Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- At a financial seminar in Framingham, Mass., last fall, a woman named Geri stood up with a great question. She wondered why the nation's inflation rate did not seem to apply to ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and ...