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13
Ask Caitlin Childs where she’s traveled in the past few
years, and she quickly rattles off an impressive list of
foreign destinations. “Germany, Sweden, Honduras,
Ireland, Vietnam.” At 28, Caitlin has taught herself
photography and graphic design, and has graduated
from online “how-to” tutorials to running an entire
marketing department for a nonprot organization. This
do-it-yourself approach to life is, in many ways, what
led her to Schwab. “I was planning a trip to Vietnam,
and I knew that I needed a bank where I could use my
debit card that didn’t charge foreign transaction fees.
The trip was already expensive enough.” The exibility of
Schwab Bank enabled Caitlin to securely log on to her
account and check her balance, understand exchange
rates, and travel halfway around the world knowing she
had access to her money when and where she needed
it. This experience has since inspired Caitlin to take
even greater control of her nancial life. She’s funded a
brokerage account with Charles Schwab, opened a Roth
IRA, and used Schwab’s online tools to create a long-
term investment plan.
CAITLIN CHILDS
“I don’t know how many people can
actually say, ‘I like my bank,’ but I
can, which is pretty cool.”
Hear Caitlin share her story
at AboutSchwab.com