The Barron’s 400 Newsletter Archive

An occasional newsletter about the Barron's 400 Index for knowledgeable investors, financial advisors and investment managers.

02 Dec 2021
The Barron’s 400: Tangible Growth In a Metaverse World
17 Jul 2020
Concentration of Stock Market Returns: Luck or Skill?
23 Sep 2019
Factor Investing and the Barron’s 400 Index
22 Mar 2019
Barron’s 400 Index Completes Its Largest Rotation Since 2008
07 Jan 2019
2018 in Review and a Look Ahead at 2019
28 Sep 2018
The Barron’s 400 Doubles Down on the U.S. Economy
08 Jun 2018
Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSE Arca: BFOR) Celebrates 5-Year Milestone
23 Mar 2018
The Newly Reconstituted Barron’s 400:
08 Jan 2018
2017 in Review and a Look Ahead at 2018
20 Oct 2017
Company Earnings: the Tried and Tested Source of Stock Market Returns
29 Sep 2017
The Barron’s 400 Index 10-Year Anniversary
23 Jun 2017
Diversification Is Dead
24 Mar 2017
B400 Rebalance Review: Looking Forward Through the Rearview Mirror
06 Jan 2017
2016: Year In Review – B400 Gains 18.3%
11 Nov 2016
Uncommon Wisdom – A Personal Reflection on the U.S. Election Through the Lens of B400
23 Sep 2016
The Barron’s 400 Rebalance – Changes in Company Fundamentals’ Drive Sector Turnover
05 Aug 2016
Barron’s 400 + Income = A Smoother Path Forward
27 May 2016
B400: The Incidental Asset Allocator
01 Apr 2016
Barron’s 400 Finds Plenty of Growth at a Reasonable Price in Latest Rebalance
26 Feb 2016
Introducing the Barron’s 400 Index Hall of Fame
22 Jan 2016
2015: Year In Review
07 Dec 2015
Barron’s 400 Companies Growing and Very Reasonably Priced
25 Sep 2015
New B400 Rebalance Underscores Growing Dichotomy Between U.S. Economy and Stock Market
28 Aug 2015
The Barron’s 400 Goes On Sale
10 Jul 2015
Barron’s 400 Index Mid Year Update
08 May 2015
GARP: From Theory to Practice
27 Mar 2015
Our Favorite Spring Traditions: Cherry Blossoms, the Return of Baseball and the Barron’s 400 Index Rebalance
20 Feb 2015
Size Matters
09 Jan 2015
Barron’s 400 Index Lags Large Cap-Biased Market in 2014
31 Oct 2014
Investor Focus Back to Earnings
26 Sep 2014
B400 Takes Contrarian Turn In Latest Rebalance
05 Sep 2014
Channeling Buffett
01 Aug 2014
Is a Small Cap Melt-Up Coming for B400?
20 Jun 2014
Barron’s 400 Mid Year Update
30 May 2014
An Index For all Seasons – Even Frigid Winters of Negative GDP Growth
25 Apr 2014
Active vs. Passive
11 Apr 2014
Barron’s 400 Index – Q1 Update
24 Mar 2014
Barron’s 400 Index Undergoes Semi-Annual Rebalance
14 Mar 2014
B400 Growth Keeping Up With Stock Prices as It Readies Rebalance
24 Feb 2014
Are U.S. Companies Manufacturing Growth Through Share Buybacks?
03 Feb 2014
History Shows B400 Rebounds After Downturns Like This One
24 Jan 2014
Can B400 rise again in 2014?
03 Jan 2014
B400 Has Best Year in 2013 Since Its Launch
20 Dec 2013
50 Shades of Value
06 Dec 2013
Is B400 a “Riskier” Index?
16 Nov 2013
John Prestbo’s Take On B400’s Q3 Earnings Season
16 Nov 2013
John Prestbo’s Take On B400’s Q3 Earnings Season
09 Nov 2013
The Barron’s 400: Growth or Value?
01 Nov 2013
The Halloween Hobgoblin of High Valuations
25 Oct 2013
New Kids On the Block
11 Oct 2013
New Earnings Season
04 Oct 2013
B400 Quarterly Review
23 Sep 2013
B400 Undergoes Semi-Annual Rebalance
16 Sep 2013
Time Machine 3: Five Years Later
13 Sep 2013
Time Machine 2: Five Years Later
03 Sep 2013
The Barron’s 400 Time Machine
23 Aug 2013
What Happens in Vegas … May Come from Texas
17 Aug 2013
B400 Quarterly Results Improve Average Company Grade, but Only By a Little
09 Aug 2013
Earnings Season Improves for B400 As It Nears Close
02 Aug 2013
B400 Mid Summer Update
26 Jul 2013
A Leap Into the Small Cap End of the Pool
19 Jul 2013
How B400 Plays the Shale Boom
12 Jul 2013
Tooting Our Own Horn
28 Jun 2013
Is B400 a Volatile Index?
22 Jun 2013
The Beginning of the Great Rotation? More like the End of the Great Distortion
31 May 2013
The Fresh Market (TFM) Caught Our Attention this Week