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

Ironically, if Trump does nothing, he could get credit for lower inflation. There are many factors that determine election results. But if you did want to sum up in a single word why Donald Trump will be returning to the White House in January,

More than two-thirds of voters say the economy is in bad shape, according to the preliminary results of an ABC News exit poll. Inflation likely shaped negative voter perceptions of the economy and helped fuel anger toward the party in power,

After Trump's win, Stephanie Ruhle breaks down the disconnect between data points on the economy and how voters are feeling as they struggle with inflation.