Tax Cut and Jobs Act

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on placing high tariffs on competing nations and cutting taxes, so what should investors expect after Trump’s second inauguration? Trump’s Policy: Trump’s specific plans concerning tariffs and taxes are unclear and have varied greatly. The...

Following the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, financial markets priced in benefits to an array of sectors, including energy, financial services, health care and technology. Predictably, consumer sectors are also believed to be beneficiaries of the Trump administration's tax reform effort....

After an end-of-the-year rally in 2017, the financial services sector — the second-largest sector allocation in the S&P 500 — is continuing the streak. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to the sector, is up nearly 7 percent to...