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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: A Narrow Path Up
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Liz Ann Sonders
Jeffrey Kleintop
Kathy Jones
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January 15, 2021
U.S. stocks have continued to climb amid optimism about a vaccine-led economic recovery, but bad news could easily throw markets off track.
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Liz Ann Sonders
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January 11, 2021
December brought the first payrolls decline since last April; with leisure/hospitality—and women—bearing the brunt of the weakness. Expect more economic “scarring” to come.
The Song Remains the Same: Fed Keeps Rates/Balance Sheet Steady
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Liz Ann Sonders
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December 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve acted as expected; making no changes to policy, but updated its economic projections with a slightly rosier GDP and unemployment outlook.
Rise Up: Vaccines Brought Broader Market Participation
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Liz Ann Sonders
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December 14, 2020
The market’s tenor changed in early September, when the “rotation era” began; with the benefit of better breadth, but the risk of euphoric sentiment.
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Liz Ann Sonders
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November 30, 2020
Stocks head into 2021 having crossed the COVID chasm; but the economy has more work to do. Will vaccines get us to the other side?
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Liz Ann Sonders
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November 16, 2020
Recent positive COVID-19 vaccine may represent a light at the end of the tunnel; but the resurgent virus means we’re still in the darkest part of the tunnel.
Too Much: Market Succumbed Again to Trifecta of Virus, Fiscal Relief and Election Uncertainty
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Liz Ann Sonders
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November 02, 2020
Last week ended with the S&P 500 having its worse week since March; amid surging virus cases and election uncertainty. Is the worst over?
Mixed Emotions: Sentiment Telling Divergent Stories
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Liz Ann Sonders
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October 19, 2020
Investor sentiment is telling a mixed story about the market’s ascent since the March low; begging the question, will the skeptics converge with the optimists?
Election Blues: Looking at Election History for Market Guidance
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Liz Ann Sonders
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October 05, 2020
With investors already on edge regarding election uncertainty, an “October surprise” arrives yet again. Can history provide some guidance on how elections impact markets?
Panic is Not an Investment Strategy
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Liz Ann Sonders
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March 10, 2020
Why sometimes doing nothing may be the best response in the midst of rampant market volatility.

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