Charles Schwab sets aside $200M in SEC robo-advisory probe
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-07-06T14:53:00
Charles Schwab disclosed in a regulatory filing it expects to pay $200 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation concerning its robo-advisory business.
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