We have a broad range of events, educational tools, and resources to help you learn, grow, and stay one step ahead.
Events
Schwab hosts and is involved in a number of thought-provoking events throughout the year. These events provide valuable networking opportunities, relevant industry insights, and hands-on educational opportunities.
Client Events
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IMPACT®
Schwab’s premier conference for independent investment advisors.
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National Summit—Spring 2018
Retirement Business Services’ premier client event for recordkeepers and advisors, focused on industry perspectives, practice management topics, and operational management insights.
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Webcasts
Online events designed to keep you up to date on current trends, industry insights, and commentary from Schwab experts.
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Practice Management Trainings
Earn your Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation and more.
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Certified 401(k) Professional Designation
Select advisors are invited to attend The Retirement Advisor University (TRAU)1 at the UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education to earn this prestigious designation.
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Regional Events
Half-day educational training programs that are geared toward helping independent advisors grow their corporate retirement plan business.
Industry Events
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NAPA 401(k) Summit
A unique, interactive environment for retirement professionals who actively sell, market, support, or service 401(k) plans.
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planadviser National Conference
Dedicated to helping plan advisors win business and evolve their service models.
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fi360® Conference
Professional development conference for investment fiduciaries and financial services professionals.
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excel 401(k): The Advisors’ Conference
Learn from an advisory board of currently active and top-producing advisors and other industry thought leaders.
We also attend many key events focused on the recordkeeping industry, such as randug and ASPPA™ Annual.
Featured Event
Best-in-Retirement Business Impact Award™ 2018
High achievers wanted. This annual award recognizes an independent investment advisor or recordkeeper for demonstrating leadership and excellence in the retirement plan industry. The award includes a $15,000 donation to a charity chosen by the winning firm.
Best-in-Retirement Business Impact Award™ 2018
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Onscreen logo and text: Fiduciary Investment Advisors. Best-in-Retirement Business IMPACT Award™. Fiduciary governance experts.
Mark Wetzel: We strive to provide superior investment advice and fiduciary guidance for our clients.
Karen Paulson: Leveraging technologies and practices with a proven track record of encouraging savings.
Mike Goss: It’s this client-centric approach that’s made us succeed.
Onscreen text: Revolutionary Gov Cal
Katherine Marino: We created a governance calendar, so our clients have a clear expectation of what we will provide for them—and when.
Karen Paulson: It ensures we address relevant issues annually, while providing our clients with current best practices.
Ryan Gardner: It’s how we’re able to bring our expertise and knowledge to the savers and organizations that need it most.
Onscreen text: Meeting participants where they are
Mike Goss: We strive to locate superior technology solutions…
Ryan Gardner: Like our client portal and electronic education materials…
Mark Wetzel: Helping participants understand how to spend in retirement so they don’t outlive their money.
Onscreen text: Support for our people, support for our communities
Karen Paulson: We support professional development through mentoring and training.
Mark Wetzel: It’s why we’re consistently recognized as one of the industry’s best places to work.
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Onscreen logo and text: Fiduciary Investment Advisors
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Schwab Advisor Services™ serves independent investment advisors and includes the custody, trading and support services of Schwab™.
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Tools
As a Schwab client, you can access a range of powerful investment research and monitoring tools and prospecting opportunities that can help you bring additional value and expertise to your clients.
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Schwab’s integrated fi360® Toolkit1
Integrated with Schwab’s platform, this industry-leading, web-based software streamlines plan management to help you manage the fiduciary process.
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Mutual fund search tool
See our mutual fund search tool to quickly research and filter more than 13,000 mutual funds, including a variety of no-load, no-transaction-fee funds.3 You can find it on the Schwab Retirement Center website.
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PensionPlanet
Available on the Schwab Retirement Center website, this robust tool enables clients to easily search for retirement plan sales opportunities. A database of more than 1.6 million benefit plans, it features flexible filters that allow you to easily focus searches on your target market, gain valuable insight into a plan’s reported fees, view the number of participants in and total value of a company’s plan, and much more.
Resources
In addition to our events and tools, we have a robust online resource library offering white papers, research studies, and industry perspectives. Here’s a small sampling of what you’ll find:
- Schwab Self-Directed Brokerage Account Indicators™ Report
- Schwab Bank’s Commitment to Protecting Your Retirement Plan and IRA Assets
See our Resources page