Experts

Journalists may call the Media Hotline: 415-636-5454 or e-mail the PR contact below to schedule media interviews with Schwab experts. News topics include:

Economic & Market Trends

Independent Advisors

Retirement

Financial Products

International Investing

Social Responsibility

Financial Advice

Investing Strategies

 

 

Schwab experts are also available for media interviews in more than 30 major U.S. markets. Contact Lara Edge or Matt Hurwitz.

Economic & Market Trends

Topics

Schwab Expert

PR Contact

Market insight; investor sentiment

Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist

Sondra Harris

Market and economic trends; Fed analysis

Christopher Burdick, Director of Economic Analysis, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge

 

Market sectors

Brad Sorensen, Senior Sector Analyst, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge

Stock evaluation

Greg Forsythe, Senior Vice President, and Jeff Ryan, Senior Equity Researcher, both of Schwab Equity Ratings®

Sondra Harris


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Financial Products

Banking; credit cards

Richard Musci, Vice President, Charles Schwab Bank

Matt Hurwitz

Cash products

Rene Kim, Senior Vice President, Schwab Investor Services

Sarah Bulgatz

Exchange-traded funds

Michael Iachini, Director, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge
Fixed-income trading

Jim White, Senior Vice President, Fixed Income Trading

Lara Edge

Insurance and annuities

Tina Perrino-Valenzuela, Vice President, Insurance Services

Lara Edge
Mortgages; home loans

Richard Musci, Vice President, Charles Schwab Bank

Matt Hurwitz

Options and derivatives

Randy Frederick, Director, Derivatives

Sondra Harris

Schwab equity mutual funds

Jeff Mortimer, Chief Investment Officer; Vivienne Hsu, Senior Portfolio Manager; Paul Davis, Portfolio Manager; Caroline Lee, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager; and Larry Mano, Senior Portfolio Manager, all of Charles Schwab Investment Management

Sondra Harris

Schwab fixed-income mutual funds

Matt Hastings, Managing Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management

Sondra Harris

Self-directed brokerage accounts

Robert Jesch, Director, Corporate & Retirement Services

Lindsay Tiles

Separately managed accounts

John Morris, Senior Vice President, Asset Management Products & Services

Lindsay Tiles


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Financial Advice

Advice services;and Schwab mutual fund wrap products Greg Maged, Vice President, Schwab Investor Services

Sondra Harris

Local markets Branch managers and financial consultants are available for media interviews in more than 30 major U.S. markets.

Lara Edge

Personal financial planning

Rande Spiegelman, Vice President of Financial Planning, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge


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Independent Advisors

Advisor mergers & acquisitions

Dave DeVoe, Director, Schwab Institutional

Alison Wertheim

Advisor technology

Dan Skiles, Vice President, Schwab Institutional

Lindsay Tiles

Advisors turning
independent

Barnaby Grist, Managing Director, Schwab Institutional

Lindsay Tiles

Growth trends and

practice management

Dave Welling, Vice President, Schwab Institutional

Mike Cianfrocca


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International Investing

Foreign investing

Vincent LaMacchia, Manager, Global Investing Services

Lara Edge

International investing;

emerging markets

David Kastner, Director, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge

Asia Pacific

James Sun, Managing Director-International

Matt Hurwitz

Latin America Michael Wiggins, Director-Latin America Caribbean

Matt Hurwitz

United Kingdom

Kully Samra, Branch Manager-International

Matt Hurwitz


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Investing Strategies

Active traders

Joe Vietri, Vice President

Sondra Harris

Family finance and education

Carrie Schwab Pomerantz, Chief Strategist, Consumer Education

Sarah Bulgatz

Gen X; young investors

Robert O'Neill, Senior Vice President, Investor Development

Matt Hurwitz

 

Mutual fund investing and wrap accounts

Jim Peterson, Vice President, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge

Portfolio management

Mark Riepe, Senior Vice President, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge
Real estate

Jim Sempere, Managing Director and head of Real Estate Investment and Research; Dionisio Meneses, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager; and David Siopack, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, all of Charles Schwab Investment Management

Sondra Harris

Investing strategies

Bryan Olson, Vice President, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Lara Edge


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Retirement 

401(k) plans; workplace investing

Jim McCool, Executive Vice President, Corporate & Retirement Services

Lindsay Tiles

Participant education Catherine Miller, Vice President of 401(k) Education Mike Cianfrocca

Plan sponsor trends

Dean Kohmann, Vice President of 401(k) Plan Services

Mike Cianfrocca
Retirement strategies Robert O'Neill, Senior Vice President, Investor Development Matt Hurwitz

Small business

retirement planning

Rene Kim, Senior Vice President, Schwab Investor Services

Matt Hurwitz

 

Target-date funds

John Sturiale, Managing Director, Schwab Investment Management Services

Mike Cianfrocca
Third-party administrators

Mark Coffrini, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Retirement Services

Mike Cianfrocca


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Social Responsibility

Corporate philanthropy; volunteerism

Carrie Schwab Pomerantz, President, Charles Schwab Foundation

Sarah Bulgatz

Donor-advised funds

and charitable trusts

Kim Wright-Violich, President, Schwab Charitable

Lara Edge


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