Kathy Jones
Until her retirement in 2026, Kathy Jones was the Chief Fixed Income Strategist for the Schwab Center for Financial Research. She was responsible for interest rate and currency analysis as well as fixed income education for Schwab clients and the public. She cohosted Schwab's On Investing podcast.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Cooper Howard and Kathy Jones look at how climate events, like the fires in Los Angeles, could impact the municipal bond market.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones examine why the economy continues to show resilience despite higher interest rates and inflation concerns.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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As we approach 2025, what can investors expect from muni bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds, and the fixed income markets in the new year?
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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As we approach 2025, what can investors expect from U.S. stocks and the global markets in the new year?
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Kathy Jones and Cooper Howard discuss how to build a bond portfolio, which bonds are suitable for retirees, and other aspects of fixed income investing.
Government Policy
What is it
Onward Archive
What the Fed's monetary-policy tools signal about the market.
Bonds
What is it
Onward Archive
What a bond pays can be calculated in many ways. Here are eight common measures, including yield to maturity and yield to call, for assessing a bond's yield relative to your goals.
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Market Outlook
Bonds
Overall, we expect 2026 to be another good year of returns for bond investors, but the range of potential outcomes is wide.
Bond Insights
The latest perspective on the bond market from the Schwab Center for Financial Research, including a deep-dive on corporate and municipal bond markets.