Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 6 hours, 40 minutes ago
Tax Cuts Now Could Lead to Rising Rates Later. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. The swelling budget deficit makes future tax increases likely, our columnist says, even if taxes are going down now. Hedge your bets with a concept from […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 1 week ago
Trump’s Movie Tariffs Run the Risk of a Second, More Damaging, Trade War Hollywood offers a service, and services are what really drive the U.S. economy. President Trump’s proposed tax could set off a second, and more d […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 2 weeks ago
Baffled by the Trump Tariffs, C.E.O.s Lean on the Word ‘Uncertainty’ With little ability to see how far the Trump administration is taking its disruptive policies, corporations and investors face higher risks, our columnist […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 3 weeks ago
Don’t Count the Dollar Out Just Yet As President Trump’s tariffs rock the world, German bonds and the euro are benefiting. But U.S. strength endures, our columnist says.Reports of the d […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 4 weeks ago
Facing the Trump Tariffs, Markets Are Bracing for an Economic Storm The markets face a baffling prospect: continual disruptions from the White House with potentially severe consequences.It is in a president’s interest to e […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 1 month ago
Long-Term Investing Has Gotten Riskier as Trump’s Tariffs Shake the Markets President Trump’s policies have shaken the markets. Protect yourself first, and, only then, take advantage of investment bargains, our columnist s […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 1 month, 1 week ago
How This Trade War Is Different From All Other Trade Wars By acting on his own, President Trump has broken with more than 200 years of U.S. history in which Congress set the direction of trade policy.If the […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Fed Isn’t Rushing to Save the Markets This Time With stocks in a steep decline and tariffs inducing recession jitters, the patience of investors may be tested.The notion that the Federal Reserve will rush […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 1 month, 2 weeks ago
With the Worst U.S. Stock Market In Years, Try Some Old-Fashioned Investments People have avoided huge losses by holding old-fashioned, well-balanced investments, an approach our columnist is banking on for the future.The mood has […]
Jeff Sommer wrote a new post 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How to Invest in a Time of Stock Market Turmoil and Economic Uncertainty People with bond and international stock funds have held their own, despite a shaky U.S. stock market and the uncertainty and turmoil flowing from the White […]