Barron's Streetwise
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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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Oct 15, 2021 • 20min
MarketWatch presents: Can your quirky personality stop a thief?
This week, the Streetwise team takes a break to bring you a new episode of Best New Ideas in Money. It's a new show hosted by MarketWatch editor Jeremy Olshan and economist Stephanie Kelton.
Innovations in behavioral biometrics will make it harder for fraudsters to impersonate you online, but these detailed profiles of our behaviors could get a little creepy.
For more episodes, find Best New Ideas in Money wherever you get your podcasts.
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Oct 8, 2021 • 24min
Saving Christmas, Part 2
Analysts from Jefferies and Wedbush Securities discuss stock picks, hit toys, and how to score a Playstation 5. Jack isn't sure about a He-Man comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 1, 2021 • 25min
The Christmas Supply Chain Race
Christmas shortage fears are mostly overblown. Port, trucking, and toy chiefs weigh in. And Jackson gets thrown out of a mall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 25, 2021 • 19min
The Dongle Is Dead
Power is shifting to TV makers. Vizio's plan to take on Roku and Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2021 • 25min
The Debt Ceiling Is Riskier Than It Looks
Default is unlikely this year, but "stupid things seem a lot more possible," says one budget expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2021 • 21min
Trouble for Index Funds?
Lisa Shalett at Morgan Stanley predicts an S&P 500 correction, but sees good deals elsewhere. Ed Yardeni talks inflation and babies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 3, 2021 • 19min
The Netflix of Homework Help
Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig talks about online tutoring, fixing college, and what he learned from Guitar Hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2021 • 17min
NFTs and the Million-Dollar Rock
Jack tackles bored apes and CryptoPunks to explain what's behind the mania in non-fungible tokens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20, 2021 • 13min
Are Stocks Still Attractive?
Jack tackles listener questions, including whether investing has fundamentally changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2021 • 21min
The 42% Rise in Used-Car Prices
Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia weighs in on what's next for the market. Jackson tries to sell his Subaru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
