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| Client engagement has been strong with 1.3 million clients logging into Schwab within the first week following the conversion weekend |
| We have a distinctive set of competitive advantages built over multiple decades that enable us to serve clients in a better way, while at the same time, rewarding our stockholders |
| Producing consistent 5% to 7% organic growth, positioned strongly in the two fastest-growing segments in wealth management |
| Those who know what is hidden by the fog recognize our ongoing organic growth and market share gains, successful execution and integration of the largest brokerage combination in history |
| Ideal positioning with leadership positions in the two fastest-growing areas of investment services, that's serving registered investment advisors and serving independent minded [technical difficulty] -- the low-cost provider today and poised to widen this advantage over the next 18 to 24 months, and exceptional profitability even in the most challenging of times |
| And as we're sitting here today in this 100-degree Texas heat, it feels like that fog is starting to clear and as it does, I think what you see as a company building loyalty among clients that is among the highest in the industry |
| So I think that -- we see that as a revenue synergy from the combination and a great opportunity moving forward |
| As equity market volatility fell, overall equity markets performed reasonably well, but it was an exceptionally narrow market with just a handful or two of large-cap growth companies accounting for a significant percentage of the solid performance |
| Investors took note, and as you can see, investor sentiment turned positive by the end of the quarter |
| Year-to-date, our clients have entrusted us with over $180 billion in net new assets, a strong number given the tax month of April falls in the first half of the year |
| Key client metrics continue to be solid |
| Advisory flows in retail were also solid at over $13 billion |
| And so we're very, very excited about that combination and continue to unlock the significant opportunities that combination provides and for example, making more of our clients aware of the fully paid opportunity |
| And I think the other part of the revenue synergies are -- we're very, very excited about |
| So we feel confident that when the lending environment improves, we're going to be there |
| These six advantages help us to execute on our Through Clients' Eyes strategy, which has resulted in a dramatic increase in market share over the past decade, as we've meaningfully grown our market share of client assets by multiples of our key competitors at independent broker-dealers as well as wirehouses |
| With this approach, we are on track to harness the tremendous long-term growth opportunities that lie ahead |
| And while our scale and efficiency has positioned us as the low-cost provider for many years, we are ready to widen that gap meaningfully in the next 18 months |
| The progress we're making with the Ameritrade acquisition and integration and our excitement about what the combination means for our clients and our stockholders |
| So we think the future is really bright in wealth |
| So Walt and Rick talked about how our Through Clients' Eyes strategy continues to power strong client growth, enabling us to take significant share within the wealth management category |
| And gain really strong flows on our platform |
| We also, as you are aware, bought Wasmer Schroeder a few years ago, we're seeing just tremendous growth in the fixed income space for clients that want help and guidance there |
| As we've shared in prior quarters, we have an attractive $3.5 billion to $4 billion revenue opportunity ahead in wealth management as we increase advice penetration among retail clients and grow our lending offer for all clients |
| As Walt shared earlier, our 2023 year-to-date organic growth rate remains in this consistent range, north of 5%, and we are well positioned for this to continue |
| As you can see by the 90% increase in flows -- 89% increase in net flows that we reported as well as the really strong Client Promoter Scores that we consistently earn in that offer |
| And I'm quite confident that the fog temporarily shrouding our firm will lift and sunny days will return in the coming quarters |
| At the same time, we certainly recognize that selling securities can look good on paper from a financial standpoint as it would accelerate some of the trends that we'd otherwise see, things like increasing our go-forward net interest margin, net interest revenue, accelerating the paydown of borrowing, building our capital levels |
| Our capital levels are growing, and our NIM is poised to improve, as we've talked about |
| And as it does so, you should see the benefit of our continued growth, our tireless drive for greater efficiency and the resilience of our diversified business model |
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| In my time today, I'll talk about how our second quarter financial performance, which was down from the very high bar we set in '22 due largely to temporary factors |
| More broadly, client and asset attrition within our conversion groups have been below expectations |
| There's no doubt that the last few months have presented some challenges for our clients, our people and our business |
| Today, the fog represents the short-term challenges brought on by the near record pace of interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve |
| Lending environment clearly is challenging |
| But relative to the second quarter of last year, of course, revenue and earnings were lower |
| Peter, understanding that the client cash has been -- sorting has been slowing throughout the quarter |
| And in June, we saw a further slowing in the pace of deposit flows |
| Now we shared in our last SMART report the dramatic reduction in the pace of client cash allocation activity from April to May |
| As we talked about, that activity is slowing and remain quite profitable |
| Thinking of interest-earning assets or assets in general, bank deposits were down 7% sequentially due to client cash allocation decisions, but we saw a significant decrease in the pace of that activity from April to May and then May to June |
| And in fact, assuming stable client engagement, we believe our net interest margin this past quarter should represent a trough for the year |
| Barring an unexpected increase in deposit outflows from clients engaging more actively in the equity markets, the pace of that activity has now dropped to a level that we can cover with those organic sources |
| And since the clients with larger cash balances moved first, again, not surprisingly, the average size of those initial purchases has also come down |
| If you look at average balances, they were down about 4.3% sequentially or $14 billion |
| Your securities lending revenues have been bouncing back a little bit |
| And Walt spoke at the outset about the metaphorical fog that has obscured I think the enduring quality of the Schwab franchise |
| In some ways, it seems to me that the fog has settled in again, just as it did a few years ago, and that fog is clouding how some see Charles Schwab today |
| Inflation began to moderate and while the Fed paused its record pace of interest rates at -- interest rate increases, at least for the month of June |
| In fact, if you didn't know it was there, you might not even realize Treasure Island even existed |
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