Ryan Messenger: $20K Complaint Against Edward Jones Advisor

A recent investor complaint against Meadville, Pennsylvania financial advisor Ryan Messenger (CRD# 5091888) alleges that he made an illegal transfer. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that he is registered as a broker and an investment advisor with Edward Jones.

Mr. Messenger’s BrokerCheck report discloses one investor complaint. Filed in July 2025, it alleges that as a representative of Edward Jones, he illegally transferred funds from a customer’s 401(k) into his personal account. The pending complaint alleges damages of $20,000.

Edward Jones’ website includes a profile of Mr. Messenger that describes his experience and approach as an investment professional. “My primary goal is to help individual investors develop an investment strategy geared toward their unique, long-term goals,” he writes. “Whether you need to save for a child’s college education or plan for retirement, I can help. In 2006, I began helping clients with their retirement planning and long-term financial goals in the Meadville area. In 2017, I became an Edward Jones financial advisor. In 2020, my office of Edward Jones opened in the Hagan Building on Conneaut Lake Road.”

His LinkedIn profile also includes a section in which he describes his approach to working with his clients. “By using an established process, I work with my clients to help build personalized strategies and then recommend the specific actions to work on those strategies,” he explains. “Over time we revisit these strategies with clients, and in many cases their families, to help remain on track toward their long-term goals.”

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Ryan Messenger holds 18 years of securities industry experience. Based in Meadville, Pennsylvania, he has been registered as a broker and an investment advisor with Edward Jones since 2017. His past registrations include PNC Investments and Ameriprise Financial Services. His credentials include the passage of three securities industry qualifying exams: the Securities Industry Essentials Examination, or SIE; the General Securities Representative Examination, or Series 7; the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, or Series 66. He holds 19 state licenses. (Information current as of July 20, 2025.)

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