Investment

Asset classes like equities and real estate generally outgrow inflation.

Wall Street has been on edge since SEC Chair Gary Gensler signaled last year that the agency may outlaw payment for order flow during its equities rules overhaul.

Investors no longer view stocks as the only option, even if they aren’t ready to go all in on bonds.

The unanimous decision takes the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate to 3% to 3.25% -- the highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.

A combination of investment mechanics and the unpredictable nature of the economic and business environment means that attempts to time investments in private equity are highly unlikely to succeed, and will serve to undermine efforts to create a...

A return to a normal energy market could prove to be a double whammy for unwary inflation hedgers.