Blackstone Stock Is a Good Investment, Even in a Downbeat Economy

These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...

Where Are Stocks, Bonds and Crypto Headed Next? Five Investors Look Into Crystal Ball

A new trading year kicked off just weeks ago. Already it bears little resemblance to the carnage of 2022. After languishing throughout last year, growth stocks have zoomed higher. Tesla Inc. and Nvidi...

Deere, Dollar Tree, and 21 More Investment Ideas From Barron’s Roundtable Pros

The “January effect,” according to market lore, is the tendency of stocks to rise in the year’s first month. So far, so good: The S&P 500 is up 6% year to date and the Nasdaq Composite has gained ...

How to get a 6% return in bonds this year, according to Guggenheim

After an awful year, a straightforward strategy has been shaping up for investors to get an estimated 6% return in the bond market, according to Guggenheim Partners. The Federal Reserve’s rapid pace o...

Opinion: Why are my investments in a rut? That’s the way Wall Street wants it.

The Wall Street establishment doesn’t want you to read this article, and I’ll tell you why. If you’re an investor and not getting all the returns you deserve, there are lots of possible reasons. Perha...

Who gives the best retirement advice? Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey or economists?

Millions of people get their financial advice from non-economists, personal finance authors such as Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestselling book, “Rich Dad Poor Dad“, which has sold 32 million copi...

My job is being eliminated and I will get a severance package. Is that considered income for IRS limits on Roth IRA contributions?

I know my job is being eliminated at the end of March 2023. I will receive a severance package paid out over a period of almost one year. I understand I will not be able to make 401(k) deductions from...

Fed set to deliver quarter-point rate hike along with ‘one last hawkish sting in the tail’

The Federal Reserve will downshift to a 25 basis point rise in its policy interest rate at their upcoming interest-rate meeting and will work overtime to make sure that the market doesn’t get the idea...

Energy Earnings Could Drop 11%

After two years of skyrocketing growth, oil and gas earnings are now past their peak. The good thing for the stocks is that the peak was remarkably high, and the decline is likely to be very gradual. ...

Shipping Platform Freightos Goes Public in SPAC Deal

Online freight booking platform Freightos Ltd. started trading shares publicly on Thursday through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, just as the booming shipping demand that helped ...

Opinion: ‘Don’t just sit there, do something.’ The stock market is telling you to make some hard decisions with your money now.

I have always refrained from saying what legendary investor Sir John Templeton considered the four most dangerous words in investing: This time is different.” After months of talking to and reading th...

Bed Bath & Beyond Says Banks Have Cut Off Its Credit Lines

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it doesn’t have the funds to repay its banks after they determined the retailer has defaulted on its credit lines. The home-goods chain said Thursday it received a noti...

Bitcoin’s Rally Is Built on Low Trading Volume. That Adds to the Risks.

Bitcoin has rocketed 37% since the start of the year, completely erasing its losses after the demise of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX. But there is ample reason investors shouldn’t chase the...

Opinion: 6 cheap stocks that famed value-fund manager Bill Nygren says can help you beat the market

These are tricky times in the stock market, so it pays to look to the best stock-fund managers for guidance on how to behave now. Veteran value investor Bill Nygren belongs in this camp, because the O...

Suze Orman says ‘most of America today has absolutely no money.’

Financial guru Suze Orman thinks that most consumers are, or soon will be, facing dire straits, in an environment of higher interest rates, higher inflation and elevated volatility in stocks and bonds...

Redfin and Zillow Stock Slide Shows Possible Shift in Home Listings Landscape

Text size Redfin’s stock fell 8.5% on Wednesday. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images for Redfin Shares of real estate companies Redfin and Zillow Group fell on Wednesday after news of a potential shakeup in...

Intel stock’s dividend sticks out among chip makers. But a cut may be coming.

Semiconductor stocks have been on a tear so far this year, following a difficult 2022. But now that we’re in the thick of fourth-quarter earnings season, investors will be questioning whether or not I...

I’m still working at 75: Do I need to take RMDs from my 401(k)? 

Dear Fix My Portfolio,  I retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2004 and have a yearly pension from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). I also work part time at a big hardware chain and have a...

Elon Musk tells court Saudi Arabia wanted to take Tesla private, $420 ‘not a joke’

Elon Musk testified Monday he believed he had funding secured to take Tesla Inc. private in 2018, both from a Saudi Arabian investment fund and from his stake in SpaceX, and that one of his key tweets...

White families are reaping over 90% of the benefit from this powerful tax rule

Tax season is starting for all Americans — but the tax code’s provisions play out very differently for white families compared to families of color, new research says. The tax benefits from some of th...

Why naked short selling has suddenly become a hot topic

Short selling can be controversial, especially among management teams of companies whose stocks traders are betting that their prices will fall. And a new spike in alleged “naked short selling” among ...

This dividend-stock ETF has a 12% yield and is beating the S&P 500 by a substantial amount

Most investors want to keep things simple, but digging a bit into details can be lucrative — it can help you match your choices to your objectives. The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF JEPI, +0.27% ...

Opinion: ‘The Fed-fueled fantasy bubble has popped.’ Stock investors are detached from reality — but they’re about to get a big dose.

After the U.S. stock market made all-time highs last year, I spoke with Jeffrey Bierman, a professional stock-trader with more than three decades of experience. Bierman also lectures on TheoTrade.com ...

Incoming Biden chief of staff Zients is nearly wealthy enough to buy the entire White House

Fixes story to reflect that Zients worked at Bain & Co. The person widely reported to be President Joe Biden’s next chief of staff has just about enough assets to swap it for the entire White Hous...

Ken Griffin’s Citadel made $16 billion last year – the largest annual hedge fund profit on record, investor says

Ken Griffin’s U.S. hedge fund Citadel made $16 billion in profit after fees last year – the largest annual profit ever made by a hedge fund manager, an investor has estimated. In a report published on...

I’m about to get $130,000 from a lump sum pension payout, what do I do with it?

I am about to receive a lump-sum payout from a pension plan I was in. It’s around $130,000. Need some advice on the best way to invest this money. I am turning 60 in April and don’t have a 401(k) or I...

The surprising message of the junk bond spread

The U.S. economy is in relatively good shape—perhaps even stronger than average. That’s the surprising message of an indicator with an enviable record of anticipating recessions: The interest-rate spr...

Bitcoin soars past $23,000 to highest since last September

Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.59% soared past $23,000 on Saturday, its highest level since September, as the crypto currency market recovered some ground in early 2023. The rally came despite news on Thursday th...

Goldman Sachs Stock Looks Cheap After a Rough Week

Goldman Sachs Group stock looks appealing after a selloff this week triggered by disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and a report of a federal regulatory probe of the bank’s money-losing consumer bu...

Giant Fund Buys Up Tesla and Plug Power Stock, Sells GM

A large European asset manager recently made adjustments in its U.S.-traded stock investments that seem to favor electric vehicles over traditional car makers. DNB Asset Management materially increase...

Toyota, Warner Bros., and 24 More Stocks Barron’s Roundtable Pros Love This Year

Roundtable Companies Shares of companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine this year, no matter the economic backdrop. Toyota and Warner Bros. fit the bill. Updated Jan. 20, 2023 8:35 pm ET...