Internal records show Schwab moved $27.7 million in client payments for Jeffrey Epstein on July 4 and July 5, 2019, just before his arrest on sex trafficking charges. While routine in execution, the timing raises questions about Schwab’s monitoring controls and due diligence for high-profile clients.

Schwab has begun featuring Hazel, an artificial intelligence-driven trading assistant designed to analyze market patterns and deliver trade recommendations. Early user feedback points to increased engagement, as Hazel’s real-time alerts and predictive models drew significant investor interest this week.