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Do You Need A Trust?
Long-Term-Care Insurance: Guarding Your Estate
	
	
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Daily Market Summary
September Market Summary
	
	
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Need to Stay Informed with the Latest Market News?
Is Now the Time For Schwab Bond Funds?
	
	
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New Margin Rules Affect Some Traders
New Investing Workshop: Planning Your Financial Future
	
	
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	Perspectives


  <http://schwab.ed4.net/htdocs/images/1010/EBSigBluBul.gif>	Do You Need a Trust?	 
	
  <http://schwab.ed4.net/htdocs/images/1010/EBSigBluBul.gif>	Long-Term-Care Insurance: Guarding Your Estate	 
	
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	Do You Need a Trust?

Many American families are discovering the benefits of trusts as key elements of estate planning. For other people, however, trusts are unnecessary, complicated and expensive. Which category are you in? This article describes what goes into setting up a trust, with a particular emphasis on estate taxes.

		
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	Long-Term-Care Insurance: Guarding Your Estate

By Charles Schwab

As life expectancies increase and medical care becomes more expensive, many people 50 and older are considering the peace of mind provided by long-term-care insurance. In an excerpt from his recent book You're Fifty - Now What? Charles Schwab looks at this increasingly popular type of insurance policy.

		
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Schwab Market Update


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  <http://schwab.ed4.net/htdocs/images/1010/EBSigBluBul.gif>	September Market Summary	 
	
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	Daily Market Update

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	September Market Summary

How did the markets react in the wake of the national tragedy? Read the September Market Summary <http://schwab.ed10.net/ud/DQ4J/8MD7/LJPD/82/RNP0QV>.

		
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Tool Box


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	Feel the Need to Stay Informed with the Latest Market News?

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	Is Now the Time For Schwab Bond Funds?

In recent years, many investors have favored stock funds over bond funds. Now many of these investors are reassessing, and bond funds are receiving new attention. If you seek a balance of yield and risk, bond funds may be right for you.

Schwab Bond Funds can help you diversify and balance your portfolio, while also offering solid returns including current monthly income. SchwabFunds
 offers a range of index and actively-managed bond funds, as well as taxable and tax-free bond funds. For more background on bond fund investing, read the DirectDetail? Q&A "Why Bonds?" <http://schwab.ed10.net/ud/DQ4J/LJU3/LJPD/LE/RNP0QV>, or hear directly from SchwabFunds' portfolio managers <http://schwab.ed10.net/ud/DQ4J/KSP3/LJPD/ID/RNP0QV> for more information.

Call your Signature Services Investment Specialist at 1-800-435-8804 or click here <http://schwab.ed10.net/ud/DQ4J/ONTT/LJPD/9A/RNP0QV> for a prospectus that contains more complete information on management fees, risks and expenses. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate with changes in market conditions so that an investor's shares when redeemed may be worth less than their original cost.

		
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Proactive Investor Calendar
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Do You Know Which Stocks are Moving Today's Market?
New from Argus Research - the Argus Market Movers. This new daily report features commentary on the latest market trends and identifies several stocks and their recent trends. Log in and click on Argus Market Movers.
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Establish a Legacy of Giving with a Charitable Gift Account
A Charitable Gift Account is a professionally managed account that helps you establish a legacy of gift giving for your family. It's a flexible and convenient way to leverage the tax benefits of your generosity.

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The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving is an independent public charity, and has entered into service agreements with certain affiliates of the Charles Schwab Corporation to perform administrative, recordkeeping, and investment management services.
	

Schwab 403(b)(7) Accounts. More Choice and Control.
An important alternative for qualified teachers or government employees, Schwab's 403(b)(7) Custodial Account allows you to diversify retirement assets while benefiting from tax-deferred savings.
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Schwab only accepts transfers (no new contributions) of $1,000 or more from existing 403(b) accounts. You can not make new contributions to a Schwab 403(b)(7) account.	 

Getting Kids Started Early
Schwab's complimentary guide, Raising Money-Wise Children, provides practical tips and tools for teaching your children how to take control of their financial futures. It's accompanied by The Future Investor's Money Book, a hands-on, educational workbook filled with activities for children.

Call 877-361-9460 to request this complimentary Life Event Guide today.
	


	News & Announcements


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		New Margin Rules Affect Some Traders

You have probably heard about the new NASD and NYSE day trading margin rules. Clients who regularly hold their positions for longer than one day will not be subject to the new rules. The new day trading margin rules apply to people who day trade. There is a minimum equity requirement for those who designate themselves as day traders and people who meet the definition of "Pattern Day Traders." Pattern day traders are defined as people who buy and sell the same security including options, during the same trading session four or more times during a five day period. Day traders are subject to different margin equity requirements and must have a minimum of $25,000 equity in their account at all times.

Please contact your Schwab Signature Service Representative to learn more about margins and to discuss your trading strategy.

		
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		New Investing Workshop: Planning Your Financial Future

We realize you have unique financial needs. You may be saving for a comfortable retirement, providing for a child's education or caring for an aging parent. Whatever your situation, this workshop will help you focus on your interrelated financial needs and help you identify areas that may require specialized planning.

Learn answers to key questions such as: 

How can I plan for retirement? 
What types of insurance might I need? 
Can I successfully combine saving for a child's education with helping my parents in their later years? 

Through discussion and in-class exercises, you'll learn strategies and solutions designed to help you meet a variety of financial objectives. You'll come away with a better understanding of your financial needs and a personalized action plan to reach your goals.

To enroll, click here <http://schwab.ed10.net/ud/DQ4J/5AWM/LJPD/QR/RNP0QV>.

	
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