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Schwab rolls out franchise business, changing rules of the advisory game

by Zack Miller on June 7, 2011

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Economics of loyalty: referrals are really powerful yet even more rare

by Zack Miller on December 15, 2010

The economics of loyalty are quite tricky.  While most clients — when polled — would say that they would be happy to provider referrals to their investment advisor, in reality, they don’t do it. That’s exactly what a new research report developed by Schwab, Advisor Impact and Texas Tech University found when they polled clients.  [...]

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What’s the hullabaloo surrounding Schwab?

by on August 18, 2009

Lots of news this morning circulating about an imminent suit New York AG Cuomo is bringing against Schwab. According to the WSJ: In a statement, Mr. Cuomo said brokers at Charles Schwab & Co. repeatedly represented the securities as liquid, short-term investments without disclosing the risks, comparing them with money-market funds or certificates of deposit. [...]

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Schwab beginning to get the social nature of retirement services

by Zack Miller on January 26, 2009

Charles Schwab announced today that it was launching what it calls “Real Life Retirement(TM) Services”.  You can see what it looks like here (screenshot to the right). Background info on the launch From the press release: “We have a different point-of-view from other financial firms in how we approach retirement. For most people, retirement isn’t [...]

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Schwab no longer run by Schwab: discount broker pioneer steps down

by Zack Miller on July 23, 2008

“Fire your broker!”  How many of us remember those ads of yore that implored brokerage clients to fire their wirehouse broker and move over to Schwab (SCHW)?  They are indelibly imprinted on my brain, anyway. What’s more is that the message as definitely driven the direction of the brokerage business over the past couple decades.  [...]

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