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Barron's Streetwise

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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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Episodes

The Sunny Side of the Late Early Cycle

A portfolio manager discerns between investors' macro and micro worries. Plus the anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 2026•24 min

A CIO's Warning on Stocks

Brad Conger, chief investment officer at Hirtle & Co., explains why the market looks vulnerable, and what to do about it. And Jack has thoughts on how to lord your understanding of the "equity risk premium" over your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2026•33 min

The Future of Discount Flying

A top airline analyst discusses how traditional carriers are reshaping the skies after the Spirit Airlines collapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 2026•36 min

Space, Freedom, and Physics Envy

Jack answers listener questions on extraterrestrial investing, tax loss harvesting, an ETF that shuns dictatorships, and whether stocks are really expensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 2026•23 min

A Value Investor’s Guide to Software Stocks

AI is eating the software sector. D.A. Davidson analyst Gill Luria explains which stocks are cheap enough to buy. Also, Allbirds is now a chip company, apparently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 2026•38 min

The Cheapest Stocks in America

Jack screens the S&P 500 for its 10 lowest P/E stocks — a group that's beaten the market by 300 points over a decade. Also: fireballs, insect dye, and Canadian Froot Loops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 2026•37 min

Why Stocks are Pricier than they Look

Beware buy-the-dip-itis. If anything now is a good time to build resilience. Jack explains in this “talker” with turkeys, King Kong Bundy and Jackson on guitar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 03, 2026•33 min

Airplane Stocks Sold Off. Time to Land Some Deals?

Jet fuel is up 62% since the Iran war began. A TD Cowen analyst on which airlines can weather it, and a Morgan Stanley analyst on why the selloff in aerospace suppliers is overdone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2026•38 min

GM, Ford, Tesla, and Robo-taxis

Gas prices are rising and auto stocks are sliding. Dan Levy from Barclays sizes up who wins and who doesn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 2026•38 min

Tacos and Robots

The CEO of Yum Brands talks Taco Bell and KFC. A Barclays strategist looks at the coming humanoid economy. And Jack previews Nvidia’s big A.I. event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 2026•42 min

Iran, Oil, and the Stock Market

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Brent crude recently hit 90 a barrel. A Middle East expert talks exit scenarios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 07, 2026•32 min

A Compost Man Talks A.I. Vibe-Coding. Plus, Agco’s CEO.

Jack and Jackson discuss what’s ailing software stocks, and list Wall Street picks. And a tractor executive has the latest on farm incomes and planting tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 2026•38 min

Where's the Beef?

Steak prices are soaring. So why is the U.S. cattle herd the smallest in 75 years? Jack heads to Texas ranch land to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 2026•36 min

Frothy Valuations and Fancy-Pants ETFs

Listener questions on stock market valuations, using borrowed money to boost returns, and dividends' contribution to long-term gains. Also, Jack grades three ETFs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 06, 2026•21 min

Gold, Debasement, and Henry VIII

Plus, Jack answers listener questions on Fannie Mae, profit taking, and scrip dividends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 2026•33 min

'Sell America?' Careful There.

RBC’s Lori Calvasina joins to talk about what’s in store for US stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 2026•28 min

Powell, Trump and Mortgage Rates

A top strategist from Barclays talks creative paths for pushing rates lower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 2026•27 min

Pensions, Naked Puts, Low-Sin Investing

It’s a listener question special, and grill master Jack is ready to push the pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 2025•26 min

Andrew Bary’s Top Stocks for 2026

The Barron’s star has a hot hand after crushing the market in 2025. Can he do it again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 2025•27 min

Amazon’s Rufus Sales Tactics

In this half-fresh Black Friday episode, Jack talks about how Amazon is winning the shopping-bot war, and we revisit a June 27, 2025 episode on what’s ailing Target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 2025•33 min

How Robinhood Went From Broken IPO to 1,000% Gainer

Chief brokerage officer Steve Quirk talks prediction markets and tokenization, and does a convincing dial-up modem impression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 2025•34 min
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