Investments

Discover a variety of investment options that best fit your financial goals, including stocks, bonds, and ETFs. 

Buy, Hold, Sell: What Analyst Stock Ratings Mean

Research analysts assign buy, sell, hold, and other ratings to stocks in their research reports. Here's what these stock ratings mean, and how investors can use them.

Short Week Packs a Punch: Stocks Down Early on Oil

With investors digesting Friday's hot August jobs data that triggered fresh rate worries, they return from a long weekend awaiting CPI and PPI data along with Treasury auctions.

Yields Rise, Breadth Fades, Bitcoin Pauses

As stocks get pressured by higher Treasury yields, market breadth and RSI weaken below the surface. Bitcoin is facing a key level of potential resistance.

What Is a Market Bubble?

Famous market bubbles share some characteristics, but it's nearly impossible to predict how big a bubble might get and when one is about to burst.

ADRs Walk and Talk Like S&P 500 Stocks, but Aren't

Some of the largest tech stocks aren't traded on the S&P 500, though they trade on U.S. markets and affect Wall Street sentiment. ADRs are familiar stocks with unfamiliar pedigrees.

Geopolitical Uncertainty and Your Portfolio

Geopolitical developments at home and abroad could have longer-lasting impacts on the markets. Here, three experts discuss what it all means for investors.

Schwab Market Perspective

Our point of view on recent market and economic activity.

Bonds vs. Bond Funds: Which is Right for You?

Not sure which to choose? Here are some things to consider about individual bonds versus bond funds.

The Large Trader Rule: What Clients Need to Know

The Large Trader Rule requires traders whose transactions hit certain thresholds to register with the SEC and meet ongoing compliance requirements. Here's how to remain compliant.

Equity Diversification in an Era of Concentration

Tech and AI are driving a greater share of global equity market returns and earnings growth, raising concentration risks and the need for broader diversification.