Earnings Season Was Surprisingly Surprising
Jack discusses third-quarter company results, and answers listener questions on index funds and sequence-of-returns risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2025•26 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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Episodes
Tesla’s Monster Musk Incentive. Plus, Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid on Stocks
Jack looks at Tesla’s robo future. And a self-described inflationist discusses what two centuries of returns say about what investors should do now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2025•27 min
Why Chemical Stocks Have Tanked—and 3 to Consider
BofA Securities analyst Matthew DeYoe discusses his industry’s challenges and why bargain hunters should stay “downstream” for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2025•28 min
Gold, Bitcoin, Dividends, A.I., Private Equity
Jack answers listener questions and previews earnings season. For more on dividends, check out our episode from 2023 . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 17, 2025•30 min
Is A.I. Spending Sustainable?
Barclays US equities strategist Venu Krishna talks about why this isn’t a replay of the dotcom bubble, and how nervous investors can hedge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2025•33 min
What Pfizer's New Deal Means for Healthcare
BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan Seigerman discusses the Trump Administration's deal with Big Pharma. Plus, meet the Suspicious 8, with 6% dividends and lots of problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 03, 2025•34 min
Bull Market Health Check. Plus, Philip Morris CEO Jacek Olczak
A top Wall Street strategist discusses A.I. and stock valuations. And Big Tobacco talks smokefree profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2025•34 min
Nuclear Power’s Bright Outlook. Plus, Quarterly Or Semiannual Reporting?
A top Wall Street strategist talks fission (and fusion). And Jack has a guide to arguing about company reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 19, 2025•34 min
Worldcoin's 3000% Gain. Plus, Gold, Dividends and Wedgification.
Crypto treasuries are dominating. Gold is up. Jack explains why, and answers listener questions on dividends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 12, 2025•28 min
Dividends for A Pricey Market
Is the stock market too expensive? Jack compares two perspectives. Plus, the deal on dividends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 05, 2025•34 min
Lyft’s Ride to Profit
Jack talks to Lyft CEO David Risher about the company's turnaround, autonomous driving, and whether they can beat rideshare's biggest company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2025•18 min
Verizon and AT&T Have Traded Places
It could be Verizon’s turn for a stock bounce. Jack hears from the company’s CFO and a Wall Street bull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2025•26 min
How Low Will Mortgage Rates Go? Plus, e.l.f. Beauty
A Morgan Stanley strategist discusses the outlook for home loans and the appeal of mortgage backed securities. Jack chats with e.l.f. CEO Tarang Amin and a Wall Street bull about that stock's wild ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 15, 2025•29 min
Can Government Data Be Trusted? Plus, Yeti and JNJ.
Jack talks to a strategist about the recent jobs revisions, and looks at two stocks that took very different paths after earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 08, 2025•34 min
Climbing the Wealth Ladder
Jack sits down with personal finance expert Nick Maggiulli to talk strategies for building wealth at every level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 01, 2025•19 min
Disney's Lost Decade. What's Next?
Disney stock has slumped for the past 10 years, but most of Wall Street calls it a buy. Two bulls tell us why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 25, 2025•28 min
Deep Dive on Garbage
Plus, why CVS prefers the second-best weight loss drug. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 18, 2025•31 min
Did the Optimists Triumph?
In this rerun, Jack explores 125-years of global investment returns. Plus: When hedging works and when it doesn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 11, 2025•43 min
Roblox and Crocs. Plus, Van Eck On the Market
Jack talks fake farming and Jibbitz. And a top money manager explains how to invest now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 04, 2025•25 min
Can Target Turn Things Around?
Jack talks with Barclays analyst Seth Sigman and Barron’s reporter Sabrina Escobar about the once-great growth stock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 27, 2025•32 min
Retirement Catch-Up, IPO Heat Check, and the Market Effects of Index Funds
Jack answers listener questions with help from Barron's colleague Elizabeth O'Brien. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 20, 2025•27 min
Government-Proofing Your Portfolio
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
Jun 13, 2025•36 min
CoreWeave's Tightrope Run
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
Jun 06, 2025•25 min
The Kale of Investing Is Tasting Better
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
May 30, 2025•27 min
The Golden Age of Income
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
May 23, 2025•32 min
What’s Behind FICO’s Bodacious Stock Returns?
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
May 16, 2025•28 min
How to Invest for Tariff Purgatory
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
May 09, 2025•35 min
A Second Chance to Panic
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
May 02, 2025•22 min
New Weight Loss Pill. Plus, Congress and the Disappearing $4 Trillion.
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
Apr 25, 2025•22 min
Can You Dig It?
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
Apr 18, 2025•30 min
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