Jeff Sommer

October capped their worst 12-month period ever, and the economy is under pressure. Yet the fundamental math of bond returns bodes well for 2023, our…

No actively managed stock or bond funds outperformed the market convincingly and regularly over the last five years. Index funds have generally been better.

Stocks like Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple have suffered staggering losses this year. But is this a good time to buy? Maybe, if you’re in…

After flying under the radar as academic experiments, the markets are facing close regulatory scrutiny. But they are worth preserving, our columnist says.

With worries about the economy rising, the four-year presidential cycle for stocks may not follow the established pattern.

Recessions come in many varieties. Any would bring pain, but if history is a guide, stocks and bonds are likely to rise eventually, our columnist…

Automatically adjusted lifetime income is rare and worth protecting, our columnist says.

While a dollar doesn’t buy much in the United States, our columnist writes, the currency’s international strength has been on display — in ways that…

This has been the most devastating time for bonds since at least 1926, and maybe in centuries. But, our columnist writes, much of the damage…

Fed rate increases are causing pain now. But an inside look at the Volcker era shows that conditions were far worse when the Fed tried…