The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage and financial services to individual investors and the independent investment advisors who work with them. With more than 7 million individual investor accounts and more than $1 trillion in client assets, the Charles Schwab Corporation is one of the nation's largest financial services firms. Its subsidiary Charles Schwab & Company provides a complete range of investment services and products that include an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plans; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and through Schwab Institutional, a division of Charles Schwab & Company, it offers custodial, operational and trading support for independent fee-based investment advisors. The Charles Schwab Corporation is based in San Francisco, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SCH.