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Personal Capital vs Charles Schwab

Personal Capital vs Charles Schwab Comparison Table 2023
Personal Capital Charles Schwab
Review
3.3

Personal Capital is #17 in our broker rankings.

Review
2.8

Charles Schwab is #38 in our broker rankings.

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Personal Capital is a leading US investment management provider with a range of financial tools. The broker-dealer has 3.4 million active users and is SEC-regulated.

Charles Schwab is a large US investment broker offering a massive range of stocks, ETFs and equity derivatives in a variety of savings and investment accounts

Pros
  • Strong regulatory oversight
Cons
  • Narrow range of investments
  • High minimum deposit
  • No demo account
  • No MT4 integration
  • No copy trading
  • Few payment methods offered
Awards
  • Best for Portfolio Management 2020
Instruments
Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Fixed Income Stocks, Futures, Options, Crypto, ETFs
Demo Account
No Yes
Minimum Deposit
$1 (Cash), $100,000 (Robo Advisor) $1
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
Variable 1
Regulator
SEC SEC, FINRA, FCA1
Margin Trading
No No
MetaTrader 4
No No
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
No No
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
No No
STP Account
No No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
No No
MAM Account
No No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No Yes
Robo Advisor
Yes Yes
Negative Balance Protection
No No
Market Maker
No No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
No No
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android iOS & Android
Auto Trading
Yes (Auto Portfolios) Yes
Copy Trading
No No
Social Trading
No No
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
Yes Yes
Custodial Account
No Yes
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No No
Islamic Account
No No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • USD
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
Cryptocurrency
Crypto trading not offered Charles Schwab supports indirect crypto trading through digital coin trusts and crypto-related stocks.
Spread
Floating
Coins
  • GBTC
  • BITW
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
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