Re: Codes sent by text message

On 3/9/24 11:24 AM, Newyana2 wrote:

   I called up Schwabb to ask them about it. I got a very friendly,
competent man who said that I could just skip the cellphone
entry on the application webpage. Not true. He also said I could
sign up in person at their office. But then what if I try to make
a trade and it won't let me do it without a cellphone number?
The trouble is that no one's minding the store. If humans are
involved, it costs money... So I gave up on the investing idea. I
didn't really have much to spare, anyway. :)

We've been with Vanguard a long time;  the bond lady was really useful back when you could get 12% on municipals.  Since then they've become more annoying.  For some transactions on our community property account (before they set up that voice-recognition thing) they had to hear my husband giving his SS # etc.  in addition to what I told them.  It never seemed to occur to them that I could have killed my husband and was telling my toyboy what to say while we cleared out the account.  PLUS they then needed to send a code to my cellphone.  It takes forever to do transactions that OUGHT to be possible on line, but which require a phone call instead.
We've never been 'traders', but if someone wanted to make a fast trade NOW within seconds as the price is changing rapidly (s)he'd be up shit creek.  Common stuff is easy with Schwab and E-Trade, but RMDs are problematical and I end up phoning because you just can't get there from here.
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Cheers, Bev
   Red ship crashes into blue ship - sailors marooned.