So far, active fund investors do not seem to be sitting quietly, at least according to data from the Charles Schwab Corporation.

But the rise of discount brokers that provide such services, like the Charles Schwab Corporation, has created an opportunity for smaller money management firms.

At the Charles Schwab Corporation, the drive for medical savings has spared top management.

Charles Schwab Corporation, the nation's largest discount broker, bucked the market's retreat yesterday, gaining $3, or 10.5 percent, to $28.375.

The Charles Schwab Corporation, the discount brokerage based here, said it was considering an initial public offering of common stock.

On Tuesday, for example, the Charles Schwab Corporation said it would dismiss about 1,800 employees over the next two months.

Many of the demonstrations yesterday focused on the Charles Schwab Corporation, the investment firm.

Only one of them, the Charles Schwab Corporation, has made peace with the Internet.

Even the company that many credit with causing the current boom, the Charles Schwab Corporation, has concerns.

Last month, the Charles Schwab Corporation introduced a series of cost-cutting measures, including a hiring freeze.