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To the Editor:<\/strong>
As a retail investor foisted onto the Schwab website from TD Ameritrade, I found the Schwab site far less user friendly than TD\u2019s (\u201cCharles Schwab Has Had a Terrible Year. The Surprising Reason the Brokerage King Won\u2019t Be Dethroned,\u201d Cover Story, Oct. 18). However, my main complaint is that Schwab breaks down each of my three accounts into four lists: fixed income, securities, exchange-traded funds, and mutual funds. This results in 16 discreet lists of my holdings, and that makes my portfolio much harder to manage. The TD website provided a comprehensive list of all three accounts into one\u2014and this is critical\u2014fully functional <\/em>format. I have requested this change to 15 customer agents and counting, and almost all upon further discussion agree that what I\u2019m asking is a good suggestion and have passed it up the chain. <\/p>\n

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Peter Dodge<\/strong>
St. Augustine, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To the Editor:<\/strong>
Interesting article on the difficulties of some financial advisors. However, I suspect the main reason that Charles Schwab is so dominant is because of its overwhelming success with retail investors. Schwab\u2019s platforms blow the competition away. Its staff actually can solve problems and answer questions appropriately. Responsive, polite, informed, and motivated.<\/p>\n

John Reilly<\/strong>
On Barrons.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nonprofit Motivation?<\/h2>\n

To the Editor:<\/strong>
Nice article following a complex web (\u201cThe Making of a Mortgage Giant. How a Nonprofit Leader Opened the Door to a Massive Loophole,\u201d Oct. 20). It would be nice to know just how much Faith Bautista was enriched through all of this work for \u201cnonprofits.\u201d When compensation becomes extraordinary, it raises the question of the true motivation of the people holding leadership positions in those organizations. Does it involve helping others, or is it really about helping themselves?<\/p>\n

Stephen Johnson<\/strong>
On Barrons.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Case for Spinoffs<\/h2>\n

To the Editor:<\/strong>
Regarding \u201cBig-Name Stock Spinoffs Are Going Mainstream. Here\u2019s Why.\u201d (The Economy, Oct. 18): In addition to the tax-free nature of these transactions to both the parent corporation and the recipient shareholders, this restructuring permits the spun-off company to make its own managerial decisions without having to go up a corporate ladder for time-delayed approvals. Further, these companies\u2019 managers would probably have their interests closely aligned with shareholders through substantial stock ownership and stock options. Spinoffs, on average, have outperformed the market, including several associated with John Malone\u2019s Liberty Media. One outstanding performer has been Chipotle Mexican Grill, which was spun off by McDonald\u2019s in January 2006. Its compounded rate of return has been 28% a year, which has handily outperformed McDonald\u2019s return of 15% a year over the past 17 years. <\/p>\n

David I. Kass<\/strong>
College Park, Md.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Send letters to: <\/strong>mail@barrons.com. To be considered for publication, correspondence must bear the writer\u2019s name, address, and phone number. Letters are subject to editing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To the Editor:As a retail investor foisted onto the Schwab website from TD Ameritrade, I found the Schwab site far less user friendly than TD\u2019s (\u201cCharles Schwab Has Had a Terrible Year. The Surprising Reason the Brokerage King Won\u2019t Be Dethroned,\u201d Cover Story, Oct. 18). 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