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SOURCES: 1 SOLUTIONS, 2012 CRM survey2 SOLUTIONS, 20153 IAOS, November 2015

Trading andrebalancingPROVIDERS:

Save time by automatically submitting trades to accounts

custodied with Schwab

Make informed decisions with real-time

custody data

Schwab Intelligent Integration® HELPING INDEPENDENT ADVISORS MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY

PROVIDERS:

Increase accuracy and create plans more quickly by streamlining data entry with integrated custody and portfolio management data

Financial planning

Portfoliomanagementand reportingPROVIDERS:

Perform timely analysis using the most up-to-date information possible

Client relationship management (CRM)PROVIDERS:

Get a 360' view of the client with a fully integrated CRM

TOP 3 ADVISOR USES FOR THEIR CRM:1

Storing clientinformation

Preparing and sending client communications

Assigning tasks to team members and tracking completion

97%

61%

58%

When it comes to allocation of time, firms are:3

Spending more time implementing and

learning to use new technology

Spending more time interacting

with clients

Spending less time doing manual data entry or generating

reports

58%

52%

43%

Most independent advisors see technology adoption as central to their operational strategy, allowing them to spend more time with clients and achieve growth.2

THE BACKBONE OF ADVISOR TECHNOLOGY, portfolio management is used more than any other advisor technology solution

Client portals

Automatically update client portals with Schwab Performance Technologies (SPT) portfolio management data

Online client portals are among the newer technologies being used most by advisor firms today.2

PROVIDERS:

Flexible, open-architecture integration platform

leading third party technology providers

professionals at...

13

categories5

Used by 10,000independent RIA firms2,500

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Schwab Intelligent Integration® ("SII") is an integrated technology strategy. Solutions leveraging SII are offered by SPT and by participating providers in the Schwab OpenView Gateway®. Participating providers in the Schwab OpenView Gateway® are independent companies that are not affiliated with SIT or any of its affiliates. They develop interfaces needed for integration of their applications and tools, which are then subject to validation and pilot before becoming generally available to advisors. Their participation in Schwab OpenView Gateway® is not a recommendation or endorsement of, or referral to, the participant by SIT or any of its affiliates. Neither SIT nor any of its affiliates makes any representation or warranty about information furnished by any participating provider. Advisors are solely responsible for evaluating, selecting, and purchasing products and services offered by them.

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