Charles Schwab & Co.

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  Schwab’s Sonders: Election Gives ‘No Clarity’ on Fiscal Cliff; Townsend on Dodd-Frank

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2012

  If Congress and Obama don’t show they can “play nicely in the same sandbox,” consumer confidence would suffer and there would be a real risk of a modest recession, Schwab’s chief investment strategist says, though she still sees some silver linings post-election.

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  New Hire Roundup: Aberdeen Adds NYC Office

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 17, 2012

  This week in new hires, MFS Investment Management welcomed Philip Stewart and promoted David Bryant; Leslie Voth was named CEO at Pitcairn; and Michael Millman joined U.S. Bank’s Private Client Reserve in San Francisco.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Schwab's BrokersXpress Hit With Another Fine

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 11, 2012

  FINRA and the SEC recently took action against a number of firms for everything from fraud to supervisory failure that in some cases cost the firms dearly.

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  Economy’s Been Down So Long, It Looks Like Up: Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2012

  In her keynote speech at the Morningstar ETF Invest conference, Sonders asserted that she’s a contrarian, so the pessimism she hears “is music to my ears.”

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  FINRA Files Complaint Against Schwab for Asking Customers to Sign Waiver

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2012

  FINRA announced Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Charles Schwab & Co. charging the firm had violated FINRA rules by requiring its customers to waive their rights to bring class actions against the firm.

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  RIAs Seeking More Risk in Fixed-Income ETFs: Schwab

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  RIAs looked for safety in their fixed-incom ETFs in 2011, but this year they may be willing to take on more risk, said Charles Schwab analysts in an ETF update on Friday.

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  Fed Expected to Stand Pat on Rates, QE3 at Meeting

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 21, 2011

  Fed policymakers are expected on Wednesday to keep interest rates at historic lows and to make no plans for a third round of quantitative easing.

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  Schwab Announces New Franchise Program for Independent Advisors

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2011

  Offices will offer same products, pricing, and service as company-managed branch locations, but with ‘independence.’

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  Schwab Publishes ‘Select List’ to Help Investors Pick ETFs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 9, 2011

  Schwab has released a new 'ETF Select List,' designed to help retail investors break through the thicket of ETFs that have sprung up and find suitable low-cost funds.

• Schwab, AARP Join Forces to Offer Financial Services to Retirees

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2011