Schwab has been around a long time. EGRP has been around a short time. Schwab started as a discount broker and migrated to web broker. E trade started as a web broker and is migrating to a full service on line financial institution not just stocks, not just bonds, not just options, not just ipo's, not just insurance, not just tax preperation, not just investment research not....not only are they developing the most comprehensive financial technologically advanced web commerce site, but they are doing it at at a logrithmic pace. They have taken over many and on line brokers in a remarably short time frame. They continue to win awards for innovation, marketing, and technology development, Maybe, just maybe, they know something; and maybe just maybe they will be one of the leading destinations on the www. someday..... oh yeah, they already are. Norden |