March 31, 2014

SDBA Indicator Q1 2014 Report

An industry-leading benchmark on retirement plan participant investment activity within self-directed brokerage accounts. Quarterly compilation of key investment statistics and profile information on employees investing in the Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account®(PCRA).

Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account® (PCRA) is offered through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC), a registered broker-dealer, as part of the Plan, with Plan recordkeeping services provided by Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc.

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Investment and Insurance Products Are: Not FDIC Insured • Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency • Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or any of its Affiliates • Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of Principal Amount Invested

Outcomes are not guaranteed.

Workplace Financial Services is a business enterprise which offers products and services through Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc.; Schwab Stock Plan Services; and Designated Brokerage Services. Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc., provides recordkeeping and related services with respect to retirement plans. Schwab Stock Plan Services is a division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. providing equity compensation plan services and brokerage solutions for corporate clients. Schwab Designated Brokerage Services (DBS), a division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., provides technology solutions for corporate clients with regulatory requirements to monitor employee security transactions.  Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc., and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab")(Member SIPC) are separate but affiliated entities, and each is a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation.

Through its operating subsidiaries, The Charles Schwab Corporation provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors as well as provides services to retirement and other benefit plans and participants. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Member SIPC, sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice. Its banking subsidiaries, Charles Schwab Bank, SSB and Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB (Members FDIC and an Equal Housing Lenders), provide banking and lending services and products; Charles Schwab Trust Bank (Member FDIC), provides trust, custody, and deposit products and services. Its recordkeeping subsidiary, Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc., provides recordkeeping and related services. What we share here to help support you, your employees, your plan, and your participants represents the broad range of products and services available through The Charles Schwab Corporation and its operating subsidiaries. This includes access to brokerage, banking, trust, and recordkeeping services to help respond to needs that may exist within or beyond your retirement plan.

The Charles Schwab Corporation provides services to retirement and other benefit plans and participants through its separate but affiliated companies and subsidiaries: Charles Schwab Trust Bank, Member FDIC, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Member SIPC. Trust, custody, and deposit products and services are offered by Charles Schwab Trust Bank. Brokerage products and services are offered by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Schwab Retirement Technologies, Inc. ("Schwab RT") is engaged in developing and licensing proprietary retirement plan recordkeeping systems to independent third-party administrators.

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