63. CHARLES SCHWAB $7.7 BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: * SOURCE: DISCOUNT BROKERAGE AGE: 82 RESIDENCE: WOODSIDE, CA PHILANTHROPY SCORE:

The stock price of Schwab’s eponymous brokerage firm is down about 20% in the past year amid growing competition. Schwab founded the company in 1971 and stepped down as CEO in 2008. With his wife, Helen, Schwab has donated millions to support causes including California charter schools and research for Alzheimer’s and dyslexia. He cut his teeth in the financial world in 1963, helping to start The Investment Indicator newsletter.