J. Joseph Ricketts

Executive Summary: In mid-1997 Joe Ricketts the Chairman and CEO of Ameritrade, decided that Ameritrade’s new mission would be to become “the largest brokerage firm worldwide based on the number of trades.” In order to accomplish this mission Ameritrade would need to invest significantly in technology and advertising. This strategy would require large expenditures relative to Ameritrade’s existing capital. In order to gauge the financial impact of these large expenditures, there needed to be

Executive Summary Introduction TD Ameritrade is an American online broker based in Omaha, Nebraska. On May 1, 1975 the SEC banned the practice of fixed brokerage commissions so four entrepreneurs in Omaha were among the first to do something that on one on Wall Street thought would happen. They broke ranks and offered discounted brokerage commissions to individual investors (“Our History”). TD Ameritrade is a service based company for those self- directed by offering support 24/7, independent investment

14, 1930, Steinbeck married his first wife, Carol Henning (Fontenrose 4). As a gift, his father gave him a house in Pacific Grove, California. Later that year, Steinbeck met Edward Ricketts, owner and operator of a small commercial biological laboratory on the waterfront of Monterey. Steinbeck's association with Ricketts stimulated "the best period of his career" (Fontenrose 4). Steinbeck's second marriage began on March 29, 1943, when he married Gwyndolen Conger. Soon after, he became a war correspondent

Like his first divorce, this one was bitter and expensive. In the same year, his mentor, Ed Ricketts, was killed in a car accident. Steinbeck traveled extensively, devofing himself to film and nonfiction projects. In 1950, he married Elaine Scott, establishing a supportive relationship that allowed him to finish his epic Salinas Valley novel East

Since the Potomac River blocked the Confederate rear with only one crossing point, Lee did not have a great retreat plan. General Lee divided his Army into the right and left wings commanded by Major General James Longstreet and Major General Thomas J. Jackson respectively. Each wing guarded their respective flank. In the north, General Jones’ and General Hood’s divisions would eventually fight Gibbon’s Iron Brigade. Gibbon had fought under Burnside just three days before the Battle of Antietam

The Second Day of Battle in Devil's Den and the Peach Orchard The Battle of Gettysburg has often been referred to as the turning point of the Civil War. The Union Army had lost many battles to the Confederate Army as the Confederates pushed their way North. General Robert E. Lee was over confident that he could invade the North and defeat the Union Army in their territory. His over confidence may have been his downfall. The second day of battle proved to be the most fierce and deadly of the conflict

electric. Steam-Driven Automobiles Early Days In the 18th century, steam was a commonly-used source of energy that powered both factories and trains. The first self-propelled motor vehicle to run on steam was not built until 1769. Invented by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France, the three-wheeled vehicle was a military tractor. This vehicle, which could carry up to 4 people, travelled at 2.5 miles per hour (mph), or 4 kilometer per hour (kph). It stopped every 10 to 15 minutes to build up steam-power. At

Months prior to the battle, the Confederate Army dealt a blow to the Union Army at the battle of Chancellorsville was in May 1863. At the battle of Chancellorsville Major General Joseph Hooker, who commanded the Army of the Potomac, lay in defeat by a smaller force under the command of General Robert E. Lee. The Army of the Northern Virginia had sent the Union forces retreating inflicting over 15,000 casualties. In mid June 1863, General Lee moved his army across the Potomac River for the second

Eighth Edition Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts Thomas P. Edmonds University of Alabama–Birmingham Frances M. McNair Mississippi State University Philip R. Olds Virginia Commonwealth University Edward E. Milam Mississippi State University (Contributing Author) FUNDAMENTAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2008, 2006

Chapter 1: The Invention of Writing - From the early Paleolithic to the Neolithic period (35,000 BC to 4,000 BC), early Africans and Europeans left paintings in caves, including the Lascaux caves in Southern France. - Early pictures were made for survival and for utilitarian and ritualistic purposes. - Petroglyphs are carved or scratched signs on rock. - These images became symbols for what would be the first spokenlanguage. - Cuneiform – Wedged shaped writing, created in 3000BC. Started