Jason Zweig

Tax cuts, tariffs and the deportation of immigrants could crank inflation up again. Inflation-protected securities can protect your portfolio.

The marketing that some financial advisers use to attract clients can be misleading. Make sure you don’t fall for their ‘trustwashing.’

Thanks to today’s incessantly twitchy, infinitely networked markets, it has never been harder to be a disciplined and independent investor.

‘Buffer’ funds have become one of Wall Street’s hottest products. Make sure you understand the trade-off you’re making before you buy.

In which our columnist investigates a financial pitfall called the ‘flypaper effect,’ only to find that he was trapped in it himself.

Vanguard will settle a longstanding lawsuit over allegedly harming taxable investors in the giant asset manager’s target-date funds, according to a filing in a U.S. district court in Pennsylvania on Monday. The terms, still being negotiated, weren’t disclosed. In late 2021, investors who owned Van

Chasing the promise of a 17.1% return reveals nonexistent companies, illusory returns and unlicensed salespeople making absurd claims.

There’s an ETF for nearly everything, but good ones are rare.

High-yield equity funds are popular, but the pursuit of a large payout can sink your portfolio.

An investment-advisory firm was promoting ‘guaranteed’ annual yields of up to 17.1%—until our columnist started asking questions.