Experts offer their insights on the U.S. and global markets

Successful investing begins with being informed. Read the insights of top Schwab professionals and keep up with the daily flux of the stock market.

US Market Commentary

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Through periods of volatility, our unwavering focus remains on serving you.
June 6, 2025

What's Holding Back Small Caps?

Small-cap stocks tend to offer greater growth potential than their large-cap peers, but those returns have yet to materialize consistently. What will it take to turn the tide?
June 6, 2025

How Will Tariffs & Debt Affect the Economy?

How could ongoing tariffs and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact the US economy?
June 6, 2025

Charting Seasonality in thinkorswim® desktop

Identifying market or stock patterns can help inform trades. Here's how traders create seasonality charts with thinkorswim® desktop.
June 6, 2025

Chuck Schwab on Life & Golf

The founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation discusses his passion for golf and how it parallels life lessons.
June 3, 2025

3 Smart Skills for Informed Trading

Trading involves multiple skills, and traders can potentially improve their trading acumen—and potentially their results—by following these tips that may be associated with more balanced returns.
June 3, 2025

Little Bits of Happiness: With Guests Sally Millington & Ellen Evers

Learn how the way we separate life's highs and lows can influence our happiness.
June 2, 2025

Why Does Sentiment Not Match Hard Data?

Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones analyze the divergence between hard economic data and consumer sentiment in the markets.
May 30, 2025

Credit Spreads: Under the Radar, but Influential

Corporate credit spreads, whether investment grade or high yield, can often hint at hiccups in the stock market and the economy. But they tend to keep a low profile.
May 29, 2025

How to Read Stock Charts and Trading Patterns

Learn how to read stock charts and analyze trading chart patterns, including spotting trends, identifying support and resistance, and recognizing market reversals and breakout patterns.
May 29, 2025

Get to Know the Options Greeks

Learn how options greeks can help you evaluate the risks and rewards of options contracts.
May 28, 2025

Understanding Share Classes

A look at the differences between stock share classes—and why they matter.
May 27, 2025

Managing Cash-Secured Puts for Income Strategies

Cash-secured puts may generate short-term income or enable purchase of desired stocks at a favorable price. What to consider doing if the cash-secured put doesn't work out as planned.
May 27, 2025

What Should Your Advisor Know About You?

How much should you share with your financial advisor? Learn why trust, open communication, and the right information matter when working with professional help.
May 26, 2025

Navigating the 'Funky' Market Environment (With Helene Meisler)

Longtime market technician Helene Meisler joins Liz Ann Sonders to explore market trends, sentiment, and volatility, offering insights on the evolving investing landscape.
May 23, 2025

Data Decoder: Deciphering Messages in Key Reports

A host of data influences the market, including jobs and GDP. Learn how savvy investors decipher their meaning and what they watch for beneath the surface.
May 22, 2025

Dottie Pepper: LPGA Legend & CBS Announcer

Lead walking reporter for CBS Golf and former pro Dottie Pepper discusses her path to the LPGA and beyond.
May 20, 2025

Why Are Munis Attractive Right Now?

Tariffs change directions again, and Cooper Howard discusses the appeal of municipal bonds.
May 16, 2025

Does Your Inner Scorekeeper Skew Your Judgement?

How do mental scorecards shape your financial decisions? Professor Daniel Stone joins to unpack how reference points can shape risk, reward, and regret.
May 12, 2025

Should the Fed Focus on Inflation or Unemployment?

Kathy Jones and Collin Martin break down the Fed's current predicament and what the future might hold for interest rates.
May 9, 2025

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