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January 5, 2026
Best Income Ideas for 2026: Dividend Stocks, Energy Pipelines, and Other Top Picks
Barron’s consistently favored equities over bonds for income in the past decade, and we’re sticking with that bias in the new year.
Charles Schwab Is Back on Offense. Its Stock Is a Buy.
The company’s problems of two years ago are well behind it, and shares appear poised for more gains.
Long Read
Alibaba, Kering, and 5 More International Bargain Stocks for 2026
Non-U.S. stocks look poised for another standout year, fueled by rising earnings and falling interest rates. Where to shop now.
Long Read
Even Permabears Have Portfolios. Where Jeremy Grantham Sees Value Now.
The veteran investor and co-founder of GMO likes quality stocks, international value, and Japan.
Long Read
How Jeremy Grantham Nearly Lost It All and Became a Value Investor
Grantham, co-founder of money manager GMO, had a nasty but illustrative run-in with speculative small-caps early in his storied career. Here’s an excerpt from his new book, “The Making of a Permabear.”
Long Read
It’s Time to Unleash the Public Markets
Overzealous regulators are getting in the way of the real economy, Amar Bhidé writes in a guest commentary.
4 minute read
Nike CEO Buys $1 Million of Stock as Insiders Bet on a Turnaround
Elliott Hill’s late-December purchase was his first open-market stock buy of 2025.
2 minute read
This Money Pro Sees Higher Stock Prices and More Rate Cuts in 2026
Nancy Curtin, chief investment officer at AlTi Tiedemann Global, helps wealthy families invest for the long term. An “innovation” bull market helps.
Long Read
Europe’s Politics Remain Challenging. Investors Shouldn’t Worry Just Yet.
Political gymnastics don’t bode well for the European Union to unite around goals like unified banking, capital markets, and tax policy, but they indicate that leaders are stumping for their own security.
3 minute read
Lam Research Is at All-Time Highs. Its CEO Just Sold $27 Million Worth of Stock.
The firm makes the etchers and other systems that will be needed to boost chip production.
2 minute read
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