r/Schwab rules, stats, and what to post
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Banned
- Links
- Not mentioned in the rules
- Promo risk
- High
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 9 years
- Since Jan 2017
About r/Schwab
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Schwab: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/Schwab rules on Reddit.
r/Schwab rules
9 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
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
- 2
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
- 3
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
- 4
R4. Politicizing
We don't allow:
- Moralizing issues
- Political discussions
- Political baiting
- Soapboxing
- 5
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
- 6
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
- 7
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
- 8
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.
- 9
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.
What to post in r/Schwab
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- Sharing a case study on how a specific business growth strategy aligns with long term investing principles.
- Asking a detailed question about how a new investment vehicle might be structured within a Schwab account.
- Presenting a summary of a relevant market trend and inviting discussion on its impact on retail investors.
- Discussing how a specific financial tool or service relates to the general investing world.
Avoid
- Posting vague complaints without including relevant information about your issue.
- Sharing a screenshot of your portfolio value if you are not asking a specific question about allocation or re allocation.
- Bringing up political discussions or moralizing issues.
- Asking for handouts, such as loans, donations, or job opportunities.
- Submitting generic, open ended, or hypothetical questions without sufficient context.
Best hours to post in r/Schwab
No pattern yet. r/Schwab does not have enough top posts from the last 90 days to name its best hours.
What r/Schwab Is For
This community is a place to focus on Charles Schwab and the general investing world. It is made up of seasoned investors and newbies who focus on the idea that investing is not as scary as some people make it. It is an unofficial community that is not affiliated with the Schwab company.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
R1. Submission Guidelines, R2. Unhelpful or disrespectful behavior, R3. Asking for handouts, R4. Politicizing, R5. Lawbreaking information, R8. Complaining or problems without any relevant information, and R9. Screen shots of portfolio value with no investing discussion or relevant information are the most important rules to follow.
What To Post
As a founder, you should post content that sparks a discussion about investing or Schwab services. This could be sharing an insight about a financial trend or asking a specific, well researched question about how a business model relates to investing principles. The post must always have clear relevance to the investing world.
What To Avoid
You must avoid posting vague complaints without relevant information. You should also avoid low effort content like memes or clickbait titles. Furthermore, you cannot post anything that is political or suggests any illegal activity.
A note from Anthony
I noticed the rules are very strict about context. It seems like the moderators really want people to bring specific details when they ask for help. The community also makes it clear that they are not affiliated with Schwab, so you must respect that boundary.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
Common questions about r/Schwab
What subreddits are similar to r/Schwab?
Subreddits like r/Schwab are r/personalfinance, r/stocks, r/Frugal, r/Daytrading, r/StockMarket, r/investing, r/povertyfinance and r/UKPersonalFinance.
Can I just post a picture of my stock portfolio?
You cannot post a screen shot of your portfolio value unless you are asking a specific question about portfolio allocation or how to re allocate it.
Can I just complain about my investment issues?
You cannot just post complaining, you must include relevant information related to your issue so others can understand it.
Can I ask for money or job opportunities here?
You are not allowed to ask for handouts, which includes asking for gifts, loans, donations, or requesting a job.
Subreddits like r/Schwab
Other rooms for the same crowd.