Policy and Politics: Navigating a Divided Washington 

Join Schwab’s Washington insider, Michael Townsend, for an entertaining and informative discussion on how policy and political developments in the nation’s capital are impacting the markets. 

Mike will provide his perspective on a narrowly divided Washington and its implications for the policy agenda as we head into 2022. He’ll discuss the latest developments with regard to economic legislation, taxes, retirement savings, regulatory proposals, the midterm elections and other timely issues – and what it all means for the markets and individual investors.  

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Speaker: Michael L. Townsend, Managing Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Charles Schwab, Inc. 

As Managing Director of the Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Michael T. Townsend is Charles Schwab’s Washington-based political analyst. He speaks regularly at events around the country on how policy and politics affect investors and is the host of Schwab’s newest podcast, “WashingtonWise Investor,” which debuted in September 2019.

Townsend brings more than 28 years of Washington experience as he analyzes legislative and regulatory proposals to determine how they would affect individual investors, retirement plan participants and investment advisers. As an advocate for individual investors, he then develops and executes strategies to communicate their interests to lawmakers, the media, employees and clients.

He also contributes political analysis articles to a variety of company publications, including regular updates to the “Washington Watch” section of Insights & Ideas on Schwab’s public website at www.schwab.com/insights. Mike also shares his thoughts on Twitter: @MikeTownsendCS

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