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CHARLES SCHWAB ONWARD INSIGHTS FOR CLIENTS INVESTED IN THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURES FALL 2020 FLY RIGHT FLY FALL 2020 FALL Fly Right 1 Reboot your finances 2 Rightsize your risk tolerance 3 Buy and sell the smart way Page 13 Page 22 Page 26 Dear Client, With the disruption to the economy and market volatility reaching the highest levels since the Great Recession, few of us have been spared the financial turmoil caused by COVID-19. That’s why we’ve assembled guidance to help you move forward in an uncertain world, from getting your financial house in order (page 13), to reassessing your risk exposure (page 22), to making strategic— rather than emotional—buy and sell decisions (pages 20 and 26). Elsewhere in this issue, we dissect the new rules for inherited IRAs (page 11), offer tips for converting your nest egg into a reliable monthly paycheck in retirement (page 30), and much more. If you need help navigating your finances, I encourage you to reach out to us at 877-297-1126. 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CC4260847 (0820-049K) ADP110412OW-00 (06/20) 00247392 ADP110412OW-00.indd 1 6/23/20 9:01 AM CONTENTS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT | TAXES | SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING | AND MORE A fter months of fast drops and your long-term investments. “Those The Law of sudden rises in the market this deep valleys don’t look quite so scary year, investors may have all but forgot- if you’re able to zoom out from the Averages ten 2019’s record runup of nearly 30%. day-to-day and see the big picture,” But recency bias—or the tendency to says Mark Riepe, head of the Schwab How outsize gains plus believe something is more likely to Center for Financial Research. outsize losses can add up to happen again because it happened The fact is, the S&P 500 returned long-term success. recently—highlights the need to look an average of about 10.2% annually ILLUSTRATION BY JOSIE PORTILLO JOSIE BY ILLUSTRATION beyond the present when it comes to from its inception in 1926 through FALL 2020 | ONWARD | 5 THE BOTTOM LINE 2019 (see “The bigger picture,” below). accounts. “You shouldn’t focus on that your financial situation hasn’t funda- In other words, even the market’s money every single day,” Mark says. mentally changed,” Mark says. “If it has, darkest days—including three Black “At best, you’ll drive yourself crazy. At revisit your financial plan.” Mondays (10/28/1929, 10/19/1987, and worst, you’ll be tempted to sell when As for external events, remember 08/24/2015) and numerous other mar- markets turn against you.” that, good or bad, this too shall pass. ket corrections—couldn’t knock the Of course, you shouldn’t completely “Just as you shouldn’t make plans based index off its long-term march upward. ignore your investments, either. “Review on the good times lasting forever,” If you have a hard time stomaching your statements and adjust your hold- Mark says, “neither should you make volatility, Mark’s advice is to limit ings as necessary in order to maintain plans assuming the bad times will last how often you check your long-term your target asset allocation—assuming forever—because they won’t.” The bigger picture Despite nearly a century of extreme peaks and valleys, the S&P 500 has averaged an annual return of 10.2% since its inception. 60% Average annual return: 10.2% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% S&P 500 annual returns annual S&P 500 –10% –20% –30% –40% –50% 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Source: Schwab Center for Financial Research.