Jeff Sommer
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Stock Market Declines Can Help Long-term Investors
Is this is a good time to buy stocks, readers ask? Yes, our columnist says, but only if you can handle further losses and don’t...
How Do Higher Interest Rates Bring Down Inflation?
Our columnist is responding to readers’ questions. This week, he focuses on inflation, with the help of a bond maven and a Nobel laureate.
The Stock and Bond Markets Don’t Yet Know How to Cope With the Fed
Head-spinning volatility in financial markets isn’t all that puzzling when you consider the problems the Federal Reserve is grappling with, our columnist says.
How the Dollar Is Beating Stocks and Bonds and Hurting Big Companies
The forces unsettling the stock and bond markets — Fed rate increases, Russia’s war in Ukraine, global sanctions on Russia, China’s lockdowns — have been...
Why Netflix Is the Worst Performing Stock in the S&P 500
Shares in Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft have all fallen this year, but Netflix has come in for the harshest punishment.
Why Midterm Election Years Are Tough for the Stock Market
These months are historically the weakest for the market in a presidential term. Aside from coincidence, there are several possible explanations.
Inflation, Pandemic and War? The Markets Have Priced That In.
Stocks, bonds and commodities are already pricing in inflation, the pandemic and war.
How Investors Can Cope With Bond Market Declines
Our columnist answers questions about the troubles in the bond market, and what they mean for investors.
Bond Market Unsettled by Inflation Worries
The usually sedate bond market has been unsettled by worries about inflation, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases and even the possibility of a recession.
Tax Troubles for Some Investors in Vanguard’s Target Date Funds
Retirement investments that are fine in tax-sheltered accounts can generate big headaches without that protection. Vanguard’s target date funds are a case in point.