Liz Ann Sonders
Liz Ann Sonders is Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab. She has a range of investment strategy responsibilities, from market and economic analysis to investor education, all focused on the individual investor. She cohosts Schwab's I podcast.


On Investing
Markets and Economy
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones answer recent questions from investors, covering topics such as tariffs, bond yields, the Federal Reserve, and more.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

US
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Heightened economic uncertainty—propelled mainly by trade policy—has unearthed weakness in the equity market, with most pain felt under the market's surface.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kevin Gordon

Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Ivy Zelman and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the challenges in the housing market—and find a few reasons to be optimistic.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders speaks with Phil Mackintosh, chief economist at Nasdaq, about the labor force, the impact of AI, and valuations.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

US
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Growth and value are often thought of simplistically, but subsurface details in growth- and value-labeled indexes challenge pre-conceived notions of the factors.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kevin Gordon

Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Louis-Vincent Gave of Gavekal Research joins Liz Ann Sonders for a discussion on what was so unique about 2024—and China's role in the AI industry.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Kathy Jones speaks with Dr. Richard Clarida, PIMCO's global economic advisor and former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

The Trump Administration's plans to put tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China have the potential to dent economic growth, boost inflation, and raise uncertainty.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kevin Gordon

Markets and Economy
On Investing
Liz Ann Sonders interviews Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, about how fundamental indexing works.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

Markets and Economy
Omnichannel
On Investing
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the policy proposals and legislation most likely to affect the markets in the coming weeks.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones

US
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Some soft data metrics have started to rebound sharply and catch back up to relatively resilient hard data, but it's too soon to say whether the gap is definitively closing.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kevin Gordon

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.
Liz Ann Sonders,
Kathy Jones