Charles Schwab Reviewer's Comments

Charles Schwab takes pride in being one of the nation’s largest financial services firms maintaining 6.8 million client accounts and approximately $1.3 trillion in client assets.

You can invest your money in just about anything through this online broker. The basic investments include stocks, options, mutual funds and exchange–traded funds. They offer all of the fixed income investments we looked for including bonds, treasury issues, CDs and more.

Schwab offers a customizable desktop with alerts, level I quotes, level II quotes and charts and graphs. They also offer the educational resources so you can make wise investments. Some of these resources include streaming news, analyst research reports and retirement services. You can also attend live online workshops to further your knowledge on investing.

Charles Schwab has a tiered commissions schedule. A market order is between $9.95 and $19.95—broker assisted orders are an additional $25.

Schwab has 273 offices nationwide to assist you in your investing needs. You can also contact a representative by phone or email.