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For clients with longer-term fixed income needs, the current backdrop can create opportunities to potentially capture attractive yields. Get the client-approved chart.
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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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Dividend-paying stocks can potentially support client portfolios amid market volatility and inflation. Get the client-approved chart.

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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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Learn why it's critical to have a more complete perspective of the risks inherent in municipal money market funds.
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Schwab Money Funds only invest in securities that the research team has independently deemed to be of minimal credit risk.
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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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An explanation of Form - and the events that would lead to its filing.
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If your clients are asking which political party generates the highest market returns while in the White House, consider using this client-approved chart to strike up a conversation.
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If your clients have been asking about investment-grade corporate bonds, consider using this client-approved chart to support a follow-up conversation. Given recent yields, this may be their window of opportunity.
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Given that starting yields tend to drive fixed income total returns over time, we think the outlook for bonds is quite favorable. This client-approved chart can serve as a conversation starter.
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For investors looking for total return and income, a dividend-focused equity fund may be a fitting choice for a well-diversified portfolio. Read more in this short, client-approved insights piece.

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