Donald Trump

Opening the door to retail money comes with risks, including the danger of exposing financial neophytes with relatively limited savings to complex investments.

The approved legislation relaxes rules for retirement savers.

Previous Republican and Democratic presidents have declined to assert authority over independent agencies, partly because the legal issue isn’t simple.

It’s often hard to know just what is driving investor decisions.

The proposed regulations also provide guidance for taxpayers who hold interests in regulated investment companies.

There are still dozens of questions about how the tax break applies.

“The reality is, in Washington, you have this massive amount of unpredictability,” a portfolio manager says.

In the Treasury market, all eyes remain on the yield curve after three-year yields climbed above those of the five-year bonds.

Critics say quarterly reporting prompts companies to hold back on hiring and spend capital on share buybacks to meet short-term forecasts.