11 Quotes by David Pottruck

My leaving Schwab was on less than elegant terms, ... What is really humbling is to have time to reflect on what you've done and what you could have done better.

Given our outlook regarding the potential duration of these uncertainties, we are taking additional measures to enhance our financial performance.

Our continued leadership in online investing is reflected in the growing number of customers using these services at Schwab,

Recent trading volumes are propelling the company to its best quarter ever in terms of revenues and profits.

Was I in a funk for about a week about that story? Absolutely,

The question is: What can we do for less money? What can we do for the man who has $200,000? ... We're working on that.

While our clients' trading activity had increased in early September ? daily average revenue trades were 136,000 for the first five trading days of the month ? last week's terrorist attacks and their aftermath have added fresh uncertainty to the market environment,

With a slowing economy and weakening corporate earnings, our clients are facing the most challenging market environment in many years.

We have millions of these customers who are reasonably demanding of services, which we're pleased to provide but which have to be paid for, ... Customers have the opportunity to justify their service levels by adding to their account.