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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages
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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages

Robinhood Markets, known for a clientele of first-time investors, is attracting customers with fatter wallets from other brokerages.Through Wednesday, the trading app received about $1.1 billion in account transfers since Oct. 23, when it began offering a 1% match on transferred brokerage accounts, the company said. In the second and third quarters of this year, customers transferred about $350 million and $375 million, respectively, to Robinhood from other brokerages, according to company filings.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages
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Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages

Robinhood Markets, known for a clientele of first-time investors, is attracting customers with fatter wallets from other brokerages.Through Wednesday, the trading app received about $1.1 billion in account transfers since Oct. 23, when it began offering a 1% match on transferred brokerage accounts, the company said. In the second and third quarters of this year, customers transferred about $350 million and $375 million, respectively, to Robinhood from other brokerages, according to company filings.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Companies With Great Retirement Plans | 401ks
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Companies With Great Retirement Plans | 401ks

A 401(k) plan is one of the most convenient ways to stash away dollars for retirement. Funds contributed to the account can be deducted from your taxable income that year, and you can grow your savings over time with savvy investments. But perhaps the biggest motivator to contribute to a 401(k) plan is an employer's 401(k) match.Many firms offer to match employee contributions to the 401(k) plan. Typically, the employer contributes a certain amount to the employee’s 401(k) plan based on formulas and policies set by the company.The Typical 401(k) MatchWhen an employer decides to offer a 401(k) plan for its workers, it may provide different types of plans from which to choose. The arrangement provided in these plans can vary by company. Common forms of matching include partial matches or do...
Charles Schwab’s Rocky Year in Five Charts
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Charles Schwab’s Rocky Year in Five Charts

Listen to article(1 minute)Even the top executives at Charles Schwab will admit 2023 has been a trying year.The largest publicly traded U.S. brokerage just laid off roughly 2,000 employees. An integration of customers from Schwab’s acquisition of TD Ameritrade has been less than smooth for many clients. Widespread concerns about bank-deposit flight sent Schwab shares tumbling this spring—and the stock has yet to recover.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Schwab Sees Potential Inflection Point to Cash Outflows
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Schwab Sees Potential Inflection Point to Cash Outflows

When online brokerages moved to a free trading model, investors’ hope was that this would ultimately attract even more cash and activity, making up for those foregone commission dollars. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8