JEFF SOMMER

When inflation was soaring 40 years ago and the economy slowed, short-term investing was perilous. But people with patience and long horizons came out fine.

The immediate outlook is grim, but low-cost funds that track the entire market can help you prosper over the long term, our columnist says.

The U.S. has been in recession 14 percent of the time since World War II. But being prepared can minimize hardship and even offer investing...

At last, interest rates for money market funds have started to rise. But inflation means that in real terms, you’re still losing money.

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...

Our columnist is responding to readers’ questions. This week, he focuses on inflation, with the help of a bond maven and a Nobel laureate.

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.

Stocks, bonds and commodities are already pricing in inflation, the pandemic and war.

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.

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.