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.
 April 5, 2021 cover of Barron's | |
| Editor in Chief | David Cho |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Total circulation (2013) | 305,513[1] |
| Founder | Clarence W. Barron |
| First issue | 1921 |
| Company | Dow Jones & Company (News Corp) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1077-8039 |
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:
- Robert Bleiberg, publisher (1982–1989), editor (1954–1981)[22]
- Alan Abelson, columnist[23]
- Clarence W. Barron, "father of financial journalism" and founder of the newspaper
See also
References
External links
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