Barron's MFQ

Beverly Goodman

This issue examines some conventional wisdom around stock-picking—and finds it may be time for new thinking.

Barron's MFQ

Leslie P. Norton

Some closed-ends that predate the Great Depression still can deliver for investors.

Barron's MFQ

Lewis Braham

Some of Janus Capital’s new ETFs take advantage of the firm’s active-management prowess. Others seem to be mere marketing ploys.

Barron's MFQ

Lawrence C. Strauss

Aided by rising investor optimism, U.S. stock funds outpaced the S&P; 500

Barron's Table Wide

Bill Alpert

A Glance at the Best and Worst Performers

Barron's Table

The returns in the table below include quarterly dividends and assume monthly reinvestment. Fixed-income categories include 12 months of dividend income. Long-term single-state municipal-bond funds have been excluded.

Technology Trader

Tiernan Ray

Chip makers NXP Semiconductors, Nvidia, and Mobileye show off their wares for self-driving cars at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas—and snipe at their competitors.

Coaches Corner

Steve Lockshin

If DOL Rule Is DOA, So What?

Regardless of the fate of the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, it has already dragged the notion of client best interest into the light.

Economic Beat

David Ader

More retirees with less savings will depress U.S. growth for years.

Speaking of Dividends

Lawrence C. Strauss

As the industry has stabilized, airlines have been hiking their payouts. Even as they hit some turbulence in 2017, that should continue.

The Striking Price

Steven M. Sears

Investors seem to believe that the president-elect will follow through with his promise to cut corporate taxes. Here’s to ways to play that possibility.

Commodities Corner

Timothy Puko

With colder winter temperatures still possible, the drop in the price of the heating fuel may be temporary. An ETF play.

Review

After a quiet year for new issues, venture-capital and private-equity investors are lining up stocks to take public. A unicorn named Snapchat.

Preview

About to start beta testing, Kobi aims to clean walks and driveways on its own.

Follow Up

A weak holiday quarter sends Barnes & Noble down 5%. But with a low valuation and a 5.5% yield, shares still hold promise.

Follow Up

The shipping company’s shares look to have peaked for now, given growth strains and likely protectionist measures.

Market Watch

Paul Farrell

Plus, who’s afraid of the big bad tweeter, the slide of bricks-and-mortar retail, and a U.S. banks rally that’s still not over

13d Filings

Plus big investors’ moves in the shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Tangoe, Embassy Bancorp, Hertz Global Holdings, and Comstock Resources