"John Joseph "Joe" Ricketts" is an American businessman. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade, one of the largest online discount brokerages in the world, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Ricketts owns and operates several early stage companies, including DNAinfo.com, American Film Company (2008)/The American Film Company, High Plains Bison, and The Lodge at Jackson Fork Ranch.

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In order for us to maintain a leadership position worldwide, we're going to need additional financing, ... It will all come down to what we want to do overseas.

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I'm a conservative Republican, ... We need to support President Bush 's agenda. ... We have to have a culture that respects life, that respects the unborn.

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When we're wrong, we tell the customer we're sorry and we pay for it. When we're not wrong, the customer, in all fairness to our shareholders, as responsible managers, the customer has to pay for their own mistakes.

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Probably won't go back to the market.

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The advent of the new communications system, which is online, allows the individual consumer to have more information faster at less expense than they have ever had before. This gives them the confidence and sophistication to manage their own money.

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I grew up with great values and tremendous opportunities, ... I want my three kids and other's people's children to have the same opportunities that I had.

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Since Thanksgiving and throughout the normally slow holiday period, we experienced unexpectedly strong trading activity and that strength has not yet ebbed.

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We're off to a great start in fiscal 1999, with trading volumes and account growth during the first quarter turning out to be stronger than we expected.

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We feel now is the time to deepen our management structure and bring it a stronger technology orientation and focus. As this growth continues, we're confident that Tom's business and technology leadership skills will prove invaluable in guiding the company to the levels that we need to provide our customers the highest quality products and services.

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