How Low Can We Go?
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
Apr 11, 2025•25 min
Barron's Streetwise
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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Southwest Airlines Turnaround Comes With Baggage
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
Apr 04, 2025•34 min
Lululemon Is Stretched Thin
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
Mar 28, 2025•32 min
Managed Futures, Infinite Banking, BDCs
Plus, Bitcoin ETFs. Time for a “great loop” through some listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2025•31 min
10% Market Dip? How Not to React
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
Mar 14, 2025•41 min
Is the S&P 500 Enough?
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
Mar 07, 2025•43 min
Index Funds vs. Ivy League
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
Mar 01, 2025•31 min
Wildfires and Utility Stocks. Plus, Merrill’s Investment Chief.
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
Feb 21, 2025•41 min
Stock Splits + Semis
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
Feb 14, 2025•30 min
Last Call for Alcohol Stocks?
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
Feb 07, 2025•37 min
China's AI Breakthrough Rewrites the Script
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
Jan 31, 2025•45 min
Taking over the Beer Aisle — Without the Buzz
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
Jan 24, 2025•32 min
The Freight Recovery is in Sight
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
Jan 17, 2025•35 min
The Dutch Company Powering the U.S. Stock Market
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
Jan 10, 2025•34 min
Butterbeer, Broadband, and the Box Office
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
Jan 03, 2025•30 min
The Box Episode
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
Dec 27, 2024•29 min
Quantum Computing Stocks Are Going Nuts. Plus, the Outlook for Bonds.
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
Dec 20, 2024•32 min
Andrew Bary’s Top Stock Picks
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
Dec 13, 2024•29 min
Ugly Turnaround Attempts
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
Dec 06, 2024•36 min
Tesla, Bitcoin, and the Future of Homebuilding
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
Nov 28, 2024•39 min
Can Qualcomm’s A.I. Expansion Boost the Stock?
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
Nov 22, 2024•29 min
Options, ETFs, GameStop, Pre-Market Trading
Jack shatters his own record for answering listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2024•27 min
Trump’s Big Win Fueled a Market Frenzy. What Comes Next?
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
Nov 08, 2024•32 min
2 Surprising Stocks Up 3,000%. Plus, Mid-Cap Picks.
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
Nov 01, 2024•30 min
Stock Picks From T. Rowe Price
Plus, Spirit Halloween, and the most hated stocks in the S&P 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2024•34 min
Small Nuclear, Accredited Investors, Portfolio Marie Kondo-ing
Jack answers listener questions on a range of topics. Jackson gets a golf tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2024•27 min
Snack Slump and Obesity Med Discounts. Plus, Merrill’s Bullish Outlook
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
Oct 11, 2024•31 min
Should CVS Split Up? Plus, the Case for Small-Caps.
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
Oct 04, 2024•29 min
The Case for Frontier Markets
Jack is skeptical. Morgan Stanley fund manager Steven Quattry sets him straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2024•31 min
Should Investors Worry About the U.S. National Debt?
Jonathan Pingle, Chief U.S. Economist at UBS, weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2024•27 min
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