“We have not repealed the laws of fear and greed,” Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist, wisely notes when asked about factors contributing to current volatility. Take a pandemic, economic crisis, piles of stimulus, and add in technology and hyper-connectivity and there is A LOT happening—to say the least. Thankfully, Sonders is here to help sort it out, clueing us in on where we are and (potentially) where we’re headed.
With more than 20 years serving financial markets, John Sullivan is the former editor-in-chief of 401(k) Specialist and Investment Advisor magazine and retirement editor of ThinkAdvisor.com. Sullivan is also the former editor of Boomer Market Advisor and Bank Advisor magazines, and has a background in the insurance and investment industries in addition to his journalism roots. Experienced financial services content executive specializing in creative new media delivery. He joined the American Retirement Association in 2023 as Chief Content Officer, overseeing communications for the organization, as well as its sister organizations.