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Online Broker Ads Continue Star Wars

Online Broker Ads Continue Star Wars

Brokers are hoping big-time athletes and Hollywood icons will keep the clients coming.

Brokers are hoping big-time athletes and Hollywood icons will keep the clients coming.

With online brokerages reporting earnings this week, analysts and investors are closely looking at marketing and advertising spending. But here at

TheStreet.com

, we're looking at what really counts -- celebrity endorsements.

In a completely unscientific and biased fashion, we've gone through and "rated" the celebrities at a few of the online brokers, including

Charles Schwab

(SCH)

,

TD Waterhouse

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and

Fidelity

.

We'll continue to take these ads seriously until

E*Trade

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hires former

Nike

(NKE) - Get Free Report

pitchman

Li'l Penny.

They get points for career highs, or just being likable, and lose points for, well, career and personal lows. And as you can see, in the end it's quantity, not quality that counts.

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