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Admire Schwab's different way of doing things SCHW

83%

+9.95% in 54 days (closed on 03/30/09) Schwab seems to do things a bit differently than everyone else. They were early in understanding the power of ECNs as evidenced by smart-order acquisition of CyberTrader in 2000. They set up an independent algorythm to rate stocks, instead of faulty analyst method espoused by peers. They've managed to avoid the mistakes of E-Trade-- getting heavily into mortgages. Schwab should benefit long term from the lack of trust in major investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, CitiGroup/Smith-Barney, Merrill, Lehman and Bear. Trust is the #1 asset of investment banks, and its unclear if these ... Continue reading »

Solid broker--> going from tier 2 to tier 1 SCHW

83%

+12.57% in 10 days (closed on 12/01/08) Thesis is simple here, with the elimination of Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Bros, Schwab is becoming more attractive as a premium-service broker. Best of all, it can establish itself as a safe place to park capital. Schwab has been innovative too. Their systematic algorythm-style method for ranking/picking stocks is interesting, more interesting than the mostly horrible human picks at other firms. They should stop selling their trades to outside parties and raise commissions though-- the time is right. Continue reading »

Bearish on SCHW ... SCHW

59%

-9.11% in 110 days (closed on 01/29/07) If you think May Day was bad. These guys are in for a jolt as retail brokerage commissions head to zero. Zecco is just the first of these. Now BofA. This is not the type of stocks I want to be holding. If you pull the financials you will see that the average commission per customer has been dropping. Things will get worse. Continue reading »

Bearish on SCHW ... SCHW

59%

-9.11% in 110 days (closed on 01/29/07) If you think May Day was bad. These guys are in for a jolt as retail brokerage commissions head to zero. Zecco is just the first of these. Now BofA. This is not the type of stocks I want to be holding. If you pull the financials you will see that the average commission per customer has been dropping. Things will get worse. Continue reading »

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Are Discount Broker Shares Worth Owning? Depends Which One

The third quarter was a favorable one for the longs. Except for a few short-lived, minor pullbacks stock prices moved higher through the quarter. Stock price volatility declined, takeover activity rose, and risk appetite improved to help the S&P gain 15%. <><>Recently I commented on the seemingly unfathomable transactions of large financial services firms divesting their asset management businesses to investment management firms in such a favorable market environment. In the same vein, one would expect discount brokers to roll in dough under such favorable market conditions. Financial reports fr... Continue reading »

E*Trade loses less than expected in third quarter -- is this a victory?

Filed under: Earnings reports, Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW), TD AmeriTrade Holding (AMTD), E*TRADE (ETFC) <>E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC) is a well-known brand in the broker space. It competes vigorously with the other giants, TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD) and Charles Schwab (NASDAQ: SCHW). To be honest, if I were looking for investment ideas in this sector, I would probably begin my search with the latter two. It's difficult to put E*Trade on the list. The company got in trouble during the financial crisis because it was exposed to the mortgage industry. It has now become, in my opinion, a speculative ... Continue reading »

E*Trade: Very Undervalued

E*Trade (ETFC) is just 3 trading days away from its earnings report. Next week will be exciting for investors. I shall stick to my guns and stay invested in both my own account and the fund I manage. <>I believe ETFC is very undervalued. When I look for undervalued stocks, I look at the Price/Sales ratio which should be below 1.5 to be undervalued and below 0.75 to be very undervalued. ETFC's Price/Sales ratio is just 0.66, based on trailing 12 month sales. TDAmeritrade (AMTD) has a P/S ratio of 4.93 based on trailing 12 month sales. Charles Schwab (SCHW) has a P/S ratio of 4.79 based on trail... Continue reading »

Charles Schwab Talks Big -- Delivers Not Big

Charles Schwab (SCHW) came out with a three tier press release designed to pump up the market. Chairman Chuck leads off by saying that investors can depend on Schwab. CEO Walt Bettinger drills down and says that investors have not given up on the market and are working with Charles Schwab. We finally get to CFO Joe Martinetto who reports that “Q3 revenues were down 19% from the year-earlier period, reflecting the headwinds we’ve been discussing for some time.” Everyone knows the markets are off. Depending on which range of products and services a firm offers you will either create we... Continue reading »

Trading Radar for 10/12: Charles Schwab (SCHW), Fasteral (FAST), Oil-Dri Corp. (ODC) Report

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: <u>Intraday or Not Specified:</u> Earnings: Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW) - Consensus EPS $0.17 Fastenal Corp. (NASDAQ: FAST) - Consensus EPS $0.33 <u>After Market Closes:</u> Earnings: Oil-Dri Corp. of America (NYSE: ODC) - consensus EPS $0.31 Subscribe to EasyStockAlerts and get real-time e-mail alerts when news hits your stocks! Continue reading »

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