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Monday, July 18, 2011, 9:43 AM Charles Schwab (SCHW) opens flat as Q2 net profit hits expectations, rising 16% to $0.20/share, while revenue climbs 10% to $1.19B and tops forecasts. The brokerage doubled profit on interest revenue and higher fees for managing assets. (PR) 3 Comments [Earnings, Financials]
Thursday, July 14, 2011, 5:40 PM Schwab (SCHW) rolls out the market's cheapest "aggregate" bond ETF (SCHZ) yet, at just 10 basis points. Vanguard's BND was previously the cheapest fund in class. SCHZ's top holdings break down as follows: 35% mortgage-related bonds, 33% Treasurys and 20% corporates. 2 Comments [Financials]
Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 10:06 AM Charles Schwab (SCHW +0.9%) will let customers trade stocks and currencies in 12 foreign markets starting in Q1 next year as it looks to exploit growing client interest in higher-growth markets and ways to hedge against the weak U.S. dollar. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 11:48 AM Here's Muddy Waters' letter to Spreadtrum Communications (SPRD -33%) for those who can't access the website (which seems to have crashed). Top shareholders include Fidelity Management & Research, HSBC (HBC), Schwab (SCHW), Morgan Stanley (MS), Shaw and TCW. (earlier) 1 Comment [On the Move]
Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 10:25 AM Charles Schwab (SCHW -3.1%) plans to offer 401(k) plans stuffed solely with ETFs and let investors trade them without charge. ETFs have exploded in popularity but have yet to make a dent in employer-sponsored 401(k) accounts, a $2.8T market. Schwab sees ETFs as a way to edge closer to giants such as Fidelity and Vanguard. 1 Comment [Financials, Consumer]
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 3:50 PM Another survey: Charles Schwab (SCHW) finds that 72% of "active traders" receiving a tax refund plan to invest the proceeds in the stock market. Schwab also says 47% of its active traders are bullish, up from 38% in November and 28% in April 2010. 3 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Monday, March 21, 2011, 2:37 PM It's been a nice week for Evercore Partners (EVR +10.2%): First, it was an adviser in Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) $9B takeover of Lubrizol (LZ). It had a hand in Charles Schwab’s (SCHW) $1B stock purchase of OptionsXpress (OXPS). Then, the big fish, AT&T’s (T) proposed $39B acquisition of T-Mobile USA (DTEGY.PK). Comment!
Monday, March 21, 2011, 8:43 AM Breaking: Charles Schwab (SCHW) to acquire optionsXpress (OPXS) for $1B in stock. Both companies will initially retain their separate brand identities, "while benefitting from significant synergies and capabilities across their complementary business lines." (PR) Comment!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 1:33 PM The YieldPlus marketing mess will result in Charles Schwab (SCHW) entities paying more than $118M to settle SEC charges, along with its Finra fund settlement plan. (PR) Comment!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 1:16 PM Finra orders Charles Schwab (SCHW -0.5%) to pay $18M into an SEC fund to repay investors in Schwab's YieldPlus ultra-short-term bond fund, for improper marketing. The industry watchdog says Schwab kept presenting YieldPlus as a low-risk alternative to money markets even as the fund's portfolio shifted. (PR) Comment!
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 11:27 AM A recently released TD Ameritrade-commissioned study shows investor awareness of ETFs is surprisingly low. According to the study, which was conducted over the internet by Maritz and has a ±3.4% margin of error, only 34% of investors had heard of ETFs, 25% had a basic understanding of what an ETF was, and just 15% owned at least one ETF - which means lots of potential upside is still there for issuers. 4 Comments
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:00 AM With TD Ameritrade (AMTD) falling in line with Fidelity, Schwab (SCHW) and Vanguard in offering some commission-free ETF trading, there's one bit of deflation that investors should welcome. Younger ETFs aren't coming in at the same disadvantage that they used to, and expense differences are becoming a big deal while becoming more minute. Comment!
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 3:34 PM Despite projected earnings gains of 19% this year and nearly 30% next year, TD Ameritrade (AMTD) sports a paltry P/E multiple of just 12.8, much lower than rival Charles Schwab (SCHW). With a squeeky clean balance sheet, and a string of successful acquisitions under its belt, Barron's thinks shares are a bargain. 2 Comments
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 9:52 AM Financial stocks lead the broad market lower after E-Trade (ETFC -0.9%) says daily average revenue trades for August fell 36% Y/Y and 5% from July 2010, and Charles Schwab (SCHW -1.4%) says daily average trades in August fell 16% Y/Y and 5% from July. (ETF: XLF) 3 Comments
Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 4:22 PM Schwab's (SCHW) Peter Crawford doesn't see active ETFs overtaking mutual funds anytime soon. "I don’t have any clients asking for actively managed [ETF] versions of T. Rowe (TROW) or the Janus (JNS) 20 fund. I think they’re happy with actively managed mutuals... If you look at ETFs’ ability to trade intraday, that’s not really relevant for active funds." 1 Comment
Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 4:23 PM Most investment advisers say a double-dip recession won't happen and the stock market will improve over the next six months, but their clients are much more worried, a Charles Schwab (SCHW) survey says. Yet the clients keep coming: 92% of advisers said they'd brought in new client money in the past six months. Comment!