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Enthusiastic about ETFs

Results are in for the 10th edition of Charles Schwab’s ETF Investor Study—and the picture is clear. Investors see a big role for ETFs in their future.

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Schwab Market Talk

Advisors, you’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. Join our monthly webcast series to get your market and economic inquiries addressed by Schwab experts Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones and Jeffrey Kleintop.

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A simple visual that can help illustrate technical market perspectives.

Looking for an emerging investment opportunity?

China’s GDP outperformed the developed world in 2019 and 2020, a trend that may continue in 2021. We think this would bode well for emerging markets, and this chart can help facilitate conversations with clients about overseas investment opportunities.
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Omar Aguilar

Omar Aguilar, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Passive Equity and Multi-Asset Strategies

Loss aversion and confirmation bias: Emotion in motion

Unprecedented and uncertain are two conditions that not only describe 2020 but can also activate behavioral biases. This edition of our recurring behavioral finance insights examines loss aversion and confirmation bias in the context of COVID-19.
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Brett Wander

Brett Wander, CFA

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income

CIO mid-2020 outlook—The COVID-19 continuum

Focusing on the longer term and maintaining an appropriately diversified portfolio are potentially good first steps for the current COVID-19 continuum. Read what our CIOs are watching out for in the second half of 2020.
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Investment insights

Read the latest research, perspectives, and analysis from our investment professionals.

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Looking for an emerging investment opportunity?

China’s GDP outperformed the developed world in 2019 and 2020, a trend that may continue in 2021. We think this would bode well for emerging markets, and this chart can help facilitate conversations with clients about overseas investment opportunities.
Investment Insights

Index ETFs successfully navigated COVID-19-induced market volatility event

Learn how index ETFs passed yet another episode of extreme market volatility during the pandemic and served their function as investment vehicles, risk-transfer mechanisms and price-discovery beacons.
D.J. Tierney, Christopher Johnson
Investment Insights

Inflation protection: The benefits of a diversified asset-class approach

A variety of catalysts can drive up inflation, creating potentially divergent performance outcomes depending upon the asset class.
Investment Insights

5 ways to enhance your portfolio with ETFs

Consider harnessing the potential benefits that ETFs can add to your clients’ portfolios while helping them stay invested and focused on their long-term goals.
D.J. Tierney, Jake Gilliam
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Mutual Funds
Collective Investment Trusts
Money Market Funds
Index Performance
Strategic Beta
Active
Multi-Asset
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The latest from the Schwab Center for Financial Research

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News and events

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Press Releases

Charles Schwab Investment Management to launch Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) announced today the Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF (SCHY) is expected to begin trading on or around April 29, 2021.
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Tenth Edition of Schwab’s ETF Investor Study

Schwab’s latest ETF Investor Study shows investors have a strong and growing appetite for ETFs. Nearly all ETF investors surveyed (94%) say they are likely to purchase ETFs in the next two years. Additionally, nearly half of non-ETF investors surveyed (45%) say they are likely to purchase ETFs in the next two years.
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Schwab International Fundamental Index Mutual Fund received Best-in-Class Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) announced today that the Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index Fund (SFNNX) has won a 2021 US Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award for outstanding fund performance.
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Leadership insights

Keep updated on valuable insights from our leadership team—from the latest on the global markets and asset management industry, to behavioral finance and investor biases.

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Rick Wurster

Rick Wurster

Head of Schwab Asset Management Solutions, Chief Executive Officer
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Omar Aguilar

Omar Aguilar, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Passive Equity and Multi-Asset Strategies
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Brett Wander

Brett Wander, CFA

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income Strategies
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