Tag Archives: Stocks & Bonds

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 6, 2025

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Won Over America’

How Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Won Over America

Walmart is leveraging its scale and technology to make Sam’s Club even more appealing to its loyal shoppers. Why all three warehouse-club chains stand to win.

Their Funds May Not Beat the Market. Their Stocks Just Might.

The fund industry faces big hurdles, but these three asset managers have been unjustly dismissed.

Fair Isaac Stock Scores Big With Pricing Change. Credit Bureaus, Not So Much.

Fair Isaac, the producer of the FICO Score, changed its pricing model, giving it a greater share of the overall credit-scoring revenue.

Foreign Buyers Are Backing Treasury Bonds. It Comes With Strings Attached.

With hedge funds and other investors becoming more dominant, this haven might not be quite as safe as it used to be.

Jobs Gains May Be Stalling, but Markets Keep Driving Growth

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 29, 2025

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A Year of Tumult’ – Policy shifts have thrown the U.S. healthcare industry into turmoil and scared investors. Our panelists find 16 stocks with promising prospects.

Washington Is Disrupting Healthcare. 16 Stocks From Roundtable Pros That Can Win.

Our annual Healthcare Roundtable sizes up the risks and opportunities as public policy shifts. 16 stocks to buy now.

Ukraine Is Upending the Global Oil Market. Here’s Who Benefits.

Drone attacks on Russian refineries are curbing output. Sizing up the impact on U.S. refiners.

Trump Has Exerted Control Over Major Companies. How Their Stocks Have Fared.

Companies that need something from the White House have found the help comes with strings attached.

There’s a New Tax Break for ‘Concierge Medicine.’ Should You Go for It?

Republicans’ health policies may shift more patients and doctors to concierge practices. Should you join the club?

The Stock Market Is Up, but the Dollar Is Down. What It Means for You.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The IPO Stock Frenzy Is Just Getting Started. Don’t Get Burned’

Trump and Xi Agree to Talk More. TikTok in U.S. Remains Unresolved.

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping said they would meet in October. Unresolved for now: the future of tariffs and TikTok’s operations in the U.S.

Cash Yields Are Going Down. Here’s Where to Move Your Money.

The Fed’s expected rate cuts will squeeze yields on cash while borrowers may get a break on loans. How to make the most of it.

Make Rate Cuts Work for You. Own These Stocks, Bonds, and Funds.

As the Fed eases up, it could pay to own a mix of defensive and cyclical stocks, and non-U. S. bonds.

Nuclear Stocks Are Soaring. We Size Up the Prospects for 3 New Ones.

Three companies building small nuclear reactors aim to go public via SPACS. What to watch for.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 PREVIEW

Stock Market Wrap. Federal Reserve Is Next Week's Big Event - Barron's

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘This Metal Could Rock The World’ – Rare earth minerals are vital to tech-innovation, and China dominates in the field. Can the U.S. catch up?

How the U.S. Will Break China’s Rare Earth Dominance—and How to Play It

China controls about 85% of global processing capacity. The Department of Defense has a plan to rectify that.

Not Every IPO Can Be Hot. Sorry, StubHub.

The ticket reseller is going public in a tough ticket reselling market with a high valuation. Investors should be cautious.

Pfizer Is Growing More Reliant on Vaccines as Controversies Swirl

For U.S. Big Pharma companies, vaccines have largely been an afterthought. But by 2030, they could be a quarter of Pfizer’s revenue.

Stock Market Wrap. Federal Reserve Is Next Week’s Big Event

Small-Cap Stocks Are on a Roll. What Could Push Them Higher.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Canada’s Battle With Trump Could Boost Its Stocks. Where to Invest Now’

Canada’s Battle With Trump Could Boost Its Stocks. Where to Invest Now.

Canada plans to reboot its economy to fortify against Trump. Its stocks could emerge stronger.

American Exceptionalism May Be Dying. How to Make the Best of It.

Foreign stocks have momentum as the dollar weakens. These funds can help you capture the gains.

AI Can Help With Retirement Planning, but It Can’t Replace a Human Advisor

Entrusting your financial life to AI would be a risky move.

Parental Dilemma: What to Do if You’re Supporting Children as You Near Retirement

People are providing more aid to adult children and having children later in life. The combination can make it hard to save for retirement.

The Right Way to Tap Private Investments for Retirement Plans

There is a time-tested way to make new gains and mitigate risks, John Toomey writes in a guest commentary.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Citadel’s Ken Griffin on Markets, the Fed, and Building His Firm for the Next Century’

Citadel’s Ken Griffin on Markets, the Fed, and Building His Firm for the Next Century

Griffin’s ambition, strategic vision, and tech savvy have propelled Citadel into Wall Street’s upper echelons. This could be just the start.

Big Changes Are Coming to Charitable Giving. How to Get Maximum Savings.

Many Americans may get a new tax break, but those who itemize face new limits on deductions. Planning now makes sense.

Hedge Funds’ New Secret Weapon

New companies are collecting any kind of business and consumer economic activity they can get their hands on and selling it to investors.

Small-Cap Stocks Are Rallying Again. This Time It’s Real.

Paul R. La Monica

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.