2 /5 Mark Small: In June 2024 I scheduled an appointment online to meet with a Schwab agent, but when I got there, there was no agent (but there was a secretary).
When an agent did show after 30 minutes, I was told that the office didn’t take online appointments. I was not on the agent’s schedule, I was just lucky to encounter him before his scheduled appointment 20 minutes late. I was also told that personal investment service was only offered to people with more than a million invested, though the agent who happened to arrive and spoke with me (and refused to give me his number or schedule an official appointment with me because I have less than a million in my account), did say that he would point me in the right direction as to who to call to get some estate planning done.
He was nice. I don’t blame him; I blame Schwab’s business model.
In short, though, unless you have a million+ in Schwab, don’t expect advice or hand-holding.