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The potential benefits of dividend-paying stocks

Dividend-paying stocks can potentially support client portfolios amid market volatility and inflation. Get the client-approved chart.

 

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Q2 Investment outlook for advisors

Market trends and insights from the Schwab Center for Financial Research® and proprietary investment ideas from Schwab Asset Management®.

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FIXED INCOME

Navigating today’s markets: 4 advisor questions about active fixed income

In this three-minute video, Matt Kuss, Director and Client Portfolio Strategist with Schwab Asset Management®, answers four key questions that advisors have been asking about active fixed income strategies in the current environment and how to implement these strategies within their clients’ portfolios.

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Asset allocation trends and opportunities in multi-asset portfolios

In this video, John Greves and Som Priestley delve into capital market expectations and explore strategies for approaching asset allocation within multi-asset portfolios to help advisors navigate the challenges and opportunities of 2025.

INSIGHTS & IDEAS

Clients overweight U.S. stocks? Consider international.

Do your clients need some diversification from U.S. stocks? Consider international equities, which have performed well since the current bull market began in late 2022.

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Is it time to add diversity to clients’ U.S. stock allocations?

Are your clients concerned about U.S. equity market concentration risk? Consider complementing their traditional market-cap index strategies with Fundamental Index® strategies. Use this client-approved chart as a conversation starter.

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    Is China Investable Again?

    By Jeffrey Kleintop
    Should China deliver sufficient stimulus to break the cycle of tightening fiscal policy, we may find China, and emerging markets, investable again.
    Markets and Economy
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    Making Sense of the Current Economic Cycle

    By Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones
    Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders examine the current rate-cutting environment in the context of previous economic cycles.
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    How to Build a Bond Portfolio

    By Collin Martin
    From "how" to "why now," here are four things investors should understand about bond investing.
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    On Investing
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    What the Fed Rate Cut Means (With Claudia Sahm)

    By Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones
    Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders analyze the market's reaction to the Fed's 50 bps rate cut.
    Markets and Economy
    On Investing
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    Before the Rate Cut, Our View of the Markets

    By Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones
    Now that the yield curve has uninverted, what can we expect from the markets as we approach next week's Fed meeting?
    Markets and Economy
    On Investing
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    Focus on Labor: The History & Importance of Employment Data

    By Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones
    Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones explain why different employment metrics are vital to understanding the health of the economy.
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    Bond Insights

    Five Reasons Munis May Offer Shelter in Recession

    By Cooper Howard
    Although we think it's too early to declare the economy is in a recession, risk is elevated. For investors who are concerned about a recession, municipal bonds may help buffer a portfolio.
    Markets and Economy
    On Investing
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    The Fed at Jackson Hole & Revised Employment Data

    By Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones
    Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones discuss the Federal Reserve’s annual conference at Jackson Hole and the annual payrolls benchmark revision.
    Markets and Economy
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    Recent Market Volatility & the Role of Fixed Income

    By Liz Ann Sonders, Kathy Jones
    Kathy Jones interviews Matt Hastings about the challenges of managing fixed income portfolios.
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