Barron's

- Market Laboratory section, which provides a huge amount of market, economic, and performance data that I rely on weekly
- A frequent focus on undiscovered or ignored stocks which present unusual values
- In depth interviews with various money managers, often those who are not popping up on CNBC every five minutes

Beyond that, Barron's still has the rep for breaking new stories, and stocks will definitely move on Monday after being prominently featured over the weekend. Almost without exception, my issue is at the doorstep by the time I get up on Saturday - a perfect complement to my morning coffee. It's no bargain compared to the glossy business mags. But as I noted in my title, I can't find a substitute for it. If you can get past the attitude, the meat of Barron's makes it worth reading.


Detailed investment news and review   November 6, 2001
Chris Garvin (San Diego, CA United States)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful

For the advanced investor.
A great weekly; usually in the mailbox Saturday morning with Friday's closing numbers. Voluminous info, including data on many microcaps and thinly-traded issues, as well as futures, options, commodities and foreign stocks.
Excellent commentary with weekly columns on bonds, politics, European trading, Asian trading, commodities, options and other stuff.
Warning-- bearish outlook-- was bearish throughout the entire late 90's, but still a great source of news and opinion, with a wide variety of interviews and sources.


Barron's Doesn't Match Up   October 26, 2001
Douglas Heimburger (Seattle, WA USA)
12 out of 16 found this review helpful

From the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, Barron's attempts to provide a weekly look at personal finance. As such, it must be compared against other publications such as Money, Forbes and the like. It does beat each of these publications hands-down.

However, with so many other information sources out there such as the Internet and the WSJ, I just don't see Barron's as a must read. If you're keeping up with daily events, you aren't going to be very surprised with what is in Barron's, and the columns frequently end up a bit off the deep end of conventional investment thought.


capitalism's numbers   October 12, 2006
David A. Baer (Indianapolis, IN USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

On any list of pure English-language business reportage, BARRON'S would figure in the top ten. This newspaper-style weekly compiles more numbers than just about any other publication.

Though 'fluff' is not a word commonly associated with the Wall Street Journal, think of BARRON'S as 'WSJ without the fluff'. That's how focused it is.

Electronic availability of business numbers has pushed BARRON'S off the 'must read' list, though it has its guild of old faithful readers who consider nothing else its equal. Published by Dow Jones, it is as focused on Wall Street as any publication could be.

Business people appreciate its 'Review & Preview' section, which at a glance brings a reader up to speed on last week's business news leaders and next week's announcement and world holidays affecting business.

WSJ and the Economist will give you more extensive analysis.

Without slighting its columns and feature articles, BARRON'S is for the pure numbers guys and gals among us. They're all in here. Honest.


Read what the rich read   April 4, 2007
Ron Davis (Plano, TX USA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful

I understand that the average net worth of a Barron's subscriber is just under three million dollars. I read Barron's for the same reason I read CIO magazine. I want to know what the leaders are reading. I do use the articles in Barron's as investment leads. I recently read about the good prospects of a company and took a small position in it and have been rewarded by a 19% gain in under three months. This is the third time in a year I have had such results with a Barron's pick. I suggest you give it a try by reading a issue on the Sunday it is available and watch any company's stock that they praise for a week and see how you would have done.

Also it is just excellent quality writing and entertaining.