What Investors Should Do After the Fed Meeting
As stocks and bonds continue to slide, the Fed's fight against inflation means investors need to keep their seat belts buckled.
Tom Lauricella
Tom Lauricella is chief markets editor for Morningstar.
Lauricella joined Morningstar in 2015 after a long career at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. During his time as a reporter and editor, he covered a wide array of investing topics, including mutual funds, retirement planning, and global financial markets. While at the Journal, he won the prestigious Gerald Loeb award for his role in covering the May 2010 stock market “Flash Crash.”
Lauricella holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University, where he majored in journalism. Follow Tom on Twitter: @LauricellaTom
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