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January 15, 2021
America is often considered the world's leader in innovation, but we may not be as far ahead of the...
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America is often considered the world's leader in innovation, but we may not be as far ahead of the...
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After the COVID-related market and economic downturn last year, most experts — including the Fed —...
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In this month’s podcast, Joe Barry sits down to discuss the financial markets in 2020, a year that...
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With new COVID-19 cases surging nationwide, tech giant Google has delayed its planned return to...
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Silver may not get as much attention as its cousins in the precious-metals family, but that could...
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With markets at all-time highs, many investors are searching for underfollowed equities with high...
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With the U.S. election upon us, Joe Barry sat down to discuss how the election may, or may not,...
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With the presidential election one week away, investors are growing increasingly more uncertain...
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COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every industry, but brick-and-mortar retail, in particular,...
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"OK Boomer" has become a popular retort among millennials, an eye-rolling response to older...
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Thanks to COVID-19, opportunities for social interaction are limited — as are the health benefits...
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding market crash, the Fed first lowered...
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Apple's iOS updates always make a splash, usually for one of two reasons: either because they make...
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Thanks to a long track record of success, when Warren Buffett sets his sights on a new investment,...
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When it comes to money, millennials have a reputation for being lazy, entitled, and unwilling to...
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Given their years of experience with the markets, you might assume that older investors are...
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COVID-19 has altered many facets of our daily lives, and students have been among those most...
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced a number of businesses to adjust their working environments in order...
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Would-be entrepreneurs are skipping bank loans in favor of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter...
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The markets continue to recover from the March/April trough. Stock prices are rising, but some...
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The "Cobra Effect" refers to a situation where the solution to a problem ends up being worse than...
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These days, most computing devices are built around touchscreens, but until recently, the mouse was...
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Every investor has trades they wish they could take back — even someone like Warren Buffett, one of...
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TikTok is the most popular app of 2020, but the upstart social media site may not be around in the...
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While generally low-risk, long-term investments do come with the risk of not growing at a...
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When it comes to offering collateral for loans, you can't do much better than gold bars. Unless, of...
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COVID-19 significantly impacted industries across the board, but some (including retail,...
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Over the last several months, many of us have had extra time on our hands. And for some, this has...
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Hudson Yards is a $25 billion development in New York City. It was open for just two days before...
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Developing nations have long relied on outside investors and low-interest debt to finance their...
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As a result of COVID-19, New York City has seen a mass exodus of people in their 20s and 30s. Some...
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Our Investment Committee recently teamed up with Ethic to build a customized portfolio that is...
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Times of crisis can be frightening for the average person, but for scammers, they're a great...
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Calls for allowing businesses to resume operations and getting employees back to work have grown...
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With coronavirus causing chaos across a number of different industries and in the markets, many...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant economic impact: business closures, plummeting oil...
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Many white-collar companies have adopted a teleworking model, allowing operations to continue...
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For decades, Wall Street has provided equity and debt funding to tech companies, allowing startups...
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For the last two months, investment markets have been largely driven by fear. And it seems like...
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In our fourth podcast during the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Barry, Pat Barry, Kate Alves and Dan...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant amount of worry and uncertainty across the country....
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To make the right investment decisions, investors need to keep their emotions out of the equation....
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Historically speaking, pandemics typically don't cause economies to collapse all by themselves....
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We're all familiar with the old saying "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Yet all...
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Again, markets closed sharply lower yesterday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial...
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In this month’s newsletter, we discuss the Coronavirus, the Big Mac Index, and a timely accessory...
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In this interview with CNBC, Warren Buffet had some blunt advice for investors: if you can only get...
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Investors have been wary of General Motors since the financial crisis and the company's Chapter 11...
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Encouraged by the continued rise of both the stock and bond markets, some investors are throwing...
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In this month's Barry E-Magazine, we discuss the SECURE Act, Android's market share, and our...
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With interest rates at or near record lows around the world, the corporate bond market is an...
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The first month of the new year is a good opportunity to finalize your investment strategy for the...
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The beginning of the 2010s was a time of uncertainty. The market was still recovering from the...
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It's easier than ever for investors to purchase a stake in up-and-coming private companies before...
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In just six weeks, WeWork went from a $47 billion valuation to near-bankruptcy, and most experts...
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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive infrastructure project consisting of six new...
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Too often, we find ourselves wishing there was more time in the day to do all the things we really...
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Despite a long history of contentious relations between the two countries, China and Japan have...
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Many of today's start-ups rely on the gig economy to lower their overhead costs, eschewing...
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Investors who try to unload long-term assets too early often have to pay the "illiquidity premium":...
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WeWork was once considered one of the most promising new startups in the country, earning an...
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Niels van Namen has worked in health care for over 20 years. Even after all of those years, he...
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Not too long ago, WeWork was considered one of the most promising new startups in America. Now,...
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In major cities across the world, the average housing price has stagnated for the first time since...
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Is it multi-level marketing? Is it a pyramid scheme? Or is it an investment club? The differences...
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If you haven’t read The Big Short from Michael Lewis, you are missing out on excellent insight...
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In the Western world, we take the Internet, apps, and online connectivity for granted. But the...
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In this article that appeared in Barron's, Jim Grant takes a closer look at life with negative...
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Barry Investment Advisors is thrilled to announce that Tyler Craig, Financial Analyst and Portfolio...
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In the investment community, traders refer to Treasury Bonds as the "long bond" because they mature...
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Every investor wants to own companies with strong financials, but it can be difficult to know which...
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What makes people succeed? Richard St. John interviewed over 500 TED conference attendees to help...
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In the world today, there is $10.6 trillion worth of debt instruments with a negative yield. Think...
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For many years, we've followed the perspective of Dave Rosenberg. Last week he explored the...
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The trade war with China looks like it is coming to a close, and for the moment, it seems like the...
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Digital disruption has impacted most industries during the last 30 years. Just look at the rise of...
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John Maynard Keynes was a noted author, economist, and investor from the early 20th century. His...
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According to the Energy Information Administration, just 1.6% of total U.S. energy production came...
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In 2016, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) asked Americans five fundamental...
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Since 1976, Apple has relied on computers, smartphones, watches, and iPods to drive the company's...
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For the last several decades, Jim Grant has been a trusted resource for the team at Barry...
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Gold is up roughly 8% since August of 2018, leading many to wonder how much steam the rally has...
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For the last several months, the trade war with China has been a major focus for U.S. equity...
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Since 2013, the US debt to GDP ratio has hovered around 100%. In more simple English, this means...
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When Jim Grant began his career with Barron's, the year was 1975 and 10 year Treasury notes were...
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It's an understatement to say that Apple stock had a rough end to 2018. Driven lower by signals of...
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It can be easy to develop a doom and gloom outlook when looking at news headlines from 2018: war,...
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Midstream stocks make up a unique place in the broader energy market. These companies don't focus...
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In the summer of 2018, Apple became the first public company to be valued at over $1 trillion. Fast...
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For decades, gold has been used as a portfolio diversification tool. We saw this once again in the...
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Following the 2008 financial crises, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and made it...
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In 2011, the founders of Dollar Shave Club had an innovative idea; they would introduce a...
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This article from the New York Times explores nearly 600 infrastructure projects, from around the...
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In 2017, health care costs accounted for 17% of American economic output. Largely driven by a rise...
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In this TED Talk, Tim Urban shares his experience as a master procrastinator. He explores the...
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October was a difficult month for investors, with the S&P 500 down sharply and now trading slightly...
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Why is the Dollar called "the Dollar"? How did the Peso get its name? This short article from The...
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When markets become volatile or trade lower, it can be easy for investors to "get creative" with a...
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CDOs, or collateralized debt obligations, were a major contributor to the 2008 financial crises....
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Many things in the market today remind us of what we saw in 1972. Back then, the stock market was...
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