A.G. Edwards, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries operate as a securities broker-dealer in the United States. It provides securities and commodities brokerage, investment banking, trust services, asset management, financial and retirement planning, insurance products, private client services, and other related financial services to individual, corporate, governmental, municipal, and institutional clients. The company also markets its investment-management services to unaffiliated mutual-fund firms; pension-fund providers; insurance companies; and other financial institutions, including banks and brokerage firms. As of February 28, 2007, A.G. Edwards had 744 locations in 50 states, the District of Columbia, London, England, and Geneva. It serves its clients through retail branch-office networks. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. As of October 1, 2007, AG Edwards Inc. is a subsidiary of Wachovia Corp.