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Here’s what happens to stocks when the Fed hikes rates

Equities usually react favorably when the central bank tightens, according to new research

Now that the stock market is about to sign off on its best year since 2003 and its fourth year of double-digit gains in the past five, investors are starting to look for chinks in the bull market's armor. One place they won't find them, if history is any guide, is in the Federal Reserve Bank's short

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