David well, people wouldnt recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. Just leave it this way. Alright. I dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Were here today with chuck schwab, whos one of the bestknown figures in the American Business world, certainly has been so over the last several decades because of his ubiquitous face and his ads, but also because of the Great Company hes built, which is one of the leading Financial Service companies in the united states. Hes now just written a book, called invested, by Charles Schwab, and i want to talk about that and his life, which is incredible. Let me start by asking about something you made news with just recently. Your Company Announced youre not just going to do discount brokerage. Youre going to give away br
Alright. I dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Were here today with chuck schwab, whos one of the bestknown figures in the American Business world, certainly has been so over the last several decades because of his ubiquitous face and his ads, but also because of the Great Company hes built, which is one of the leading Financial Service companies in the united states. Hes now just written a book, called invested, by Charles Schwab, and i want to talk about that and his life, which is incredible. Let me start by asking about something you made news with just recently. Your Company Announced youre not just going to do discount brokerage. Youre going to give away brokerage for free. In other words, if i want to buy some stock, i call up, i have an account,
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David i dont consider myself a journalist. And, nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . We are here today with chuck schwab, who is one of the bestknown figures in the American Business world, certainly has been so over the last several decades because of his ubiquitous face and his ads, but also because of the Great Company he has built, which is one of the leading Financial Service companies in the united states. He has now just written a book, called invested by Charles Schwab, and were going to talk about that and his life, which is quite incredible. Let me start by asking about something you made news with just recently. Your Company Announced you are not really going to just do discount brokerage, you are going to give away brokerage for free. In other words, if i want to buy some stock, i
David i dont consider myself a journalist. And, nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . We are here today with chuck schwab, one of the bestknown figures in the American Business world, certainly has been so over the last several decades because of his ubiquitous face and his ads, but also because of the Great Company he has built, which is one of the leading Financial Service companies in the united states. He has now just written a book, called invested by Charles Schwab, and i want to talk about that. And his life, which is quite incredible. Let me start by asking about something you made news with just recently. Your Company Announced you are not just going to do discount brokerage, you are going to give away brokerage for free. In other words, if i want to buy some stock, i call up, i have a