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Shares of Charles Schwab dropped Thursday after the discount brokerage giant reported first-quarter revenue that rose to a quarterly record, with a strong boost from trading — but fell short of Wall Street projections.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

It took decades for index funds, ETFs and discount brokerage firms to drive the costs of investing down almost to zero—because lots of investors simply didn’t know or care about the fees they paid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Analysts also hailed Gorman's transformative deals in 2020 which saw Morgan Stanley buy discount brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp and Eaton Vance Corp.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

Charles Schwab Corp., the big discount brokerage, has shut down its political action committee and condemned the violence of Jan. 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

It’s “a new world in discount brokerage where price no longer clouds the comparison for trades,” Boyle said in an earnings statement on Jan. 21.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2020