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US Market Commentary

How Can You Plan for a New Pet?

Mark Riepe and Susan Hirshman discuss how to prepare for the responsibilities, costs, and emotional attachment that come with bringing home a pet.
September 30, 2024

The Short of It: Answers About Short Selling

Short selling involves the sale of borrowed shares in the hope of profiting from a decline in the stock price. It's risky, but it also adds to market efficiency.
September 25, 2024

On a High Note: With Guests Maurice Schweitzer & Matthew Polly

Is it possible to structure our experiences to remember them more fondly?
September 23, 2024

The Truth Is Out There: With Guests Tania Lombrozo & Toby Ball

The simplest answer isn’t always the right answer, despite how much we might want it to be.
September 9, 2024

To Know What You Know: With Guests David Dunning & Andrew Flack

In a great bit of irony, to truly know if you're good at something, you have to be good at it already.
August 26, 2024

How Can You Preserve Your Assets for Your Heirs?

Austin Jarvis speaks with Mark Riepe about the complications of estate taxes—and what you can do if the estate tax exemptions change in 2026.
August 19, 2024

6 Ways to Get Started With thinkorswim®

Schwab's trading specialists share the top features of the thinkorswim trading platform traders should know.
August 16, 2024

The Buddy System: With Guests Max Maeder & Rachel Gershon

Pursuing a difficult goal can be lonely work—but it doesn't always have to be.
August 12, 2024

What Declining Interest Rates Could Mean for You

When the Federal Reserve lowers its key short-term interest rate, the impact isn't uniform across the financial universe.
August 8, 2024

Can the Olympics Teach Us About Our Own Behavior?

Mark Riepe explains the cognitive and emotional biases that show up across different Olympic choices and judgments and the lessons we can glean from them for our own financial decision-making.
July 22, 2024

How Do You Save for Vacations & Travel?

Mark Riepe and Cindy Scott discuss how financial planning can help you save for short-term goals like travel and vacations without adding risk to your long-term financial future.
July 8, 2024

What Should You Know About Annuities?

A basic overview of annuities and how they can fit into an investor's retirement plan—with Rob Williams, a managing director and Retirement Income Certified Professional at Schwab.
June 24, 2024

Identifying Head-and-Shoulders Patterns in Stock Charts

Identifying so-called head-and-shoulders patterns can be tricky.
June 18, 2024

Can Agency Bonds Offer Extra Yield?

Federal agency bonds generally carry the same high credit rating as U.S. Treasuries, yet can sometimes offer slightly higher yields. Here's what to consider.
June 14, 2024

Deficits, Debt and Markets: Myths vs. Realities

Historically, the level of U.S. debt has had no correlation with the performance of the stock or bond markets.
June 6, 2024

To Fight Another Day: With Guests Alex Imas & Mary Stockwell

Why do we tend to seek more risk in the face of losses when those losses are only on paper and aren't yet finalized?
June 3, 2024

Choiceology's Guide to Better Decisions: With Guests James Korris, Carey Morewedge & Jack Soll

What are some strategies that can help you mitigate cognitive biases and make better decisions?
May 20, 2024

Investing Basics: The Power of Compounding

Compound interest can potentially help investments grow over time.
May 7, 2024

The Charmer's Playbook: With Guests Wilfred Webster & Daniel Read

Why do we allow our judgments of one trait of a person (or product or company) to overly influence our judgments of another, unrelated trait of that same person or product or company?
May 6, 2024

(Bonus) Does Your Portfolio Need Decluttering?

In the spirit of spring cleaning, Susan Hirshman returns for a bonus episode to share helpful methods for decluttering your portfolio.
April 29, 2024

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