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US Market Commentary

How Does Retirement Planning Differ for Freelancers?

What options do freelancers have to get the most benefit out of their retirement savings?
November 27, 2023

Roller Coaster: Markets Take a Ride

Like some advances earlier this year, the market's current surge hasn't been defined by strong breadth underneath the surface—which will be key for a sustained, durable advance.
November 13, 2023

How Can You Build Your Pre-Retirement Checklist?

What do you need to take care of in the handful of years, months, and days before you retire?
November 13, 2023

Using Tactical Allocation Tilts During Volatile Markets

How to implement tactical allocation tilts based on short-term market expectations.
November 10, 2023

Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire?

If you are nearing retirement, does it make sense to pay off your mortgage in advance?
October 30, 2023

A Sticky Situation: With Guests Richard Thaler, Wendy Wood & Susan Budowski

Friction gets in the way of behavior—and it can become "sludge" when it's used to prevent you from reaching a goal.
October 23, 2023

How Did Chuck Schwab Disrupt an Industry? (Rebroadcast)

Founder and Chairman of the Board Chuck Schwab joins Mark Riepe for a candid discussion about the decisions he made that disrupted the brokerage industry.
October 16, 2023

Introduction to thinkorswim® Mobile for Android

Learn how to navigate and place trades on the thinkorswim® mobile app for Android.
October 11, 2023

Introduction to thinkorswim® Mobile for iPhone

Learn how to navigate and place trades on the thinkorswim® mobile app for iPhone.
October 10, 2023

Jumping to Conclusions: With Guests David Silbey & Ned Augenblick

Why do people tend to over-respond to weak signals and under-respond to strong ones?
October 9, 2023

No Mean Feat: With Guests Albert Chen & Elizabeth Tipton

Performances often rise and fall, but how and why do they usually regress to a mean?
September 25, 2023

Does Market Timing Work?

We ran the numbers on market timing. Our findings? There's a high cost to waiting for the best entry point.
September 13, 2023

A Cup of Knowledge: With Guests A.J. Jacobs & Steven Sloman

Why do people think they understand things better than they actually do?
September 11, 2023

thinkorswim® paperMoney®: Stock Trading Simulator

In this tutorial, we'll demonstrate how to use paperMoney® on the thinkorswim® platform and place simulated stock trades.
August 28, 2023

Buy & Sell Stock on thinkorswim® Mobile (iPad)

Learn how to buy and sell stock on the thinkorswim® mobile app for iPad.
August 28, 2023

Getting Started with thinkorswim® Charts

A rundown of basic thinkorswim® charts navigation and a tour of charting features.
August 28, 2023

Trading Long Calls and Puts on thinkorswim® Web

In this video, we'll show you how to trade long calls and long puts using thinkorswim® web.
August 28, 2023

Set Up thinkorswim® Desktop for Options Trading

How to customize the thinkorswim® desktop platform especially for options—streamlining the option chain based on your trading style, setting up custom options screeners, and more.
August 28, 2023

thinkorswim® paperMoney® Simulated Options Trading

In this tutorial, we'll demonstrate how to use thinkorswim® paperMoney® to practice trading options.
August 28, 2023

Place a Single-Leg Options Trade | thinkorswim®

Learn how to place single-leg options trades on thinkorswim®.
August 28, 2023

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