Can I promote my investing tool or app here?
No. The rule "R3. Asking for handouts" bans requesting investors or fundraising campaigns, even without a link.
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r/Schwab rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Schwab: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 96,569
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Entrepreneur advice and questions
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- R1. Submission Guidelines: Post must have a some sort of relevance to Charles Schwab or the general investing world. Post can be a question, discussion, or relevant news article and may not be: - Non-English - Generic, open-ended, or hypothetical questions - News/information without a discussion or quote/summary
- R2. Unhelpful or disrespectful behavior: We don't allow: - Circlejerking or karmawhoring - Posting purely for upvotes or humor - Insincerity or dishonesty - Trolling, loaded questions, loaded language, or provoking unproductive conversation - Memes and low-effort pictures/videos - Clickbait titles - Excessive large, bold, or spaced-out-text - Bots and bot summoning - Novelty accounts that post "in character" - Asking for upvotes or downvotes (or fewer upvotes or downvotes) - Excessive profanity
- R3. Asking for handouts: We don't allow asking for handouts. That includes: - Asking (even indirectly) for gifts, loans, donations for yourself or on behalf of any organization or person(s) - Any mention of a fundraising campaign even without a link - Requesting a job or attempting to recruit prospective employees - Asking for loan cosigners or soliciting for investors
- R4. Politicizing: We don't allow: - Moralizing issues - Political discussions - Political baiting - Soapboxing
- R5. Lawbreaking information: We don't allow: - Suggesting another user perform illegal activity (or an activity that is illegal in most jurisdictions) - Linking to illegal content or lawbreaking information - Asking for advice on how to commit fraud, evade taxes, etc. - Suggesting the use of piracy, warez, software cracks
- R6. Personal attack on redditors or groups: We don't allow: - Personal attacks: - Raw criticism without any constructive feedback - Name-calling, flaming, shaming, or otherwise harassing another poster - Instructing a user to harm themselves or others in any way - Abusive language - Racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise bigoted remarks - Retaliating in response to an attack or perceived affront
- R7. Other bad behavior: - Doxing — Posting personal information, dox attempts, dox threats - Harshness — Being intentionally rude - Flooding — Making excessively frequent posts - Duplicates — Reposting news and information - Rabble rousing — We are not your personal army. - Plagiarism — Not giving credit or quoting properly - Missing — Disappearing after asking for help, posting on behalf of someone else with insufficient information - Content policy violations - Poor reddiquette
- R8. Complaining or problems without any relevant information.: Do not just post complaining, this sub is user-driven and is not an official Schwab sub. None of the mods work for Schwab or have any association with Schwab besides being customers. If you do not post information relevant to your issue, there is no way for anyone on here to guess or even help you understand the issue. Please include relevant information not vague complaints.
- R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information: Do not post a screen shot of your portfolio value with no other information or questions. If you want to post your portfolio and have an actual question about portfolio allocation or how to re-allocate that is fine However just posting a random screen shot showing your portfolio with no relevant investing discussion or information is not allowed and post will be removed.
Works well
- Ask a specific question about Charles Schwab platform features or general investing strategy, with full context and no product mention.
- Share a relevant investing news article with a quote or summary and a discussion prompt, following "R1. Submission Guidelines".
- Post a portfolio screenshot paired with a genuine question about asset allocation or re-allocation, as allowed by "R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information".
- Start a discussion about a real investing topic or Schwab experience, including specific details so it does not trip "R8. Complaining or problems without any relevant information."
Avoid
- Do not post a portfolio screenshot with no question or discussion attached, as the rule "R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information" will remove it.
- Do not ask for loans, donations, investors, or fundraising, because the rule "R3. Asking for handouts" bans all of that.
- Do not post memes, clickbait titles, or low-effort pictures, since the rule "R2. Unhelpful or disrespectful behavior" targets exactly that kind of content.
- Do not post vague complaints about a problem without including relevant details, because the rule "R8. Complaining or problems without any relevant information." removes posts like that.
What r/Schwab Is For
This is a community for people who use Charles Schwab or care about general investing. The description says it is for both seasoned investors and newbies, and the focus is on the idea that investing is not as scary as some people make it. It is an unofficial, user-driven subreddit, not affiliated with the Schwab company. The rules make clear that posts must be questions, discussions, or relevant news articles, and everything must tie back to Charles Schwab or the investing world.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that matters most for anyone doing marketing-adjacent work is "R3. Asking for handouts" because it bans requesting investors and fundraising campaigns outright. After that, "R1. Submission Guidelines" decides whether your post is even on topic, since it requires relevance to Charles Schwab or general investing and bans generic, open-ended, or hypothetical questions. The rule "R2. Unhelpful or disrespectful behavior" will catch anything that looks like circlejerking, karmawhoring, clickbait, or low-effort content, so a marketing post that feels like it is just posting for upvotes will not survive. The rule "R8. Complaining or problems without any relevant information." matters because it shows the mods will remove posts that lack specific details, which means any comparison or discussion post needs real substance. Finally, "R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information" is relevant if your product touches portfolio display or allocation, because a screenshot alone will be removed unless it comes with a real investing question.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine question or discussion about Charles Schwab or general investing, written with specific details and context. If you are a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the safest path is to ask a real, specific question about something in the investing world that your product touches, without naming or linking your product unless someone asks. You can share relevant news if you include a quote or summary and invite discussion, because "R1. Submission Guidelines" requires that. If your work involves portfolio tools, you could post a portfolio screenshot only if you pair it with a real question about allocation or re-allocation, as "R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information" allows that. The key is to bring a specific problem or observation and let the community respond, rather than leading with what you built.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything that looks like self-promotion disguised as a question, because the rules under "R3. Asking for handouts" ban soliciting investors and fundraising. Do not post generic, open-ended, or hypothetical questions, since "R1. Submission Guidelines" removes those. Stay away from memes, low-effort pictures, clickbait titles, and posting purely for upvotes or humor, because "R2. Unhelpful or disrespectful behavior" lists all of those. Do not bring politics into the room, because "R4. Politicizing" bans moralizing, political discussions, political baiting, and soapboxing. Never post a complaint about a problem without relevant details, because "R8. Complaining or problems without any relevant information." will remove it. Do not post a portfolio screenshot with no investing question attached, because "R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information" removes exactly that.
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Common questions about r/Schwab
Can I post a screenshot of my portfolio?
Yes, if you include a specific question about allocation or re-allocation. The rule "R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information" allows portfolio screenshots only when paired with a real investing question.
Can I discuss politics or moralize about investing?
No. The rule "R4. Politicizing" bans moralizing issues, political discussions, political baiting, and soapboxing.
Can I recruit or hire here?
No. The rule "R3. Asking for handouts" explicitly bans requesting a job or attempting to recruit prospective employees.
Can I share investing news?
Yes, as long as it relates to Charles Schwab or general investing and includes a summary or quote. The rule "R1. Submission Guidelines" says posts must be relevant and may not be news without a discussion or quote or summary.
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