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Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.

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    • Jun 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 282 EPISODES

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    The Barron's Streetwise podcast is a must-listen for any investor looking for valuable insights and a lighthearted approach to financial topics. Hosted by Jack Hough, this podcast provides great investing information, wonderful humor, and even some good background music. It is eagerly awaited every week by its dedicated listeners.

    One of the best aspects of The Barron's Streetwise podcast is Jack's ability to make complex financial terms easy to grasp. As someone who has been to Stanford and MIT for courses, I highly recommend this podcast for its insights and its ability to break down complicated concepts into understandable and relatable examples. Jack also has an Irish sense of humor, which adds an enjoyable element to the show.

    Furthermore, the show covers a wide range of topics with depth and expertise. From discussions about foreign competitors in the luxury arena to explanations of what's going on in the economy and markets, The Barron's Streetwise podcast provides relevant and useful information while keeping the listener entertained. The interplay between Jack and his producer adds a fun dynamic to the show, making it enjoyable from start to finish.

    However, one potential weakness of this podcast is that analysts in the USA sometimes forget about foreign competitors, especially in the luxury segment. While sitting in Berlin, one can see many electric Jaguars, French cars like Audis and VWs, as well as German brands like BMWs and Mercedes. It is important not to underestimate these foreign competitors when discussing investments in the automotive industry.

    In conclusion, The Barron's Streetwise podcast is a fantastic resource for investors who want new perspectives on financial topics. With informative insights delivered with a light-hearted manner, this podcast strikes a perfect balance between education and entertainment. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned professional in finance, this podcast will provide you with valuable information presented in an engaging way. Give it a listen - you won't be disappointed!



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    Latest episodes from Barron's Streetwise

    Retirement Catch-Up, IPO Heat Check, and the Market Effects of Index Funds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 27:00


    Jack answers listener questions with help from Barron's colleague Elizabeth O'Brien.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Government-Proofing Your Portfolio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 35:37


    Vanguard's Joseph Davis talks about megatrends, including the tug of war between AI and US government deficits. UBS's Mark Haefele discusses investing where governments spend.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Coreweave's Tightrope Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 25:12


    After a muted IPO, the A.I. stock is soaring. Coreweave co-founder Brannin McBee breaks down the business. Barron's senior writer Adam Levine shares some points to consider.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Kale of Investing Is Tasting Better

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 27:03


    After decades of making sense only on paper, ex-US markets are suddenly shining.  Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson from Hartford Funds says it's just the start.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Golden Age of Income

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 31:52


    Bonds took a hit this week. BlackRock's Russ Brownback explains why that's an opportunity, and what investors should do now.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What's Behind FICO's Bodacious Stock Returns?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 27:39


    Jack looks at how the humble credit score has made investors more than 100,000%. Plus, Barron's reporter Mackenzie Tatananni answers a question about Wolfspeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to Invest for Tariff Purgatory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 35:18


    The market has bounced back from its 'Liberation Day' lows, but tariff shake-ups aren't over. What does that mean for you? Jack sits down with Bhanu Baweja, Chief Strategist at UBS Investment Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Second Chance to Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 22:02


    Jack gives his thoughts on the market rebound, and previews Disney earnings. Plus, Allspring Portfolio Manager Bryant VanCronkhite gives us some stock picks, and explains why he's going with value over growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    New Weight Loss Pill. Plus, Congress and the Disappearing $4 Trillion.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 22:04


    In this vacation non-episode, Jack talks about Lilly's latest trial breakthrough and the mysteries of federal budget reconciliation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Can You Dig It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 30:13


    Jack gives gold bugs their due, and hears from strategists about what's next for the metal, and mining stocks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How Low Can We Go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 24:37


    Jack examines the bear case on tariffs and hears from top strategists at Vanguard and real estate group Hines.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Southwest Airlines Turnaround Comes With Baggage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 33:53


    The low-cost carrier is adding fees and up-charges. Is it trying to mimic Spirit or Delta? And is the industry headed into a downturn? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Lululemon Is Stretched Thin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 32:14


    Randy Konik at Jefferies discusses yogawear woes and his Nike upgrade. Jack looks at how food insurgents are gobbling market share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Managed Futures, Infinite Banking, BDCs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 31:23


    Plus, Bitcoin ETFs. Time for a “great loop” through some listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    10% Market Dip? How Not to React

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 41:16


    Jack walks through ways to hedge market downside from foolish to sensible. Plus, we talk to Barry Ritholtz about strategies from his new book, How Not To Invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is the S&P 500 Enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 43:00


    A 125-year history of financial returns challenges conventional wisdom. Plus:  When hedging works and when it fails with RBC's Amy Wu Silverman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Index Funds vs. Ivy League

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 31:17


    Cambria CIO Meb Faber on why ETFs might match Yale's stellar returns. Plus, from protein to pets, food companies search for growth amid shrinking "algos." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Wildfires and Utility Stocks. Plus, Merrill's Investment Chief.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 40:56


    PG&E CEO Patti Poppe talks about reducing fire risk and keeping A.I. powered up. And BofA's Chris Hyzy on what investors should do now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stock Splits + Semis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 29:49


    A top chip analyst predicts a near term peak in spending on computing. Also, stocks are rocketing after split announcements. Here's who might be next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Last Call for Alcohol Stocks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 37:03


    Beer, spirits and wine have suddenly fallen into decline, especially with young people. What it means for investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    China's AI Breakthrough Rewrites the Script

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 44:41


    As markets react to DeepSeek's innovation, Hollywood faces its own AI revolution. Tonight Show veteran Gavin Purcell explains what's at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Taking over the Beer Aisle — Without the Buzz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 31:40


    Athletic Brewing founder Bill Shufelt turned non-alcoholic beer into a treat, not a sacrifice. He explains what's next. Jack previews earnings and Jackson drops a sneeze-guard bombshell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Freight Recovery is in Sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 35:01


    But trucking and rail stocks aren't all good deals. Jonathan Chappell from Evercore ISI explains. Jack and Jackson talk inflation, the stock market, and mechanical bull pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Dutch Company Powering the U.S. Stock Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 34:29


    Without ASML's machines, the A.I. spending boom would fizzle. So why are its shares slumping? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Butterbeer, Broadband, and the Box Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 30:29


    Jack calls Comcast "America's most complicated company" and looks into plans to lift the stock. Listeners explain Schrodinger's cat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Box Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 28:48


    Don't say cardboard—it's corrugated fiberboard. Jack discusses International Paper's stock tear, plus Nike's slump. Jackson can't give away his clothes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Quantum Computing Stocks Are Going Nuts. Plus, the Outlook for Bonds.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 31:45


    Jack struggles to make sense of Schrodinger's Cat and QTUM's gains. And Schwab's Kathy Jones talks fixed income strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Andrew Bary's Top Stock Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 28:32


    Oil drilling, banking, Bitcoin, and robo rides—Jack pesters his Barron's colleague about what to watch in 2025, and leaks key details about the holiday party.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ugly Turnaround Attempts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 36:05


    What's holding back Intel, Boeing, and other iconic names. Plus, progress at AT&T. And REIT picks from Janus Henderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tesla, Bitcoin, and the Future of Homebuilding

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 38:58


    Builders First Source CEO Peter Jackson joins the podcast. Jack talks stocks. Jackson considers abducting a squirrel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Can Qualcomm's A.I. Expansion Boost the Stock?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 29:00


    The chipmaker's CEO, Cristiano Amon, stops by Barron's to talk about his plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Options, ETFs, GameStop, Pre-Market Trading

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 26:52


    Jack shatters his own record for answering listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trump's Big Win Fueled a Market Frenzy. What Comes Next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 31:53


    Keith Lerner from Truist on the merits of Trump trades. Plus, examining major upgrades on Peloton and Roblox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    2 Surprising Stocks Up 3,000%. Plus, Mid-Cap Picks.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 29:55


    Jack explains how credit scoring and lumber have produced A.I.-like returns over the past decade. Amy Zhang from Alger shares up-and-coming growth stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stock Picks from T. Rowe Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 34:15


    Plus, Spirit Halloween, and the most hated stocks in the S&P 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Small Nuclear, Accredited Investors, Portfolio Marie Kondo-ing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 26:37


    Jack answers listener questions on a range of topics. Jackson gets a golf tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Snack Slump and Obesity Med Discounts. Plus, Merrill's Bullish Outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 31:15


    Jack weighs in on Frito-Lay's slowdown and the closing loophole for cheap Ozempic. Also, a top Wall Street strategist says don't be frozen by election fears.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Should CVS Split Up? Plus, the Case for Small-Caps.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 28:41


    Jack diagnoses the druggist's poor performance. And Marlena Lee from Dimensional Fund Advisors has advice for index investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Case for Frontier Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 31:17


    Jack is skeptical. Morgan Stanley fund manager Steven Quattry sets him straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Should Investors Worry About the U.S. National Debt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 26:43


    Jonathan Pingle, Chief U.S. Economist at UBS, weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Nuclear, Crypto, and the A.I. Power Shortage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 34:03


    Stephen Byrd, the Global Head of Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley, talks about investing in the watts needed to run tomorrow's supercomputers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why Pot Stocks Stink

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 28:07


    Cannabis legalization has growing bipartisan support. A top analyst explains why shares are slumping. Plus, a shanked golf merger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    AI Stock Blowup and the Analyst Who Saw it Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 29:32


    Short-seller Hindenburg Research brought down shares of Super Micro Computer with a scathing report. Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini discusses why he turned bearish months before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Value Stocks, and the Appeal of Index Dropouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 34:52


    Research Affiliates founder Rob Arnott reveals his latest findings on the stock market. Plus, Jack talks TJX and Target, and offers funnel cake advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    New Starbucks CEO Faces Frothy Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 27:31


    Brian Niccol turned Chipotle around. Will it work for lattes? Morningstar's Brian Dunlop joins the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stay Bullish, Says Economist Ed Yardeni

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 28:29


    The longtime Fed watcher talks about the road to S&P 8000, and the outlook for the national debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Does JetBlue's Turnaround Plan Have Wings?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 31:42


    The airline is canceling less profitable routes and planning for more butts in fancier seats. Plus, a top dividend portfolio manager shares three favorite stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Picks, Spills, and a Dunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 28:38


    D.A. Davidson's Tom Diffely talks “gold trophy” stocks. Plus, Jack on earnings mishaps and Amazon's NBA rights deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vote No On Election Trading Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 24:56


    Jack tiptoes around politics and sizes up the small cap rally. Plus, is Apple really headed for an iPhone super-cycle? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Paramount, Skydance Agree to Merge. Cornhole Turns Pro.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 16:34


    Barron's Associate Editor Andrew Bary discusses why a new Paramount deal might irk common shareholders. Jackson interrupts Jack's vacation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Dollar Flexes Its Beach Muscles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 32:13


    Two top strategists talk currencies, the nation debt, international stocks, and the U.S. election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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