What should you do on National Investing Day?
National Investing Day is about education and empowerment. Here are ways to participate:
New
Investors
| Engage with Schwab’s free financial education content |
| If you are an educator, learn about Invest it Forward, which connects volunteer financial professionals with teachers. |
| Talk with friends or family members to learn from each other about investing. |
| Create a financial plan. |
| Consider making an investment or executing your first trade. |
Moderately Experienced Investors
| Schedule a check-in with your financial consultant or advisor. |
| Commit to learning more about new-to-you strategies. |
| Consider how Schwab’s proven investing principles can help guide you throughout market cycles. |
Seasoned
Investors
| Pay it forward by introducing kids to the principles of investing with age-appropriate resources. |
| Remind older parents to regularly check their accounts. |
| Create or join a forum or investing club in your community. |
Milestones that matter
From modest upstart to industry trailblazer, Charles Schwab has focused on innovation and practices that help people take charge of their financial futures. The firm is now looking to a new era of financial empowerment and transformation.
1973
Charles “Chuck” R. Schwab incorporates his pioneering brokerage firm as Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
1975
May Day! Wall Street is rocked as the SEC mandates negotiated commissions for brokerage firms instead of fixed rates. Many brokerages raise commissions in response, but Chuck seizes the opportunity to create a discount brokerage.
1982
Schwab stakes its claim as the first firm to offer 24/7 order entry and quote service.
1989
Schwab introduces TeleBroker, an automated technology for telephone brokerage service.
1994
As the internet tiptoes into the mainstream, Schwab launches online trading during a historic bull market and the firm begins to offer financial advice.
2019
Charles Schwab stuns Wall Street by slashing trading commissions to zero, forcing many competitors to follow.
