11.   Client trading is critical to Schwab, which earns commissions from sales of securities and mutual funds, excluding those in OneSource.

12.   Commissions are earned by selling products of value, like soap, and more money can be made by recruiting and training others.

13.   Despite the higher fees for variable annuities, investors are often steered to them by sales representatives, who can earn higher commissions on them than on mutual funds.

14.   Excel uses a network of independent representatives, not employed by the company, who earn commissions by both bringing in customers and recruiting other representatives.

15.   Goldman probably earned another commission from Ichan for selling the shares, they said.

16.   Goldman probably earned another commission from Icahn for selling the shares, they said.

17.   His predecessor, Gen. Colin Powell, earned his commission through ROTC.

18.   Hundreds of thousands of sites have added these links because they earn commissions if any of their users click on them and then buy something.

19.   In the past, salespeople earned commissions on repeat business.

20.   Instead, the agents will act as conventional salespeople, earning a commission on sales to the users without taking financial risks themselves.