Tag Archives: Investments

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 25, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Private Equity Is Headed for Your 401(k). The Industry Is Celebrating. Should You?’

Private Equity Is Headed for Your 401(k). The Industry Is Celebrating. Should You?

The Trump administration is taking the handcuffs off the private-market industry. The outcome for retirement savers will be complicated.

Walmart and Other Retailers Have Eaten the Cost of Tariffs. Now It Is the Consumer’s Turn.

While last quarter’s sales were strong, price increases could be felt starting now.

Want to Work Fewer Hours? How to Ask Without Sabotaging Your Career.

Be ready to hear “no,” and more tips from financial advisors and an HR manager.

Tariffs Won’t Break the Economy. Corporate Shakedowns Might.

An economy as large and as diversified as the U.S. can handle tariffs. The president’s other actions pose a bigger risk.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 18, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Powell’s Legacy and the Fed’s Independence Are on the Line at Jackson Hole

Powell’s Legacy and the Fed’s Independence Are on the Line at Jackson Hole

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will offer an economic outlook at the central bank’s annual symposium. The subtext of this year’s speech is more important.

Big Pharma Has a New Vision for Selling Drugs. It’s Going to the Mattresses.

Amid pressure from the White House, U.S. drug companies are experimenting with direct-to-consumer sales models that cut out the middlemen.

What’s a ‘Safe’ Savings Withdrawal Rate? It May Be More Than You Think.

The inventor of the “4% rule” has revised his math. What to know about giving yourself a pay hike.

The Fed Hasn’t Always Been Independent. Trump Is Testing Its Boundaries.

Before Paul Volcker became an all-powerful Fed chief in 1979, the agency frequently deferred to the White House.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 11, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Everyone Is Along for the Crypto Ride Now, Even if It Ends Badly

Everyone Is Along for the Crypto Ride Now, Even if It Ends Badly

The guardrails are off as crypto prices soar. The next crash will hurt.

How Quantum Computing Could Upend Bitcoin

Hackers stand to gain “a superpower.” Will the crypto industry be ready?

5% Yields Are Hard to Find. Here Are 4 Dividend Stocks You Can Count On.

With elevated inflation, income investments that can keep up with the pace of rising prices are crucial.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 4, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Remaking The Fed’ – Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.

Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.

A bubbling movement to overhaul the Fed is ready to seize the moment. Big changes are in store for the central bank.

Stagflation Is Coming. Don’t Blame the Fed—Blame Tariffs.

Randall W. Forsyth

M&A Is Back. These Stocks Could Be Targets.

Dealmaking is in style again under President Donald Trump. Potential takeover targets include C3.ai, Viking Therapeutics, and Lyft.

Trump Tariffs Are Here. The Road Ahead Still Isn’t Clear.

Even the most fleshed-out trade pacts are light on details, and in some cases there are different interpretations of what was agreed upon.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 28, 2025 FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘TV Is Finally Dying. Why That’s Actually Good News for Disney’…

Why That’s Actually Good News for Disney.

It has been a lost decade for the entertainment giant. But with TV declines baked in and growth improving, the stock is ready for a new era

Annuities Are Coming in New Shapes and Sizes. Here Are the 100 Best Ones.

Annuities are often complicated, with confusing fee structures, but certain ones can make sense for a portion of your retirement portfolio.

Tariffs May Be Coming for Your Retirement Savings. Here’s What to Do.

Higher inflation data could soon fuel market volatility. While that can be scary, it pays to stick with your diversified mix of stocks and bonds. 

Want to Be a 401(k) Millionaire? Start With These Fixes.

The stock market gains about 10% a year, but your savings may be falling behind. Here’s how to make the most of your 401(k).

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 21, 2025 FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Inside the Immigration Raid That Shook Horse Racing’—and What It Means for U.S. Businesses

Social Security Forecasts Are Getting Worse. Should You Claim Before It’s Too Late?

The trust fund backing benefits may run dry in seven years. Claiming early still has many drawbacks.

Inside the Immigration Raid That Shook Horse Racing—and What It Means for U.S. Businesses

A raid at Louisiana’s Delta Downs illustrates the challenges for businesses—and potentially the U.S. economy—as a result of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Here Come Women Investors. Gen Z Is Leading the Way.

Investing used to be a mostly male domain. Young women are helping to change that.

Here Are America’s Top 100 Women Financial Advisors. Our Ranking Turns 20.

Dozens of women have repeatedly made our list over the past two decades. It’s a testament to the overall excellence of the advisors we highlight each year.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 14, 2025 – FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Stock Market Has Bounced Back to New Highs. 55 Picks From Our Roundtable Pros.

The Stock Market Has Bounced Back to New Highs. 55 Picks From Our Roundtable Pros.

The challenges of the first half aren’t over, our 11 panelists say. Where they see opportunities for the second half of the year.

Social Security Needs Fixing. What Washington Can Learn From 1983.

Congress ended up raising the retirement age and payroll taxes to make the program solvent.

Venture Capital Bet Big on Gambling. Now It’s Banking on the Addictions.

U.S. VC firms have invested $2 billion in gambling businesses since 2018. At least six of the firms are simultaneously betting on problem gambling treatments.

Americans Are Eating Cheaper. What That Means for the Economy.

Eating habits can provide subtle clues to how consumers are feeling about the economy and their own financial health.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 7, 2025 – INVESTMENT REVEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ETFs Are Eating the World. The Right—and Wrong—Ways to Invest.

ETFs Are Eating the World. The Right—and Wrong—Ways to Invest.

More than 700 ETFs launched last year, including ones that hold crypto or make leveraged bets on individual stocks like Nvidia. How to make sense of it all.

Tariff Scorecard: Tracking Winners and Losers in the Global Trade War

As the July 9 tariff deadline approaches, expect more deals in coming days, but the drama is far from over. Who is in and who is out—for now.

Clean Energy Got Hit Hard in the Tax Bill. Some Players Still Have a Way to Win.

Last-minute changes to the Republican megabill could benefit big solar and wind developers like Next Era.

My Doctor Told Me to Take My Blood Pressure at Home. She Didn’t Tell Me How Hard It Is.

There are a lot of factors that can distort blood pressure measurements that you take at home.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE —— JUNE 30, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How Trump’s Tariffs Could Upend the U.S. Auto Industry’…

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Upend the U.S. Auto Industry

President Trump wants an all-American car. U.S. vehicle sales could plunge by as much as 20% if he uses massive levies to get one.

Bonds Have Underperformed. Why You Should Own Them Now.

Barron’s has long favored dividend-paying stocks for those seeking income. But bonds now deserve a hard look because they are so attractively priced.

This Investing Pro Delivers a 5.5% Yield With Low Volatility. Here Are His Secrets.

Ed Perks, manager of the 73-year-old Franklin Income Fund, is investing equally in stocks and bonds, often from the same companies. He shares some picks.

Nuclear Power’s Biggest IPO in Years Is on the Way

Holtec CEO says the plan is to go public within several months. The IPO may be coming at just the right time.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JUNE 23, 2025 FINANCE PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Top CEOs of 2025 – Who’s afraid of change? Not these 25 leaders, who have positioned their companies to thrive, and reward investors…

Meet the Top CEOs of 2025

Our annual list features 26 leaders whose deft guidance has put their companies in a stronger competitive position.

Premium Credit Cards Are Getting Pricier. Do the Perks Match the Fees?

Chase’s Sapphire Reserve is charging $795, topping the American Express Platinum card. We look at the slew of rewards premium credit cards offer.

AI Could Create the First $10 Trillion Company. This Stock Pro Lays Out How.

A conversation with Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi of UBS Global Wealth Management. Where she sees the next “transformational innovations.”