EXHIBIT 99(ii)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of A.G. Edwards, Inc. (the "Registrant") on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2003 hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned officers certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
	A.G. EDWARDS, INC.
Date:    July 14, 2003	By:      /s/ Douglas L. Kelly                     Douglas L. Kelly                 Chief Financial Officer