Your U.S. Investing Education Center
Discover ways to identify, analyze, and act on U.S. investment opportunities with our timely insights and comprehensive educational resources.
Understanding the U.S. market
Learn how to find favorable trends in the U.S. market along with strategies for capitalizing on them.
Stocks
Can Small Caps Bounce Back?
Small-cap stocks tend to offer greater growth potential than their large-cap peers, but those returns have yet to materialize consistently. What will it take to turn the tide?
Government Policy
What Is the Debt Ceiling?
What's the debt ceiling? Learn how the debt ceiling works and how a default on federal debt could impact the U.S. stock market and economy.
Markets and Economy
Tariff-Related Impacts Continue
How could ongoing tariffs and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact the US economy?
International
International Mid-Year Outlook
Investors may revisit international exposure in their portfolios amidst reduced market reactions to tariff announcements, uncertain U.S. policy and lagging U.S. stock performance.
Investing & trading
Whether new to U.S. markets or experienced, find ways to take your investing and trading knowledge to the next level.
Trading Tools
Creating Seasonality Charts
Identifying market or stock patterns can help inform trades. Here's how traders create seasonality charts with thinkorswim® desktop.
Technical Analysis
3 Stock Strength Indicators
Deciding if a trend is forming—and how strong it might be—can make or break a trade. Here are three strength indicators technical traders use to assess a stock's momentum.
Trading
Skills for Informed Trading
Trading involves multiple skills, and traders can potentially improve their trading acumen—and potentially their results—by following these tips that may be associated with more balanced returns.
Investments
Understanding Share Classes
A look at the differences between stock share classes—and why they matter.
Portfolio management
Learn about the various roles U.S. securities can play in your portfolio.
Options
Introducing the Wheel Strategy
The options wheel strategy involves selling cash-secured puts, and if they're assigned, writing covered calls on the stock, which might be repeatable. Here are three things to know.
Markets and Economy
Moves for a Bad Market
Certain moves could make more sense during a bad market than during a good one. Here are six.
Stocks
Fundamentals vs. Technicals
Find out how you can use these two stock-picking strategies together.
Investments
Capital Market Expectations
Continuing last year's trend, our 2025 outlook shows fixed income benefiting from high rates, while equities face a narrowing edge over risk-free investments.
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