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Content with Liz Ann Sonders
Liz Ann Sonders
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Liz Ann Sonders has a range of investment strategy responsibilities reaching from market and economic analysis to investor education, all focused on the individual investor. She analyzes and interprets the economy and markets on behalf of Schwab’s clients.

Schwab Market Perspective
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Liz Ann Sonders
Jeffrey Kleintop
Brad Sorensen
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July 19, 2019
Stocks have been buoyed by rate cut expectations, but are investors putting too much stock in monetary policy and setting themselves up for potential disappointments?
Round Here: Bulls Celebrate Round Numbers for U.S. Indexes
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Liz Ann Sonders
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July 15, 2019
Round number crosses for each of the three major U.S. equity averages over the past month helped elevate investor sentiment, but is it now stretched?
Another Last Goodbye: U.S. Stocks’ Roller Coaster 18 Months
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Liz Ann Sonders
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July 01, 2019
If you just woke from an 18-month slumber and looked at the market you might be fooled into thinking it’s gone nowhere; but what a ride it’s been.
U.S. Stocks Mid-Year Outlook: Battle Symphony
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Liz Ann Sonders
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June 20, 2019
Myriad economic, market and policy battles are raging today; providing some color, but lots of gray area as we look ahead to the second half of the year.
Street Fightin’ Man: President Trump Ups Trade War Ante
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Liz Ann Sonders
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May 20, 2019
Trade is back in the headlines, and on Twitter, with volatility sensitive to every tweet, tariff escalation and retaliation; but a look at the actual economic implications is in order.
Blue, Red and Grey: Yield Curve Inversions
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Liz Ann Sonders
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March 25, 2019
The inversion of the 10y-3m yield curve unleashed a sharp pullback in stocks; but the Fed’s “preferred” curve first inverted in early January.
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking: A Contrarian Look at Inflation
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Liz Ann Sonders
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March 11, 2019
I’m more intrigued with untold stories than well-told stories; which is why my contrarian side wonders whether there’s too much investor complacency about inflation.
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Liz Ann Sonders
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February 26, 2019
Why doing nothing may be the better response to market volatility.
The Beginning is the End is the Beginning: A Look at Recessions
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Liz Ann Sonders
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February 25, 2019
Recessions are inevitable; what we don’t know is the length of runway between now and the next one. But we can look at history as a guide.
2019 U.S. Market Outlook: Ten Years Gone
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Liz Ann Sonders
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December 17, 2018
Can the U.S. economy make it to next July, when it would become the longest expansion in the post-WWII era? Let’s take a look.

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