Barron's Explained
Barron's[2] [3] (stylized in all caps) is an American weekly magazine/newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp, since 1921.
Founded as Barron's National Financial Weekly in 1921 by Clarence W. Barron (1855–1928)[4] as a sister publication to The Wall Street Journal, Barron's covers U.S. financial information,[5] market developments, and relevant statistics. Each issue provides a summary of the previous week's market activity as well as news, reports, and an outlook on the week to come.
Features
Features in the publication include:
- Market Week – coverage of the previous week's market activity[6] [7]
- Barron's Roundtable – Posts from noted investors such as Bill Gross, Mario Gabelli, Abby Joseph Cohen, Felix Zulauf, and Marc Faber[8] [9]
- Best Online Brokers – A ranking of the top online trading brokerage firms. Criteria include trading experience and technology, usability, mobile, range of offerings, research amenities, portfolio analysis & report, customer service & education, and costs.[10]
- Top Financial Advisors – America's top financial advisors.[11] [12]
History
The magazine has been published by Dow Jones & Company since 1921.[13] The magazine is named after Clarence W. Barron,[4] an influential figure to Dow Jones and a founder of modern financial journalism. Dow Jones also publishes The Wall Street Journal. In 1990, color was introduced to the magazine and full color in January 1996. Barron's introduced a two-section version of the paper on March 7, 1994. Barrons.com[14] [15] was launched in 1996 as part of WSJ.com.
In 2005, following "its first redesign in nearly 11 years"[16] Barron's relaunched as a standalone product,[17] months after their first Financial Advisor conference.[18]
In September 2008, Barron's acquired the Winner's Circle Organization.[19] In September 2009, Barron's launched Penta as a new section. The section targets "pentamillionaires", individuals with at least $5 million in assets, with financial advice.[20] [21]
Employees
Famous former and current editors, publishers, and journalists of the magazine include:
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Alliance for Audited Media Snapshot Report – 6/30/2013 . June 30, 2013 . . February 2, 2014 . https://archive.today/20170123200306/http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp . January 23, 2017 . dead .
- Book: Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance . 0195161211 . Hersh Shefrin . 2002. Oxford University Press .
- Book: Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis . 978-1107075290 . Harold L. Vogel . 2014. Cambridge University Press .
- News: . CLARENCE W. BARRON, PUBLISHER, IS DEAD; Head of The Wall St. Journal a Victim of Catarrhal Jaundice at 73 in Battle Creek. NOTED FINANCIAL FIGURE A Writer on World Fiscal Topics —Body Will Be Taken to His Old Home in Boston. . October 3, 1928.
- News: . 17 October 1983 . 5 . Barron's: IBM Credit Corp. & Comdisco . The Barron's report further stated that IBM Credit Corp. ....
- Google Scholar: N. W. Netanel . George Washington Law Review . New media in old bottles? Barron's . 2008. 1183167.
- News: This Week . Barron's.
- Google Scholar: The Journal of Finance . An analysis of the recommendations of the "superstar" money managers at Barron's annual roundtable . H. Desai . P. C. Jain . 1995 . 50 . 4 . 1257–1273 . performance of .. Barron's Annual Roundtable. 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1995.tb04057.x.
- News: Roundtable . Barron's.
- News: Best Online Brokers . Barron's.
- News: . September 3, 1984 . 103 . Barron's: Comdisco books "very complicated" . John Keefe, a stock analyst who follows the company, said ... very complicated, and the Barron's examination of ....
- News: Top Financial Advisors . Barron's.
- Book: Barron's (1921–1942) . 712794404 .
- News: Barron's' to bow on Web . . 28 June 1996.
- Web site: Barron's Videos . wsj.com .
- News: . Barron's gets a redesign . 17 May 2005.
- January 2006
- 2005: Best of Best Meet at Barron's Winner's Circle Conference for Financial Advisors; Barron's First-Ever Event Yields Insights into Industry Best Practices . 6 December 2005 . 28 May 2015.
- News: Barron's acquires The Winner's Circle Organization . . September 25, 2008.
- Web site: Dow Jones Media Group stitches corporate work and lifestyle together . April 9, 2018 . The current iteration of Penta is ....
- Barron's Magazine to Launch New Section Providing Trusted Advice for Pentamillionaires . . September 24, 2009.
- News: Grant. James. 1997-11-07. The Great Contrarian. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-10-09. 0099-9660.
- News: Martin. Douglas. 2013-05-11. Alan Abelson, Who at Barron's Was a Thorn in Wall Street's Side, Dies at 87. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-10-09. 0362-4331.