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JEFF SOMMER
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Investing When Your Time Horizon Is Short
Cut back on stock and bond holdings, and focus on money market funds, C.D.s, Treasury bills and other options that are now offering high yields,…
When Tech Stocks Sputter, the Entire Stock Market Sinks
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…
Forecasting the Future of Election Prediction Markets
After flying under the radar as academic experiments, the markets are facing close regulatory scrutiny. But they are worth preserving, our columnist says.
Why Social Security’s Inflation Protection Is Priceless
Automatically adjusted lifetime income is rare and worth protecting, our columnist says.
Bonds May Be Having Their Worst Year Yet
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…
Bad News From the Fed? We’ve Been Here Before.
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…
Need Your Money Now? The Markets Aren’t Helping.
The rout in the stock and bond markets has been especially rough on people paying for college, retirement or a new home. Our columnist has…
How Silicon Chips Rule the World
Maintaining the flow of oil is still crucial for the world economy. But now the supply of semiconductors is also critical for commerce, and war…
To Make Money in the Stock Market, Do Nothing
The bear market endures, yet the S&P 500 index rose more than 17 percent from mid-June to mid-August. Don’t even try to guess what will…
Stock Buybacks and Dividends Become a $1.5 Trillion Political Target
Companies have been criticized for the vast sums they are sending investors. Some of that money could be put to better use but for the…