- 67
- Episodes
- 46
- Transcribed
- 530
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About WashingtonWise
Our finances, portfolios and the markets are affected daily by the policies and politics coming out of Washington. In each episode of WashingtonWise, host Mike Townsend, Charles Schwab’s Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, focuses a non-partisan eye on the stories that matter most to investors, and his guests offer actionable suggestions for what to do--and what not to do--with your portfolio. Podcasts are for informational purposes only. This channel is not monitored by Charles Schwab. Please visit schwab.com/contactus for contact options.
- Publisher
- Charles Schwab
- Category
- business · government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 10 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
46 of 67 episodes have a transcript.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Competing Signals: Markets Ahead of the Midterms
30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Congress Heads Out, but Washington Keeps Working
16 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Too Much of a Good Thing in Your Portfolio?
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Competing Signals: Markets Ahead of the Midterms
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Right now, we have kind of an unusual set of circumstances. The Fed could be looking at raising rates. Inflation has been sticky, but not out of control. Economic growth has been okay, but not great. Yet the second quarter saw that tremendous earnings growth you were talking about almost across the board. 85% of the S&P 500 beat earnings expectations, and that's higher than usual. And the S&P 500 has hit a record high 27 times this year. Now, I've been hearing from a lot of investors, and I bet you've been hearing this a lot too, that they feel like there's kind of a disconnect between how they feel about the underlying economic data, frankly, how they feel about the world in general, and how the market is performing. […]
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- 4.8 / 5
- 467 ratings
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- 5.0 / 5
- 63 ratings
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