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US Market Commentary

How to Trade Futures on thinkorswim® for Beginners

Learn the risks and benefits of futures trading and how to get started with practice trades using the paperMoney® feature on the thinkorswim® desktop platform.
March 4, 2025

What Steps Can You Take to Avoid Cyber Fraud?

Mark Riepe and his guest, Lisa Lang, break down emerging trends in the evolving world of cyber fraud and strategies for protecting your financial security.
March 3, 2025

The (Not So) Magnificent Seven?

Heightened economic uncertainty—propelled mainly by trade policy—has unearthed weakness in the equity market, with most pain felt under the market's surface.
March 3, 2025

Stock Sectors: What Are They? How Are They Used?

Here are key facts to know about equity sectors—what they are, what they do, and how stock sectors can be used in investing.
February 28, 2025

Headwinds & Tailwinds in the Housing Market (With Ivy Zelman)

Ivy Zelman and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the challenges in the housing market—and find a few reasons to be optimistic.
February 28, 2025

Get Financially Prepared for Uncertain Times

Investor anxiety is on the rise as waves of changes continue to roll out of Washington. What are the best steps to take now to gain control over your financial life?
February 27, 2025

The New Magnificent Seven?

We explore drivers that may contribute to continued outperformance of European stocks since the bull market began in October 2022.
February 24, 2025

Do Tariffs Change the Economic Outlook? (With Phil Mackintosh)

Liz Ann Sonders speaks with Phil Mackintosh, chief economist at Nasdaq, about the labor force, the impact of AI, and valuations.
February 21, 2025

Jigsaw Puzzle: Growth vs. Value

Growth and value are often thought of simplistically, but subsurface details in growth- and value-labeled indexes challenge pre-conceived notions of the factors.
February 18, 2025

How Can You Set the Right Financial Goals?

Mark Riepe is joined by guest Cindy Scott to discuss ways you can align your vision for the future with your values and plan a path to long-term financial success.
February 17, 2025

China Enters the AI Chat (With Louis-Vincent Gave)

Louis-Vincent Gave of Gavekal Research joins Liz Ann Sonders for a discussion on what was so unique about 2024—and China's role in the AI industry.
February 14, 2025

Tariff Clouds Hover Over Stock Markets

As tariffs proliferate, they bring new concerns for the economy, including inflation, supply chain interruption, and job losses. What do investors need to know?
February 13, 2025

Will the United States Dollar Be Dethroned?

Could the U.S. dollar lose its place as the world's reserve currency? Despite a long-term trend toward currency diversification, we don't see the dollar losing dominance anytime soon.
February 12, 2025

What You Need to Know About 24/5 Trading

Traders can buy and sell hundreds of stocks and ETFs on Schwab's thinkorswim® platform when the market opens on Monday until the market closes on Friday (holidays excluded).
February 11, 2025

Navigating Tariffs & Inflation (With Dr. Richard Clarida)

Kathy Jones speaks with Dr. Richard Clarida, PIMCO's global economic advisor and former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
February 7, 2025

Beyond Market Cap: Fundamental Indexing Explained (with Rob Arnott)

Liz Ann Sonders interviews Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, about how fundamental indexing works.
January 31, 2025

Preferred Securities: Balancing Yield with Risk

Preferred securities' yields may be appealing, but they almost always come with additional risks.
January 30, 2025

Investors Riding the Waves in Unsteady Bond Market

Fast-paced policy changes out of Washington are roiling the bond market, leading fixed income investors to wrestle with whether they should buy, hold, or sell.
January 30, 2025

Markets React to a New Administration

Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the policy proposals and legislation most likely to affect the markets in the coming weeks.
January 24, 2025

Hard to Handle: A Look at Hard vs. Soft Data

Some soft data metrics have started to rebound sharply and catch back up to relatively resilient hard data, but it's too soon to say whether the gap is definitively closing.
January 21, 2025

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