Magazine
September 14, 2026
Growth Without AI: 8 Stock Picks
With products ranging from cardboard boxes to new drugs, these companies are all on track to double their earnings.
America’s Top 100 RIA Firms: How Private Equity Is Changing Wealth Management
Billions of dollars of private capital are fueling wealth management mergers, which can lead to improvements for advisors and clients—but not always.
Long Read
Atlanta Braves Stock Looks Cheap Amid Booming Pro Sports Team Values
The public company’s market cap is $3.3 billion, but it could be worth far more to a private buyer.
4 minute read
Europe Is Stronger Than Investors Think. What to Own Now.
Bad news grabs the headlines, but European companies are turning in strong profit gains.
Long Read
Walmart’s Slump Makes the Stock a Buy
The company still dominates retail and is growing ancillary revenue streams.
Long Read
This International Manager Is Betting Big on Banks and Energy, but Not Tech
Cole Smead’s Smead International Value fund returned almost 50% in the past year. Why he favors Canadian oil-sands stocks and European banks.
Long Read
Crypto’s Power, the AI Backlash, and 3 Other Things to Watch in the Midterm Elections
The crypto and artificial-intelligence industries are spending big bucks to promote their interests, no matter which party wins control of the House and Senate.
Long Read
$35 Billion on the Line: NFL Kickoff Triggers a High-Stakes Prediction Market War
As the NFL season opens Wednesday, there’s a new game in town. Prediction markets could drive $35 billion in wagers, on par with the traditional sports betting industry.
Long Read
S&P 500 Companies Snag More Than $10 Billion in Tariff Refunds. What Goes to You.
Companies mostly are using tariff refunds to offset inflation, but some like Walmart are lowering prices
3 minute read
GameStop CEO Cohen Buys $20 Million in Stock. Wall Street Doesn’t Blink.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen caps off a string of insider purchases.
2 minute read
RWA Wealth Partners’ Plan for Investing Success in a ‘Middling’ Economy
The leaders of RWA on where they see the next AI investment winners as well as the firm’s law-firm roots and its private-equity-backed expansion.
Long Read
A Top Advisor to Dentists, Professors, and Other Niche Clients
Savant Wealth Management sets itself apart by knowing what very specific types of clients need—and then delivering it.
Long Read
For Ultrawealthy Clients, a Host of Services Under One Roof
How the Mather Group, a Barron’s top-ranked RIA, uses acquisitions to cater to ultrahigh-net-worth families.
Long Read
Reflecting on 9/11: ‘We Witnessed Some of the Very Best Humanity Has to Offer’
Twenty-five years later, what stands out most is not only the tragedy we endured but also the unity that followed, writes Thomas B. Michaud.
3 minute read
Uber Stock Pops After CEO Buys Shares Worth $10 Million
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi bought about $10 million of company stock on Thursday, sparking a rally in the shares.
2 minute read
