Shopping Center on U.S. 15-501 in Southern Pines.

Anyone planning to attend is asked to call (910) 692-8628.

Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors. Every aspect of the firm's business is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work, a news release said.

The firm's 12,000-plus financial advisers work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals - from college savings to retirement - and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy.

Edward Jones is ranked No. 11 on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2011.

The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers.edwardjones.com.

Edward Jones financial advisers come from diverse backgrounds. Teachers, bankers and engineers all have joined the ranks of Edward Jones.