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A AB Large Cap Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S15 Movella Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 O Old Dominion Freight Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Old National Bancorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Prologis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Aecom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Oracle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,21
Agilent Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 N New York Community Bancorp . . . . . . . 11,29,34
Alibaba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 New York Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 P Par Pacific Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 R Raymond James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,21,28,54 Nordstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Peabody Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Republic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Amazon.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,19,21,28,54 Novo Nordisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,34 Petroleo Brasileiro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Nvidia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,20,28,54 Pinnacle Financial Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Restaurant Brands International . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Apple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,19,21,28,33,54
Arcutis Biotherapeutics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Arm Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 S Salesforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Samsara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B Berkshire Hathaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,21 Smith & Wesson Brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Snowflake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SPDR Gold Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
C Cadence Design Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yld Muni . 23
Carvana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chemours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chairman, News Corp Spirent Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cintas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rupert Murdoch, Chairman Emeritus, News Corp Spirit Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cisco Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Robert Thomson, CEO, News Corp Almar Latour, CEO, Dow Jones Sweetgreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Citi Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Synovus Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ClearBridge International Growth . . . . . . . . . 14 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER Dan Shar
Cloudflare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Copart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EDITOR IN CHIEF David Cho
T Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Corteva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Bob Rose SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Lauren R. Rublin Tesla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,19,21,28,33,54,S15
Costco Wholesale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,34 3M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DEPUTY EDITORS Alex Eule, Ben Levisohn Truist Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, MAGAZINE Phil Roosevelt
D Dell Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
EDITOR AT LARGE Andy Serwer
DuPont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 U Ulta Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
MANAGING EDITORS Matt Bemer, Daren Fonda, Amey Stone, Joe Woelfel U.S. Bancorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E Eli Lilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,28 ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITORS Henry Cutter, Mel Gray, Anita Hamilton, Mary Romano,
Robert Sabat, Rupert Steiner (London bureau chief) V VanEck Gold Miners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
VanEck High Yield Muni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
F First Trust Municipal High Income . . . . . . . . 23 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Andrew Bary, Randall W. Forsyth, Jack Hough, Reshma Kapadia, Eric J. Savitz
Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt . . . . . . . . . 23
SENIOR WRITERS Bill Alpert, Lauren Foster, Nicholas Jasinski, Tae Kim, Megan Leonhardt, Viavi Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VICI Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
G GMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Joe Light, Elizabeth O’Brien, Al Root, Avi Salzman
Victoria’s Secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
REPORTERS Jacob Adelman, Janet H. Cho, Adam Clark, Emily Dattilo, Jack Denton, Catherine Dunn, Visa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sabrina Escobar, Callum Keown, Evie Liu, Shaina Mishkin, Josh Nathan-Kazis, Angela Palumbo, Vontobel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
H Hewlett Packard Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Vornado Realty Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Home Depot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Teresa Rivas, Connor Smith, Jacob Sonenshine, Brian Swint, Karishma Vanjani, Andrew Welsch
STORY EDITORS Ed Lin, Erin McCarthy, Liz Moyer, Patrick O’Donnell, Stacy Ozol,
W Walmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S10
I IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ross Snel, Neal Templin, J.J. Thompson
Walt Disney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Independent Bank Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 WD-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
COPY DESK Michael J. Burlingham, Robert Teitelman
Intel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Wells Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Intuitive Surgical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 IDEAS EDITOR Matt Peterson Welltower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Western Alliance Bancorp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DEPUTY DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR Zoe Szathmary Williams-Sonoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SENIOR AUDIO MANAGER Mette Lützhøft DIGITAL PRODUCERS Robert Cushing, Nick Devor, Clare McKeen Wingstop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
J Janus Henderson Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . S15
JetBlue Airways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chelsea Schiff
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ART DIRECTORS Lynne Carty, Shayanne Gal, Nick Hallam, Sue Ng
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Could Be Next.
resulting in the heavy accumulation of an easier monetary policy.
gold from foreign central banks. “Every Fed pivot has been followed
The other big disconnect has been by outsize gains in gold mining equi-
between the record bullion price and ties,” Hathaway wrote. From May
the prices of miners’ shares. Over the 2000 to January 2008, the GDX was
past two years, the S&P 500 index is up 400%. From January to August
W
up nearly 20%, while GDX is down 2016, the ETF gained 238%, while
hat if there tion of various Bitcoin ETFs has 20%. The entire gold mining indus- from March to July 2020, it was up
were a bull sucked more oxygen from gold’s ap- try’s stock market value is about 208%.
market re- peal as an alternative currency. $300 billion, Hathaway points out, The federal-funds futures market
cord and Despite the outflows from gold less than that of Mastercard or has dialed back its rate-cut expecta-
nobody no- ETFs, bullion has nonetheless contin- Home Depot alone. tions for 2024. The market now sees
ticed, let ued its bull market. As investors and Hathaway has calculated that gold three quarter-point cuts, down from
alone cared? speculators abandoned gold, central mining stocks are valued at steep dis- six or seven that were expected at the
It’s the financial market corollary to BY RANDALL banks have been active buyers. They counts to the current gold price, which start of the year. But they are still
the old philosophical conundrum W. FORSYTH added 1,037 tons in 2023, just shy of sets the group up for a sharp mean coming.
about the tree falling in the forest and the previous year’s 1,082 million pur- reversion. Alternatively, Hathaway This past week, Fed Chairman
nobody hearing it. chases. China continues to be an ac- says, many mid- and small-cap gold Jerome Powell confirmed the central
Given continued records for major tive buyer, holding 2,245 tons at the producers would theoretically be at- bank’s outlook for rate cuts once in-
stock indexes, you’d be forgiven if you end of 2023. tractive to corporate raiders and taken flation shows continued and sustain-
didn’t notice that gold is trading at a Gold has advanced in the face of private and run in full liquidation able progress to the Fed’s 2% target.
record—$2,200 an ounce. The pre- headwinds from higher interest rates, mode with minimal capital invest- “When we do get that confidence—
cious metal’s competition for attention especially in real (inflation-adjusted) ment. That’s meant to illustrate the and we’re not far from it—it’ll be ap-
isn’t just coming from stocks anymore, propriate to dial back the level of re-
either. Fans of alternative currencies striction,” he told the House Financial
continue flocking to Bitcoin, which Services Committee this past
also soared to a record this past week, Wednesday.
of $69,000. Why bother with the so- Those expectations appear fully
called barbarous relic, in Keynes’ fa- priced into stocks and for Bitcoin,
mous put-down? which has surged 200%-plus over the
And if gold isn’t the shiny thing past 12 months. Over the same period,
anymore, why care at all about the gold stocks are up just 10%. They could
companies that mine the metal? Even eventually catch up—once Powell & Co.
as gold hits a new high, the VanEck finally start cutting.
Gold Miners exchange-traded fund
D
(better known by its ticker, GDX) r. Pangloss is practicing on
trades at roughly half of what it Wall Street these days but
fetched back in 2011. not so much on Main
Indeed, ETFs tell the tale of the Street.
public’s waxing and waning interest Recalling the assertion of the good
in alternatives to government-issued doctor in Voltaire’s Candide, it does
money. From a brief moment back in seem to be the best of all possible
August 2011, the SPDR Gold worlds for the stock market—as evi-
Shares’ total assets exceeded those denced by multiple record closes al-
of the SPDR S&P 500 Trust, at ready this year for all of the major
Olivier Asselin/Alamy
fourth quarter, according to new Federal rate cut coming at the June meeting of the
Reserve data released this past week. Since Federal Open Market Committee. Federal-
the fourth quarter of 2019, before the onset funds futures on Friday put a 74% probabil-
of the pandemic, households’ net worth is ity of at least a quarter-point reduction from
up a “staggering” $39.3 trillion, as Bank of the current target range of 5.25% to 5.50%,
America economists characterize the gain according to the CME FedWatch site.
in a research note, helping to explain con- That would further add to financial
tinued strong consumer spending. conditions that already are “very rare, very
While it has been the best of times for loose,” according to Evercore ISI’s deriva-
those who can enjoy the asset inflation, tive and strategy team headed by Julian
things are good, if not great, for those who Emanuel. All of which is feeding the
actually have to work for a living. Job FOMO—Fear of Missing Out—that’s been
growth continues to be steady, although powering the equity market to records.
slowing. February showed another surge As for the next two FOMC meetings,
in hiring, though the separate survey of slated for March 19-20 and April 30-May 1,
households showed an uptick in the unem- no rate moves are likely. But at this
ployment rate. And upon further review, month’s confab, Dreyfus and Mellon chief
the previous months’ jobs surges were economist Vincent Reinhart thinks the
revised sharply lower. panel will “change the conversation” to
Specifically, nonfarm payrolls rose by begin talking about the central bank’s bal-
275,000 last month, the Labor Depart- ance sheet, which it has shrunk to $7.5
ment reported Friday, far above econo- trillion from a peak of about $9 trillion in
mists’ estimates for a 200,000 increase. mid-2022.
But the preceding two months of super- The main feature from the March meet-
strong gains were revised down by a sub- ing will be an updated Summary of Eco-
stantial 167,000. nomic Projections. The likelihood is that it
The headline jobless rate rose to 3.9% in will continue to show a median three cuts
February from 3.7%, as 150,000 people among FOMC members, as it did when the
entered the labor force but 184,000 fewer forecast was last released in December.
people held jobs. That’s from the house- The election calendar limits the Fed’s
hold survey, which tends to be far more options from here. Powell is “politic, not
volatile from month to month. political,” meaning he’d like to keep the
Turning back to the establishment sur- Fed out of the campaign by standing pat at
vey, the average workweek ticked up by 0.1 its July and September meeting, noted
hours, to 34.3 hours, recouping half of Reinhart, who formerly served as Secre-
January’s sharp drop resulting from bad tary of the FOMC during the chairman-
weather. Average hourly earnings slowed ship of Alan Greenspan.
to a 0.1% gain last month from a down- Since traders have all but ruled out a
wardly revised 0.5% in January. May move, the three 2024 cuts would have
Looking at the industry breakdown, to come at the Fed meetings in June, No-
almost half of February’s 204,000 in pri- vember, and December. The November
vate service payrolls were in the economi- FOMC meeting is scheduled on the
cally insensitive health and social assis- Wednesday and Thursday after Election
tance sectors, while low-paying leisure and Day, Nov. 5, rather than the usual Tuesday
hospitality accounted for a quarter of the and Wednesday.
increase—a composition that Jefferies But this all depends on continued prog-
economist Thomas Simons characterized ress around inflation. Tuesday’s consumer
as “discouraging” in a client note. price index report for February will be key
Also in that category are the continuing for markets, especially after the previous
announcements of job cuts from major month’s unpleasant upside surprise.
companies, with 167,000 reductions an- Higher gasoline prices are expected to
nounced in the first two months of the produce a 0.4% overall increase for the
year, according to the tally by Challenger, month, while the “core” measure excluding
Gray & Christmas. While down 7.6% from food and energy should show a 0.3% rise,
January-February 2023, it still was the less than the 0.4% jump for January that
highest since the 428,000 cuts announced spooked markets. On a year-over-year
in the first two months of 2009. Still, new basis, core CPI should be up 3.7% in the
claims for unemployment insurance re- latest month, an easing from 3.9% in the
main near 200,000, a cyclically low level. previous report.
It’s a lot of numbers even for the prover- Continued cooling in inflation will be
bial two-armed economist to juggle, but needed for it to remain the best of all possi-
they point to the long-awaited first interest- ble financial worlds. B
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 9
ST R E E T W I S E
The lack of cash flows makes it tricky to calculate
the value of Bitcoin. Here are five methods that
cryptocurrency analysts have come up with.
Worth? 5 Different
tion effect that would push gold’s price pricing model as it is an argument for
lower, not to record highs? Farran says a higher price. But Zagury has two
the substitution effect is evident in more models…
ETF flows, but that central banks have Gobble Gobble. The world’s real
I
the marginal cost of production is tied that Bitcoin will become the world’s
’m changing my Bitcoin rating them over out of curiosity, not to en- to electricity prices, the efficiency of the apex monetary asset, and devour this
to Incognito Unclear, which dorse them. Let’s run through five. hardware, and the rate at which miners premium not just from real estate, but
means I have no idea where Good as Gold. J.P. Morgan treats are rewarded for their computations. also from stocks, bonds, gold, silver,
the price is headed next, and Bitcoin like digital gold, because the This reward rate is engineered to halve other cryptocurrencies, and fine art.
it’s doing so well despite my two assets have things in common. every so often, slowing supply growth Zagury has created a website, nakamo-
skepticism that I’m wearing a Supply is limited; they’re fungible and until it eventually halts, and as it turns toportfolio.com, that allows users to
paper bag over my head to hide divisible stores of value; they’re not out, the next halving is in April. enter their own assumptions. The de-
my shame from the crypto tycoons. BY JACK under government control; and both The anticipation of this, combined fault assumptions show, for example, a
Other assets are shining, too. Gold HOUGH are apparently durable—Bitcoin has with the new demand from ETFs, is 5% probability that Bitcoin captures
recently hit a new high. U.S. stocks outlived the publication where I first part of what has Bitcoin bulls so real estate’s 30% monetary premium
have reached the point in the cycle wrote about it. The value of all mined abuzz. One researcher who has stud- over the next 20 years, and a 90%
where Bank of America calls the S&P gold is estimated at close to $15 trillion, ied using Bitcoin’s production cost as probability that it will grab other
500 “egregiously expensive,” while but much of that is jewelry, or else a valuation guide, Adam Hayes of He- crypto’s 100% monetary premium
predicting 8% more upside by year’s held by central banks. Gold held by brew University in Jerusalem, pre- over six years. Using those default
end. (It thinks average 10-year returns private investors, including through dicted last year that it will cost about assumptions, the calculator produces a
from here will stink, however.) bars, coins, and ETFs, is estimated at $75,000 to mine a Bitcoin after the fair value for Bitcoin of over $620,000.
But Bitcoin has tripled over the past $3.3 trillion. Bitcoin’s market cap is halving. Finimize’s Farran says that A global collapse of so many finan-
year, to a recent $67,000. I first wrote around $1.3 trillion. If it’s as good as production costs should be considered cial assets at once brings to mind soci-
about it in June 2011 for something gold, maybe it should be trading at a price floor, not a fair value. etal chaos on a Mad Max level. I’m not
called SmartMoney.com, calling it the more than twice its current price. Chart Envy. You know those Ib- clear on how, in that world, internet
“top-performing money in the world.” JPM adjusts Bitcoin’s fair value botson charts that financial advisors coins will be the thing everyone cov-
It had climbed 200,000% in a year, to downward for the fact that it has been point to that show the long-term per- ets. I mean, beef jerky, I could see. But
just over $10. If only I had sold every- more volatile than gold. Reda Farran, formance of stocks, bonds, bills, and then, I’m the guy who didn’t buy bit-
thing and bet it on Bitcoin, I’d be pull- an analyst at financial information site inflation? If they showed Bitcoin, too, coin at $10.
ing my superyacht up to Bezos’ right Finimize, says that this adjustment is the customers would say, “Give me Swap Thing. There are financial
now to ask if he has any Grey Poupon. too harsh, because Bitcoin’s volatility some of that.” We should all say that, instruments that pay off in the event
Instead, I continued plopping my pay has been falling. He also points out says Raphael Zagury, chief investment of a bond default. They’re called credit
into boring stocks and bonds and have that Bitcoin has slower supply growth officer at Swan Bitcoin, which offers default swaps. There are CDS for
achieved mere suburban comfort. than gold, and in his opinion more buying plans for the cryptocoin. He Treasuries, even though the U.S. gov-
I’m too square to turn bullish now. ernment can just make new money if
But for those who are tempted by the it needs to. The presence of a Trea-
new field of bitcoin ETFs—brands sury CDS market implies some risk of
include Bitwise, iShares, Fidelity In- BARRONS.COM/PODCASTS default, however small. You can use
vestments, Invesco, and Wis- the pricing in that market to calculate
domTree—or those who are wonder-
ing when to sell, it would be helpful if
there were something more than fu-
Barron’s Streetwise a default probability. If you assume
that Bitcoin wins if Treasuries go
kablooey, you can also use CDS pric-
ture-of-money narratives to go by. In a weekly podcast by Barron’s, columnist Jack Hough looks ing to calculate a fair price for Bitcoin.
How about math? The lack of cash at the companies, people, and trends you should be watching. Zagury has. He gets between $75,000
flows makes that tricky, but there are This is Wall Street like you’ve never heard before. Subscribe and $100,000, “depending on your
creative workarounds. I reached out to Barron’s Streetwise on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, assumptions.” B
to a couple of Bitcoin analysts to talk or your favorite listening app.
about the models they use. I sniffed Email jack.hough@barrons.com
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March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 11
Cooling the
Takeoff expectations; Nordstrom’s full-year ergy prices, is expected to rise 3.7%,
Since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT in forecast disappointed. Microsoft two-tenths of a percentage point less
November 2022, stocks associated sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the than previously. The annual change
Heat Over AI
with different aspects of artificial New York Times that tech companies in the core CPI is at its lowest level
intelligence have soared. unlawfully copied millions of its arti- since May of 2021.
Nvidia Arm Holdings cles to build ChatGPT. OpenAI hit
Amazon.com Microsoft back at Elon Musk’s suit by releasing
500%
emails from Musk backing its for- Thursday 3/14
The emergence of popular artificial intelligence profit initiative. The EU fined Apple
applications has sparked many lively debates on 400 $1.97 billion over its App Store. In The Census Bureau reports retail
whether the technology should be embraced as a a feisty State of the Union, President sales data for February. Economists
300
savior or as an existential threat. This past week, a Joe Biden proposed raising corporate forecast spending on retail and food
pair of venture capitalists upped the ante. 200 taxes from 15% to 21%. services to increase 0.7% month over
Vinod Khosla, an investor in OpenAI, wrote on month, after declining 0.8% previously.
100
X that AI is a “more serious” threat to U.S. na- Deals: Arkhouse Management and
tional security than the advent of nuclear weapons. 0 Brigade Capital Management raised
Marc Andreessen, a fellow venture capitalist, ac-
-100
their bid for Macy’s by 14%, from $21 Friday 3/15
cused Khosla of trying to drum up support for a a share to $24...JetBlue Airways and
ban of open-source AI initiatives, which form the 2023 ’24 Spirit Airlines terminated their $3.8 The University of Michigan re-
basis of several OpenAI rivals. Source: FactSet billion merger agreement…Telecom- leases its Consumer Sentiment index
Both sides are talking their book. OpenAI would equipment maker Viavi Solutions for March. In February, consumers’
benefit if the government implemented regulations
Numbers Game bid $1.27 billion for London-listed expectations of the year-ahead infla-
Forecasts predict continuing rapid
around open-source AI models. Andreessen’s VC Spirent Communications, backed tion was 3.0%, close to a three-year
growth of the global market for
firm, Andreessen Horowitz, meanwhile, invests in by a $400 million convertible loan low, suggesting that inflation expecta-
artificial intelligence.
start-ups that rely on open-source AI technology. from Silver Lake. tions are well anchored.
The hyperbolic debate risks distracting execu- $2.0 trillion
tives, customers, and investors from today’s real-
ity: AI has already become a fantastic productivity 1.5
tool. There’s no magic or sentience involved. AI THE NUMBERS
models train on the world’s knowledge and synthe-
size information already in existence.
For now, healthy competition in AI is paying divi-
1.0
63% 68% $16 T 40%
Illustration by Elias Stein
dends. In the last month alone, there have been ma- 0.5
Average percent- Percentage of Borrowings by Percentage of
jor AI advances from OpenAI, Mistral, Google, and age of U.S. retire- Manhattan home governments of large-cap active
Anthropic. As AI’s popularity grows, investors— ment assets allo- sales bought with rich nations ex- funds that beat the
and humanity—will best be served by a level-headed 0.0 cated to target- cash in the fourth pected by the end S&P 500 in 2023,
debate about the technology itself. Let’s leave nu- 2021 ’25 ’30 date funds at quarter, up from of 2024, from $14.1 slightly better than
clear weapons talk to the military. — Tae Kim Note: Gray bars are estimates Source: Statista Vanguard. 55% in 2022. trillion in 2023. the average.
12 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CEO’s Surprise
ing investing in low-cost index funds.
The three CEOs who followed Bogle,
all Vanguard veterans when they
assumed the top job, have built on his
For Vanguard
it shut down a personal investor plat-
form last year. The company also ex-
ited some ancillary, noncore busi-
nesses. In December, Vanguard said it
was selling its outsourced chief invest-
ment officer business to Mercer, a unit
Tim Buckley has presided over of Marsh McLennan; the business pro-
significant changes at the asset vides investment management services
manager. His retirement sparks a for nonprofit organizations and other
institutional investors in the U.S.
debate over succession—and more. Last year, Buckley said in a podcast
with Barry Ritholtz, CIO of Ritholtz
Wealth Management, that Vanguard
has been making “tough choices” to
BY ANDREW WELSCH refocus its attention on its core busi-
W
ness serving individual investors. In
hat is really going on at Asia, Vanguard was mostly serving
Vanguard? The invest- institutional clients, he said. “We gave
ment giant’s 50 million back about $125 billion in assets,
clients have good rea- Investment Officer Greg Davis to pres- Buckley, who has strength of our business, and the which most people think is crazy,”
held the top job for
son to ask that ques- ident and said the board of directors six years, says that depth and capability of the senior Buckley said. “But they were all insti-
tion following the un- will consider not just internal candi- “it’s time for oth- leadership team.” tutional accounts, and that isn’t what
ers” to lead. Ob-
expected retirement of dates, but also external ones. Those servers are puzzled
Of course, Vanguard is not a public we do. That’s not where we will excel.
CEO Tim Buckley. elements made the company’s an- by the move. company—it’s owned by its funds and It’s not what makes us tick.”
Buckley, 55, announced on Feb. 29 nouncement all the more surprising to fund shareholders—and it doesn’t A company representative said
that he would leave the company at industry analysts given Vanguard’s have to disclose a lot of information Vanguard continues to build its pres-
the end of the year. Buckley and Van- history of internal successions—al- about itself, including its internal ence in international markets and has
guard had given no warning, offered though there’s reason to think Davis workings and financials. It has con- “doubled down” on its individual in-
little explanation, and have declined will ultimately come out on top. firmed, however, that it will make a vestor focus.
interview requests. “It caught a lot of Observers generally had expected decision on Buckley’s successor by the In Canada, Mexico, and Latin
us by surprise,” says Jeff DeMaso, Buckley to stick around for at least end of the year. America, Vanguard surpassed $100
editor of the Independent Vanguard several more years, in line with finan- Whomever the company picks, the billion in local assets in 2023 and in-
Adviser newsletter. cial industry norms. Charles Schwab new CEO will inevitably be com- creased its market share in exchange-
Buckley’s tenure, at six years, has CEO Walter Bettinger is 63 and has pared, fairly or unfairly, to Bogle, traded funds to 15% in Canada and
been relatively brief but notable. As- been on the job since 2008. James who founded Vanguard in 1975 and 22% in Mexico, according to the com-
sets under management surged by Gorman, 65, ran Morgan Stanley for achieved iconic status by champion- pany. In Europe, Vanguard manages
more than 80%, to $8.7 trillion. At the 14 years before handing over the reins
same time, customer complaints about to Ted Pick in January. And Buckley’s
technology and service quality moved predecessor, Bill McNabb, stepped Buckley's Tenure: 80% Asset Growth
to the fore. down in January 2018 at age 60 after Even with 2022's rough year for stocks and bonds, Buckley's growth record
“I’m crossing my fingers that leading the company for about a de- is impressive.
[Buckley’s] replacement makes the cade. Back then, Vanguard announced Vanguard global assets under management (AUM)
website, app, and customer service McNabb’s retirement and Buckley’s
$9 trillion
world class,” a customer posted in ascension as chief executive simulta-
Bogleheads, a large and outspoken neously. This time is different. 8
online community of investors that Buckley hasn’t said much publicly
follows the philosophy of Vanguard’s about why he’s leaving now beyond a 7
iconic former CEO John Bogle. brief LinkedIn post. He said the com-
about $310 billion. Another highlight: systems, it would have taken months
In the U.K., Vanguard’s personal in- to fix. But with the new systems, Van-
vestor service boasts more than guard was able to roll out continuous
580,000 investors and $25 billion in changes, making 200 updates over
assets, according to Vanguard. nine months, he said.
Will Vanguard one day be as much “If you don’t continually make in-
of a household name in London as it is vestments, then you can fall behind
in Los Angeles? DeMaso thinks so. “It because it becomes so costly to ad-
took some time for their message to dress your legacy,” he said. “Your leg-
resonate in the U.S.,” he says. “I think acy applications become an albatross,
eventually their low-cost message will and they slow down what you and
resonate in other markets.” your clients can do.”
Clients and advisors have noticed
Low-Cost Focus some improvement, but customer-
Vanguard’s business essentially has service complaints are persistent,
two growth engines: asset manage- filling message boards and comment
ment and wealth management. Buck- sections in articles about the com-
ley has successfully shepherded both. pany. “Vanguard’s digital experience
With regard to the former, Vanguard is getting better—finally,” says Allan
continues to rake in new assets be- Roth, a financial advisor in Colorado
cause its mutual funds and ETFs are Springs, Colo. “But for two years, I
widely available in retirement plans almost gave up on depositing new
and popular with individual investors money in Vanguard. The app didn’t
and financial advisors who like Van- work. Checks got lost. But I think it’s
guard’s low fees. getting better.”
The company has also continued to Morningstar analyst Daniel Sotiroff
expand its fund lineup, and now has says Vanguard has an opportunity to
208 funds in the U.S. and 216 in inter- grow its advice business, provided it
national markets. Last year, it launched assuages customer support concerns.
T
considering that its earnings per share could climb 80% in 2024. stayed ahead of the competition over he company trades at a lofty 44
the past five to seven years, and they times 12-month forward earn-
have largely fallen by the wayside,” ings. While that’s more than
BY TERESA RIVAS from slumping 10% after reporting says Ramiz Chelat, portfolio manager double the S&P 500’s valua-
I
earnings on Feb. 23, its largest decline for Vontobel’s Quality Growth Bou- tion, it’s near MercadoLibre’s lowest
nvestors looking for an alterna- in two years. The Montevideo, Uru- tique, which owns shares in the e- level since 2017. The company’s bal-
tive to the Magnificent Seven guay–based company reported a profit commerce company. “It’s gone from a ance sheet also looks strong, as it has
could do worse than Merc- of $3.25 a share on revenue of $4.3 a net cash position of nearly $4 billion,
adoLibre—and a recent earn- billion. Gross merchandise volume and generated $2.4 billion in profit
ings “disappointment” has cre- and total payment volume—two key MercadoLibre from operations on a currency neutral
ated a buying opportunity in the e-commerce and fintech metrics—rose E-commerce platform basis last year, up 134%.
stock of Latin America’s domi- 40% and 57%, year over year, respec- (MELI / Nasdaq) Headquarters: Montevideo, “Like a lot of great companies, Mer-
nant online retailer. tively. Investors, however, were con- $2,000 Uruguay cadoLibre has had a good rebound but
There’s a lot to like about this e- cerned with a decline in gross mar- Recent Price: $1,527.29
it’s not expensive,” says Mark Bari-
commerce and fintech powerhouse. If gins, and tax charges meant income 1,500
beau, Global Equity Portfolio Manager
the 218 million users of MercadoLibre was well below analysts’ predictions. 52-Week Change: 24.5% at Jennison Associates, which owns
Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg
all lived in one country, it would be That seems like an overreaction— Market Value (billion): $77.4
shares in the e-commerce company.
1,000
the most populous in Latin America. and a buying opportunity. The tax “The 2024 outlook is very healthy so
The company’s earnings per share expenses, without which Merc- 2024E EPS: $34.32 we don’t think anyone’s missed the
more than doubled last year and are adoLibre would have easily beaten 500 stock.”
2024E P/E: 44.4
expected to climb 80% in 2024. expectations, were a one-time hit, 2022 ’24 There’s still time to go shopping for
But that didn’t stop MercadoLibre while the company had always E=estimate Sources: Bloomberg, FactSet MercadoLibre stock. B
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 15
4 Stocks for
The ‘Forever
Chemicals’
Cleanup
Concerns are mounting about the
health effects from PFAS, and it
will take $200 billion to clean them
up. These companies could profit.
BY LAUREN FOSTER
W
hen Teflon cookware
hit the market in the
early 1960s, it was
hailed as a modern
chemical marvel and
a big win for home
cooks: Eggs slid ef-
fortlessly off “happy pans”; cleanup
dispensed with the drudgery of
scrubbing.
Teflon pans are still sold, but one
of the original chemicals is long gone
due to concerns about its health ef-
fects. Today, the big money isn’t in up of chains of carbon and fluo- “Unlike asbestos report by BofA Securities analyst “Manufacturers used carbon-
and tobacco, PFAS
making those “forever chemicals,” rine linked together. The U.S. is also touches almost Dimple Gosai. “PFAS is a risk every- fluorine chemistry because it was so
a broad class of substances known making progress. The Food and Drug every segment of one needs to hear about now,” she stable,” says Tarun Anumol, director
humanity. It is in all
as polyfluorinated substances, or Administration recently announced of us; it’s even in
says. of global environment and food mar-
PFAS. Rather, it’s in cleaning them that grease-proofing PFAS in food the polar bears,” A handful of companies, mean- kets at Agilent Technologies, a lab-
up—an effort that could cost more packaging is being phased out. PFAS says attorney Mi- while, are profiting as demand rises oratory technologies company that
chael London with
than $200 billion. manufacturers such as 3M are also law firm Douglas & for testing, monitoring, and remedia- makes instruments for measuring
Manufactured by companies such phasing out the chemicals. And new London. tion. Companies that could benefit, and analyzing the chemicals. “It is
as DuPont spinoff Chemours and rules are expected soon from the according to analysts, include Aecom, coming back to haunt us.”
3M, PFAS are a class of thousands of Environmental Protection Agency Montrose Environmental Group, Manufacturers have already paid
chemicals that have been used for to vastly reduce PFAS in drinking Republic Services, and Xylem. out billions in liability claims over
decades in consumer and industrial water. the chemicals. 3M, DuPont, and two
goods. Dubbed forever chemicals for Yet companies still face massive Phaseout Push other companies agreed to class-
their remarkable stability, they can liability claims. While DuPont, While efforts to ban PFAS have per- action settlements of more than $11
resist water, stains, grease, and heat. 3M, and other manufacturers have colated for years, they are gathering billion last year.
That has made them ideal for food already paid out billions in settle- steam due to mounting concerns But some states and municipalities
Illustration by Saratta Chuengsatiansup
packaging in everything from pizza ments, a wave of corporate liability about the chemicals’ toxicity. are seeking to reopen the settlements,
boxes to microwave popcorn bags. continues to build. Some landfill The substances don’t break down, while other lawsuits go forth.
They’re also used in thousands of operators and wastewater companies accumulating in soil and water, and A class action filed in September
products from carpeting to fire- could also be on the hook for clean- they have been found in the blood- by Dutch lawyers against DuPont
fighting foam. ups and liability as new federal rules streams of nearly every American. and Chemours accuses them of de-
Now, concerns about their health ramp up. Long-term exposure has been linked cades of pollution at a plant south of
effects are mounting, and efforts to Settlements could reach hundreds to some cancers, including kidney Rotterdam. Late last year, the city of
ban the chemicals are gaining traction. of billions, putting PFAS in range of and testicular cancer, fertility and Wausau, Wis., filed a suit against 15
Europe has taken the lead in pro- the $206 billion tobacco settlement thyroid problems, and other health manufacturers and 61 insurance com-
posing a blanket ban on PFAS, made of the 1990s, according to a recent effects. panies alleging contamination of the
16 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
groundwater. likely, however, because they remain Chemical Cleanup Stocks The American Water Works Associ-
“Unlike asbestos and tobacco, essential to some types of manufac- These companies generate some of their revenue from ation, an industry trade group, esti-
PFAS touches almost every segment turing. Cutting PFAS out of micro- PFAS remediation. mates that at least 5,000 water utilities
of humanity. It is in all of us; it’s even chip production, for example, would Recent YTD Market Value 2024E will have to install advanced treatment
in the polar bears,” says attorney require manufacturers to come up Company / Ticker Price Change (billion) P/E systems or find new water sources,
Michael London with law firm Doug- with a whole new class of chemicals Aecom / ACM $89.74 -2.9% $12.2 18.9 while an additional 2,500 will need
las & London, who is leading several and revamp production processes. Montrose Environmental
costly overhauls or upgrades to filtra-
of the class action cases. Contaminated drinking water 38.23 19.0 1.2 N/A tion systems. According to a report
Group / MEG
3M said the 2023 settlement remains a problem. Nearly half of Republic Services / RSG 183.85 11.5 57.8 30.0
commissioned by AWWA, water utili-
wasn’t an admission of liability, but the nation’s tap water is estimated ties will need to invest more than $50
Xylem / XYL 127.86 11.8 30.9 30.4
CEO Mike Roman called the agree- to have one or more types of PFAS. billion in treatment technology over the
Note: E=estimate; N/A=not applicable Source: FactSet
ment an “important step forward” Contamination has come from next 20 years to comply with new
for the company. DuPont and its decadeslong use of PFAS in fire- PFAS standards. If PFOA and PFOS
spinoffs Chemours and Corteva fighting foam. The chemicals have are designated hazardous substances, it
have said they “deny the allegations also leached into water supplies agency more authority and tools to could add $3.5 billion a year in disposal
in the underlying litigation.” from landfills, wastewater-treatment hold polluters accountable for clean- costs.
Some types of PFAS were elimi- plants, and manufacturing sites. ing up contamination and recover Deane Dray, a managing director at
nated decades ago, but manufactur- The European Union is now con- costs from responsible parties. In RBC Capital Markets, says Xylem is
ers are now phasing out more. 3M sidering a ban on the production and February, the agency proposed add- his top pick in the water sector. Last
says it will stop making PFAS by the importation of about 10,000 PFAS ing nine PFAS to its list of “hazard- year, the firm acquired Evoqua,
end of 2025 and recently told inves- across the bloc, with a possible vote ous constituents.” The rule is in a a leader in remediation of emerging
tors that manufacturing volumes in 2025. In the U.S., the EPA has pro- comment period through April 8. contaminants, including PFAS. Xylem
are down 20%, citing “very good posed rules that would require water Billions of dollars are flowing for has worked with municipalities across
progress.” DuPont says it has phased utilities to filter out certain PFAS. cleanups. Congress has set aside $9 the country and offers a variety of
out long-chain PFAS and replaced Ten states have established enforce- billion to address PFAS-contaminated PFAS treatment technologies, includ-
PFAS in firefighting foams with able stands on PFAS in drinking wa- drinking water. Analysts say new ing granular activated carbon, or
alternatives. ter, while 13 more have adopted guid- regulations and federal funding, GAC, which is like a giant Brita filter
Other companies are getting rid ance levels, according to Safer States, along with consumer awareness and for municipal system, notes invest-
of the chemicals, too. Restaurant an environmental advocacy group. more lawsuits, will boost demand for ment banking firm William Blair in
Brands International, which owns The EPA is also expected to testing and remediation. an extensive report on forever chemi-
Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hor- designate PFAS variants, PFOA and It will be a herculean task. A cals published last year.
tons, said it would ban PFAS in food PFOS, as “hazardous substances” recent study found that 57,412 sites “PFAS is going to be one of the
packaging globally by 2025. Outdoor- under the Comprehensive Environ- across the U.S., including 519 major growth drivers for the company,”
gear retailer Patagonia has pledged mental Response, Compensation, and A Xylem technician airports, are probably contaminated Dray says. “The floodgates will open
to eliminate PFAS across its entire Liability Act, or Cercla, informally deploys a SmartBall, with PFAS. Global Infrastructure with [water] utilities that are going to
which can geolocate
product line by 2025. known as the Superfund bill, some- leaks in drinking- consulting firm Aecom pegs the U.S. raise their hand and say, ‘We are over
Completely eliminating PFAS isn’t time this year. This would give the water pipes. remediation opportunity at about the limits, we need help, we need
$200 billion, and the global market remediation.’ ”
at $250 billion. “Without a doubt, the Xylem—a Barron’s stock pick in
regulatory setting provides the tail- 2023—will be a winner, says Dray,
wind,” Lara Poloni, Aecom’s presi- because “there will be more demand
dent, tells Barron’s. over the near term than the industry
can satisfy.” The company is expected
Profiting From the Cleanup to book sales of $8.5 billion in 2024
Companies involved in cleanup ef- with $988 million in net income, up
forts span three broad areas: testing 20% from last year.
and removing PFAS from drinking Shares trade around $128, up 12%
water, remediating soil and landfills, this year. At a price/earnings ratio of 27
and providing consulting services, times 2025 earnings, it looks pricey
including assessing regulations and and will have to live up to growth fore-
compliance risk. While there aren’t casts. Dray says the high multiple is
many pure-play companies, several warranted, partly because of a tailwind
firms provide testing, monitoring, from PFAS services; he sees the stock
and remediation services as part of reaching $145 over the next year.
a broader business. On the waste-removal side, there’s
On the water side, proposed EPA an “arms race” for companies to safely
T
he story that
investors are
telling them-
selves has
changed, and
the stocks that
rise most are
changing with
it. But one
thing has stayed the same: It’s still a
bull market.
Sure, the S&P 500 index has ral-
lied 130% since March 2020 to a re-
cord-high, and now fetches 21 times
expected earnings over the coming
year, which isn’t exactly cheap. Yes,
the past year’s gains owed primarily to
the outperformance of a mere seven
“magnificent” stocks. And who on
Wall Street doesn’t know by now that
the Federal Reserve will delay cutting
interest rates until officials are con-
vinced that inflation has been suffi-
ciently subdued?
These factors, and others, leave the
market vulnerable to a near-term cor-
rection, defined as a drop of 10%. Af-
ter all, stocks have averaged one cor-
rection a year all the way back to 1929,
and the next is overdue.
If we get one, it will be an invitation
to buy. The best case for the stock
market’s continued gains no longer
depends on Fed rate cuts, but rests on
the outlook for a strong economy,
which will generate more earnings
growth for more companies, allowing
the rally to broaden.
“A good economy is good for earn-
ings, full stop,” says Andrew Slim-
SIZING UP THE BULL MARKET mon, a portfolio manager at Morgan
Stanley Investment Management. It
also means the Fed can takes its time
Longer to Run
signs of a slowdown. U.S. real gross
domestic product grew by 2.5% in
2023, silencing a chorus of skeptics
who had called for a recession, or
worse—like a full-blown banking cri-
sis. GDP is on track to grow another
2.1% this year, and then downshift to
1.7% in 2025, based on the consensus
estimates of economists tracked by
Hope for interest-rate cuts has been replaced by stronger economic growth as fuel for stocks. Bloomberg.
But economists may still be under-
estimating the strength of the U.S.
economy. The Citi Economic Surprise
BY NI CHOL AS JASI NSK I Index, which measures actual U.S.
economic data relative to consensus
estimates, has been rising steadily
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 19
since early this year, indicating that The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Look on the Bright Side monetary policy. Employment re-
the economy’s performance continues Weight exchange-traded fund (ticker: Economists have been too pessimistic about U.S. economic mains near historic lows, hiring is still
to exceed expectations. RSP) has lagged behind far behind the growth. strong, and wages have been rising,
There is also ample earnings S&P 500 over the past 12 months, Change in U.S. real GDP, seasonally adjusted annualized rate helping to fuel continued consumer
growth in the pipeline: Wall Street with a gain of just 13%. Even so, the Consensus estimate Actual spending.
analysts are forecasting 11% earnings index hit a record on March 7. The 6% Plus, fiscal policy remains stimula-
growth this year for S&P 500 compa- equal-weighted index last outper- 4.9% tive: The federal government is pro-
nies, after gains of just 2% in 2023. formed the market-weighted version 4 jecting a $1.5 trillion deficit in the fis-
3.0% 3.2%
Next year, the consensus call is for a in 2022, when rising interest rates 2.2% 2.5% cal year ending on Sept. 30, equal to
2 2.1%
gain of 13%, hardly the stuff of which held back megacap growth stocks. about 5% of GDP. And, corporate
bear markets are made. A reshuffling is happening even at 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5% profits are at record highs.
0
In recent years, investors have the top of the S&P 500, with Micro- Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024
“If the Fed is really as data depen-
disproportionately rewarded the soft now the largest company in the dent as it says, there is no good reason
Note: First-quarter 2024 Actual is Atlanta Federal Reserve GDPNow forecast; estimate as
market’s largest companies, leading index, Nvidia climbing to No. 3, and of first day of each quarter. for a rate cut at all,” says Edward
to outsize gains for the so-called Tesla dropping out of the top 10 alto- Sources: Bloomberg, Bureau of Economic Analysis Yardeni, president of Yardeni Re-
Magnificent Seven—a group of fast- gether. Berkshire Hathaway is now search. “Even productivity growth has
growing technology companies that the seventh largest. made a comeback, which suggests the
includes Alphabet, Amazon.com, Balancing Out economy can continue to grow with a
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Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, otations can leave the market Earnings growth of the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the higher fed-funds rate.”
Nvidia, and Tesla. The Magnificent vulnerable, especially after S&P 500 should be equal by the end of the year.
B
Seven’s earnings growth far sur- long rallies. As of March 1, Y/Y EPS Growth Consensus Estimate ut what about the stock mar-
passed that of the average S&P 500 the S&P 500 had climbed in Magnificent Seven S&P 493 ket’s pricey valuation? The
component in 2023, while the stocks’ 16 of the prior 18 weeks—the first time S&P 500 is more expensive
40% 38%
gains accounted for more than two- that happened in 53 years, according than average, based on 19 of
thirds of the index’s 24% advance last to Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid. That fact 23% the 20 metrics tracked by Savita Sub-
20
year. alone doesn’t mean a pullback is in the 12% 13% 13% ramanian, head of U.S. equity and
The Mag Seven are world leaders in offing, but there are several catalysts 5% 6% quantitative strategy at BofA Securi-
artificial intelligence, cloud comput- that could send stocks lower in com- 0 ties. Its trailing price/earnings ratio is
ing, and other technologies of the fu- ing weeks. −2% in the 95th percentile of historical
ture, with plenty of earnings growth The release of the consumer price −20 readings. The index’s long-term aver-
ahead. But their stocks’ lead could index reading for February, scheduled Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 age forward P/E is 16, versus today’s
diminish this year as economic for March 12, is one. A too-hot report Sources: FactSet, BofA Securities 21 times.
growth enhances the earnings power following January’s higher-than-ex- Except that valuation isn’t a cata-
of the rest of the market. Analysts are pected inflation data would force a lyst for a rally or a rout, says Subra-
forecasting the same earnings growth further rethink of the Fed’s rate-cut- Closing the Gap manian, at least not in the short term.
rate from the Magnificent Seven and ting plans, probably pushing the first The equal-weighted S&P 500 still has room to run relative to Besides, a combination of better earn-
the remaining S&P 493 by the fourth expected interest-rate cut into the the market-cap-weighted version of the index. ings, profit-margin expansion, and
quarter. year’s second half. Bond yields could S&P 500 Index S&P 500 Equal Weight Index structural changes to the companies
What’s more, the benefits of AI and jump, weighing on highflying stocks. 40% that make up the S&P 500 might well
other technologies eventually will The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield 30
support a P/E that’s higher than the
accrue to companies far beyond Mi- was recently at 4.1%, down from 4.3% historical average.
crosoft, Nvidia, and their ilk, includ- in mid-February and nearly 5% in late 20 “Forty years ago, around 70% of the
ing companies with less demanding October. 10 benchmark was in asset-intensive sec-
valuations. “The balance of risks is skewed tors like manufacturing, financials, and
0
Given the mismatch in valuations toward higher yields,” says Evan real estate,” says Subramanian. “Today,
between the best performers and the Brown, head of multi-asset strategy at −10 50% [of the index] is in asset-light,
rest, now would be a good time to lean UBS Asset Management. “But what April July Oct. Jan. April July Oct. Jan. April July Oct. Jan. innovation-oriented stocks, mostly in
into cheaper areas of the market that we’re seeing is an economy that’s in 2021 2022 2023 2024 tech and healthcare. It’s a reason to
will benefit from a rising economic good shape and can withstand higher Source: FactSet reconsider the overall valuation.”
tide. That would include more-cyclical yields, even if a jump in yields can be Subramanian raised her year-end
and value-oriented stocks, and sectors a short-term headwind for equity [val- target for the S&P 500 on March 4 to
such as industrials, energy, and finan- uation] multiples.” Open Market Committee meeting, 5400 from a prior 5000, which im-
cials. Futures-market pricing currently according to the CME FedWatch plies a gain of 5.4% from Friday’s 5123,
“A solid economy and sticky infla- has Fed officials beginning to lower Tool, on the way to a total of four and a full-year gain of 13%. She fore-
tion will mean that some of the high interest rates at the June Federal quarter-point cuts in 2024. That’s sees a potential pullback in the near
[price/earnings multiple] megacap two fewer cuts, starting two meetings term, or around the November elec-
growth stocks top out and the market later, than markets were pricing in at tion, but expects buyers to swoop in
broadens out,” says Barry Bannister, the start of this year, and a quarter- before too long.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Illustration by Carl Godfrey
chief equity strategist at Stifel. point more of easing than the median Richard Bernstein, CEO and chief
Some Stocks are Looking Very Pricey P.20
The S&P 500 Equal Weight In- estimate penciled in by policy makers investment officer of Richard Bern-
Why Chart Watchers Are Worried P.22
dex is one way to play this theme; it in December, the last time the FOMC stein Advisors, sees the potential for
weights all S&P companies alike, as its PLUS issued projections. big gains this year beyond the mar-
name suggests, while the S&P 500’s Q&A: David Kelly of J.P. Morgan Asset Management P.26 The Fed is effectively on hold, and ket’s current leaders. “If you have a
capitalization-weighted construction Other Voices: Burton Malkiel, Author, on Tech Stocks P.54 recent data hardly suggest an econ- stronger economy and the Fed is on
favors the market’s biggest names. omy in need of a kick from easier hold, the headline S&P 500 doesn’t do
20 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
The Priciest
cleaning products. 10 straight years in dividends.”
“The valuation disparity is so sig- That theoretical exercise isn’t really
nificant that there is a better chance feasible, because companies have sig-
for higher returns down-market, nificant costs and can return only a
where you can still find plenty of prof- fraction of revenue to investors annu-
Stocks
itable, competitively advantaged busi- ally. McNealy’s point was that at high
nesses,” Bridges says. valuations, investors are relying on
Keith Lerner, co-CIO of Truist Ad- long payback periods to justify their
visory Services, isn’t backing away holdings.
from tech, even if the group appears That 10 times sales level now is
extended after recent gains. He also widely breached as favored growth
recommends financials and con- stocks regularly trade for close to 20
sumer-discretionary stocks on the
Certain stocks have hit valuations that will be hard to times sales. Some 10% of companies
premise that a strong economy and sustain. It isn’t just tech companies. in the Russell 1,000 index trade for 10
labor market will continue to support times sales or more.
consumer balance sheets and spend- It isn’t just tech companies. The five
ing. companies with the highest price/
With U.S. stock indexes at record BY ANDREW BARY sales ratios in the S&P 500 index that
highs, valuations appearing stretched, have market values of $50 billion or
and leadership narrow, investors have more include Visa, Eli Lilly, and ro-
ample cause to be skeptical about the botic-surgery leader Intuitive Surgi-
I
prospects for more near-term gains, cal. Arm Holdings, Wingstop,
even with some $6 trillion in cash t’s getting to be a silly season Companies such as Cadence De- Costco Wholesale, and WD-40 also
sitting on the market’s sidelines, wait- for certain stocks. sign Systems, Cloudflare, and trade at nosebleed multiples.
ing to be deployed. And that’s before The technology stocks pro- Nvidia trade for nearly 20 times pro- Lofty valuations haven’t kept many
considering geopolitical risks or up- pelling the S&P 500 have jected 2024 sales, a calculation based of these stocks from making huge
heaval surrounding the U.S. presiden- raced ahead while leaving on market value divided by estimated gains. Nvidia has more than tripled in
tial election. much of the rest of the market revenue. Even Microsoft, the world’s the past year despite a consistently
But good news about the economy is behind. Valuations on the largest company at $3 trillion, is valued high price/sales ratio as revenue and
good news again, and corporate funda- priciest tech stocks based on profits at more than 10 times estimated sales earnings have blown past estimates.
mentals are back in the driver’s seat. and sales are approaching the peak in its current fiscal year ending in June. The same has been true for Lilly as
All of that is more than enough reason values reached in late 2021, before the Once upon a time, 10 times sales investors ratchet up their expectations
to stay invested—and bullish. B big Nasdaq selloff in 2022. was viewed as pricey. As Scott Mc- for its diet drugs for the rest of the
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 21
decade. Lilly is expected to earn about $12 a next two years. The stock fell 7% this measure that excludes significant em-
But the risk of owning highfliers share this year, rising to $18 in 2025 past week after a mild earnings miss ployee stock compensation. It is these
was illustrated by the recent drop in and $30 a share in 2027, leaving it in its quarter that ended in mid-Feb- earnings figures—and not those con-
Snowflake, the hot data-aggregation trading at about 25 projected 2027 ruary. The company’s sales were up sistent with generally accepted ac-
software company that has had one of earnings. Its reliance on diet drugs, about 6% in the quarter and 5% in the counting principles—that the analysts
the loftiest valuations of any sizable however, makes it vulnerable to unex- first six months of its fiscal year—nor- regularly cite, even though the compa-
public company since it went public in pected side effects from the medicines, mally not the stuff of 45-multiple nies do produce GAAP figures that
2020. Its stock is down over 25% to other setbacks, and competitive stocks. properly include stock compensation.
$163 since late February, when it re- threats. Then there are oddball situations Stock compensation is a real ex-
leased mildly disappointing financial like WD-40, the lubricant maker. Its pense, as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
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guidance for 2024. When a stock ompanies don’t need to be stock trades at around $250, or 50 Warren Buffett and others regularly
trades for almost 20 times sales and caught up in the AI or times projected earnings in its fiscal point out. But tech companies con-
for well over 100 times earnings, it’s weight-loss hype to earn year ending in August. This is high for tinue to produce a blizzard of profit
vulnerable even to a small miss. extreme valuations. Restau- a company that isn’t growing rapidly. measures that exclude it, including
Some of these companies don’t look rants often carry above-market P/Es— Earnings this year are expected to be adjusted net income, “free cash flow,”
ridiculously expensive on other multi- McDonald’s trades for 23 times pro- up about 7% to $5 a share, about equal and adjusted earnings before interest,
ples. Nvidia, for one, trades for 36 jected 2024 earnings—but Wingstop to what it earned two years ago. taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
times projected earnings in its January is in a class by itself. The chain is val- The award for most expensive A range of companies report these
2025 fiscal year. The discrepancy be- ued at nearly 20 times projected 2024 stock, though, may go to Arm Hold- inflated, non-GAAP earnings mea-
tween the two multiples is due to sales and over 100 times earnings. ings, the chip design company that sures, including Tesla, Nvidia, Sales-
shortages of its chips used to power That’s a high valuation for a company went public in late 2023. It trades at 35 force, and Oracle. The gap between
artificial-intelligence applications, a that is expected to grow profits and times sales based on projected reve- non-GAAP and GAAP earnings var-
situation that helped Nvidia’s net mar- revenue by about 25% in each of the nue in its March 2025 fiscal year. The ies—it’s higher for software companies
gins—net income divided by sales—hit next two years. company has an attractive, capital- like Snowflake and lower for Nvidia.
56% in the latest quarter. That Costco Wholesale’s popularity with light chip design business and re- For Nvidia, the gap was around $1 a
trounces Apple’s 25% and the average investors has never been higher, and ported strong results for the Decem- share last year, when its non-GAAP
company in the S&P 500’s 10%, and its valuation shows it. The stock, at ber quarter. But its valuation is off the earnings were around $13 a share.
is closer to Visa and Mastercard, around $730, is up 50% in the past charts based both on sales and earn- Tesla had $3.12 a share in non-GAAP
quasi-monopolies that have consis- year and now trades for 45 times pro- ings, with the stock trading for 90 earnings last year, but profits includ-
tently had some of the highest net jected profits in its fiscal year ending times projected earnings of $1.50 a ing stock comp were $2.60 a share.
margins in the S&P 500. Visa trades in August. Costco is a great business, share. And that earnings figure ex- Snowflake reported a $1 a share non-
at 28 times forward earnings. with a fanatically loyal customer base cludes sizable stock-based compensa- GAAP profit last year, but it was un-
The issues for Nvidia are its reve- that renews memberships at a 90% tion. Arm’s thin float, at just 10% of its profitable on a GAAP basis.
nue growth—Wall Street expects a annual rate and a “wide moat” due to stock outstanding, may be contribut- It’s appropriate to make some ad-
slowdown to 20% in 2025—and the rock-bottom prices. But the stock his- ing to the valuation. justments to GAAP earnings, such as
sustainability of its margins, which torically has traded at 35 times for- Many of these companies, especially adding back noncash goodwill amorti-
have more than doubled in the past ward earnings. A P/E of 45 is a lot to those in the tech sector, are even more zation—something Buffett supports—
year. Those risks don’t seem to be re- pay for a company with low-double- expensive than they look because they but not stock compensation, especially
flected in the stock, which gained 10% digit projected earnings growth in the continue to emphasize an earnings since most stock compensation is
during the past week to $900 after cash-like, restricted stock that is rou-
hitting another record high. The stock tinely monetized by employees. Not
is up 80% this year and is valued at Luxury Prices surprisingly, many tech companies are
$2.3 trillion. The market’s rally has left some stocks looking very, very expensive. generous with stock compensation
ARK Investment chief Cathie Wood S&P 500 Companies
because it becomes a costless expense
warned about Nvidia this past week. Company / Recent 52-Week Market Value 2024E 2024E in non-GAAP earnings.
In a letter posted on her firm’s web- Ticker Price Change (billion) Price/Sales P/E Tech bulls would acknowledge this
site, she cited Nvidia’s guidance for Nvidia / NVDA* $859.64 259.8% $2,150 19.6 35.1 issue but say that focusing on it would
“sequential” deceleration in growth, Cadence Design 307.70 56.6 83.8 18.2 51.9
have caused investors to stay away
and falling lead times for its process- Systems / CDNS from stocks like Amazon.com that
ing chips, to three to four months Eli Lilly / LLY 777.59 144.2 738.8 17.9 62.2 have produced enormous gains. But
from eight to 11 months. “Without an not every tech company relies on non-
Intuitive Surgical / ISRG 387.32 64.9 136.5 17.1 62.5
explosion in software revenue to jus- GAAP earnings. Some, including Ap-
Visa / V** 279.38 24.9 575.8 16.0 28.1
tify the overbuilding of GPU capacity, ple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and
we would not be surprised to see a Alphabet, emphasize or only report
Other companies
pause in spending, compounding a GAAP earnings. This shows that ac-
Company / Recent 52-Week Market Value 2024E 2024E
correction in excess inventories, par- Ticker Price Change (billion) Price/Sales P/E counting games aren’t needed to suc-
Illustration by Adrián A. Astorgano
ticularly among the cloud customers Arm Holdings / ARM*** $134.07 162.9%**** $137.7 34.9 88.3
ceed in tech.
that account for more than half of Investors should be careful about
Wingstop / WING 264.94 110.3 10.7 19.4 123.1
Nvidia’s data center sales,” she wrote. comparing the P/Es of Apple and other
Lilly, whose shares are up 150% in Snowflake / SNOW* 167.75 18.0 55.2 15.9 169.4 GAAP-focused companies to those that
the past year to $765, is being valued WD-40 / WDFC***** 258.12 49.2 3.5 6.1 50.4 emphasize non-GAAP earnings, be-
on late 2020s earnings, given the Costco Wholesale / COST***** 759.95 59.9 337.2 1.3 48.1 cause the true P/Es of the non-GAAP
growth potential for its GLP-1 diet companies are higher than they appear.
Note: E=estimate; *Estimates for fiscal year ending Jan. 2025; **Estimates for fiscal year ending Sept. 2024; ***Estimates for fiscal year ending
drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound and March 2025; ****Price change since Sept. 13, 2023 initial public offering; *****Estimates for fiscal year ending Aug. 2024 That’s a surefire way to look, well,
its current inability to meet demand. Source: Bloomberg silly. B
22 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
Chart Watchers
market is overdue for a pullback or
5000
consolidation,” explains Johnson, who
notes that it’s “not a bearish call but
rather a needed reality check for ex-
Are Nervous.
tended stocks and indexes.” 4500
Such a correction should turn out
to be fairly mild. The index has seen
O
BY JAC O B S O N E N S H I N E If the 20-day moving average starts to fall, the S&P 500 could
nce the S&P 500 drops,
the technicians will be be set up for a bigger drop.
looking for where it finds S&P 500 (closing price) 20-Day Moving Average
“support,” a level where
5200
buyers may come in to make new pur-
chases, keeping shares from falling
5000
further. The first support would be
N
around 4800, near the intraday high 4800
obody wants to miss spite a lack of news—economic, cor- of 4818 that the index hit in January
out on more stock porate, or otherwise. 2022 before dropping. 4600
gains, but market Nor have there been sudden moves If that level holds, the index should
technicians warn in yields or the dollar to blame. In- start moving higher again, says 22V’s 4400
that this isn’t the stead, it seems to be a case of inves- Roque. But if it breaks? The S&P 500
time to chase the tors deciding that it’s a good time to would probably be headed for 4600, 4200
S&P 500 higher. take profits on stocks that have run down 9.4% from Thursday’s close.
4000
The index could be set up for a drop up a lot already. That would probably be the time to
that becomes a buying opportunity. “The S&P 500 is showing signs of start buying, says Roque. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March
2023 2024
Technicians, who look at charts for upside exhaustion,” writes Katie Stock- Investors looking to put new
information about where stocks or ton, founder of Fairlead Strategies. money to work now should consider Source: FactSet
indexes might be headed, are starting Of course, betting on a pullback has small-capitalization stocks. The S&P
to get nervous. While the S&P 500 been a losing proposition over the past 500 trades at 3.9 times the price of
has gained 25% since its low point in four months and change. The S&P 500 the S&P Small Cap 600 index, which When the Bough Breaks
October 2023—and left anyone call- has hit 16 new highs since Nov. 1, and closed at 1312 on Thursday. That’s If the S&P 500 starts dropping, investors should look for
ing for a selloff looking foolish—the recent dips have been buying opportu- above a level that has signaled small- "support" near 4800 and 4600.
index appears to have come too far, nities. Also, the VIX has been sending cap outperformance in the year
5200
too fast. a message of calm. The Cboe Volatility ahead, according to a Barron’s analy-
It now sits 12% above its 200-day Index, a measure of the future volatility sis, as small-caps have lagged behind 5000
moving average, more than the 9% expectations pulled from the options the S&P 500 by 23 points over the
seen at the start of 2022, just before market, was recently at 14.29, up from past year. 4800 Support 1
the market plummeted. That leaves a low of 12.07 on Dec. 12, but still below The last time the S&P 500 price
the index looking “stretched,” says the long-term average of just over 19. was 3.9 or more times the S&P 600, 4600 Support 2
John Roque, head of technical strategy “Breakouts work when two-way vola- was in select instances from March
at 22V Research. “We’re overbought, tility is low,” says CappThesis founder 2020 through September 2020. No 4400
so a corrective phase can happen here Frank Cappelleri. matter whether investors bought
without a doubt.” Still, a correction is starting to look small-caps at the first instance or the 4200
Worse still, the recent rally looks more likely. The drop on Tuesday was last, small-caps outperformed over the
4000
to be running out of steam. The S&P broadly based, notes Craig Johnson, following year, by as much as 64%
500 didn’t do much during the past chief market technician at Piper Sand- from March 2020, and by 29% from
3800
week, though it did close at a record ler. Declines outnumbered advances September of that year. “Small-caps
high this past Thursday. It has also by 1.4 to 1 on the New York Stock Ex- should do better in relative terms,” April July Oct. Jan.
2023 2024
been experiencing days like Monday change and by 1.8 to 1 on the Nasdaq, says Fairlead’s Stockton.
and Tuesday, when it dropped de- while more than 50% of stocks are At least that’s what the charts say. B Source: FactSet
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 23
F UN DS
Scoreboard: Mixed Messages
Markets strapped on their seat belts. Stocks continue to rally, with the S&P 500 up 1.2%. But
The Allure of High-Yield precious metals funds, led by gold, gained a whopping 12.6%. China funds again fell, off 0.26%.
L
OCM Gold Atl / OCMAX Precious Metals Eq 12.93 – 1.2
Victory Prc Met&Min Fund / USAGX Precious Metals Eq 12.69 – 3.9
ooking for tax-free returns and BofA’s three top-rated muni bond ETFs— Sprott Gold Equity Inv / SGDLX Precious Metals Eq 12.45 0.4
some of the fattest yields in the which have a “1” rating that is equivalent to VanEck Intl Gold Y / INIYX Precious Metals Eq 12.30 – 4.0
Gabelli Gold I / GLDIX Precious Metals Eq 12.25 – 3.7
bond market? Consider funds a Buy—have the most attractive credit expo- Fidelity Sel Gold / FSAGX Precious Metals Eq 12.13 – 3.2
US Glbl Gold&PM / USERX Precious Metals Eq 12.07 – 1.4
that invest in the high-yield sures in the firm’s coverage, along with Allspring Prec Met A / EKWAX Precious Metals Eq 11.88 – 3.1
segment of the municipal bond market. above-average yields. They are the SPDR Invesco Gold & SM A / OPGSX Precious Metals Eq 11.81 – 3.2
Rydex Precious Metls Inv / RYPMX Precious Metals Eq 11.68 – 6.7
According to BofA Securities, this is Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Munici- EuroPac Gold A / EPGFX Precious Metals Eq 10.90 – 3.8
a great time to buy these bonds, which are pal Bond ETF (ticker: HYMB), VanEck Fidelity Adv Semicnd A / FELAX Science & Tech 10.18 32.5
First Eagle Gold I / FEGIX Precious Metals Eq 10.12 – 4.2
issued by turnpike authorities, hospitals, High Yield Muni (HYD), and First Trust US Glbl World PM / UNWPX Precious Metals Eq 10.00 – 9.0
and other state and local entities. Municipal High Income (FMHI). BofA Fidelity Sel Semicnd / FSELX Science & Tech 9.83 32.7
Rydex Electronics Inv / RYSIX Science & Tech 9.23 21.5
Jared Woodard, BofA’s head of calculates the tax-equivalent yields as 8.7%, ProFunds Btcn Str PF Inv / BTCFX Alt Currency Strat 9.00 58.4
IDX R-M Bitcoin Str Inst / BTIDX Alt Currency Strat 8.66 34.8
exchange-traded fund strategy, says high- 8.5%, and 6.3%, respectively. Upright Growth & Income / UPDDX Equity Income 8.01 23.9
yield munis have low default rates, with The $2.5 billion SPDR ETF has an ex- Needham Growth Instl / NEEIX Mid-Cap Core 7.74 32.4
Aegis Value I / AVALX Small-Cap Value 6.80 – 0.1
credit risk similar to that of investment- pense ratio of 0.35% and returned 7.73%, Victory Global En Tran Y / RSNYX GL Natural Resourc 6.68 3.4
grade corporate bonds. That means inves- on a total return basis, in 2023.
tors can harvest some of the highest muni The VanEck ETF, which has $2.9 billion The Week's Bottom 10
yields in recent history while keeping in assets and charges 0.32%, launched in Fund Investment
Baron Partners Fund Inst / BPTIX
Objective
Multi-Cap Growth
One Week
– 4.60
Year-to-Date
– 10.2
credit risk in check. 2009 and was the first high-yield muni Slk I NH Frontier Inst / FSNHX GL Sm/Mid-Cap – 3.96% – 12.8%
Firsthand Tech Opptys / TEFQX Science & Tech – 3.25 – 14.2
“High-yield munis offer 8% to 9% ETF to come to market, says Jim Colby, UBS All China Equity P2 / ACPTX China Region – 2.59 – 3.7
yields on a tax-adjusted basis, near the senior municipal strategist at VanEck. It Kinetics SO & CR Inst / LSHUX GL Sm/Mid-Cap – 2.51 – 1.8
Jacob Small Cap Gro Inst / JSIGX Small-Cap Growth – 2.39 0.8
highest levels since 2017, but with less was up 6.52% in 2023. Am Beacon ARK TI Y / ADNYX GL Science/Tech – 1.94 – 4.6
default risk than high-yield corporate While both of these funds are passive, Fidelity Sel Telecomm / FSTCX Telecommunication – 1.91 – 4.5
Jacob Internet Fund Inv / JAMFX Science & Tech – 1.71 0
bonds,” says Woodard. “You’re getting the $570 million First Trust ETF is actively Evolutionary Tree Ivtr I / INVNX Multi-Cap Growth – 1.68 8.5
more yield for less risk. That’s a pretty managed, with a higher expense ratio of
compelling place to be in fixed income.” 0.70%. It delivered total returns of 7.19% The Largest 25
Assets 3-Year* 1-Week YTD
Those yields are what someone in the top last year. Fund Investment (billions) Objective Return Return Return
income-tax bracket of 37% would need to Ryan Issakainen, ETF strategist at First American Funds Gro A / AGTHX $134.8 Large-Cap Growth 7.9% 1.89% 11.2%
Fidelity Contrafund / FCNTX $121.1 Large-Cap Core 13.4% 1.84% 16.8%
earn on fully taxable bonds to earn the same Trust Advisors, says the fund, which Fidelity SA US Tot Stk / FCTDX Multi-Cap Core 11.1 1.51 9.5
105.7
amount; municipal bonds are generally ex- launched in 2017, was the first active high- PIMCO Income Inst / PIMIX 85.1 Multi-Sector Inc 1.4 0.88 1.0
empt from federal income tax. The actual yield muni ETF in the U.S. “We want to American Funds ICA A / AIVSX 83.7 Large-Cap Core 12.6 1.54 8.4
American Funds Wash A / AWSHX 81.9 Large-Cap Value 12.4 1.57 7.2
yields on high-yield munis are closer to 4%. make sure that investors are being compen-
American Funds Inc A / AMECX 74.4 Mix Tgt All Mod 5.5 1.87 2.5
Woodard says that over the past year, sated for the level of risk they are taking, American Funds FInv A / ANCFX 69.3 Large-Cap Core 10.9 2.46 9.6
high-yield muni ETFs suffered outflows and that’s what active management allows Fidelity SA Core Inc / FIWGX 66.7 General Bond – 2.0 1.08 – 0.3
while investors poured money into long- you to do—to be more selective,” he says. American Funds EuPc R6 / RERGX 66.0 Intl Large-Cap Growth – 1.0 3.14 6.9
Dodge & Cox Stck I / DODGX 64.5 Multi-Cap Value 10.0 1.27 4.1
term Treasury bond ETFs. That may have Of course, investors looking for active Dodge & Cox Income I / DODIX 62.5 Core Bond – 1.2 1.12 – 0.2
been the wrong call. management can also find that in a tradi- American Funds CIB A / CAIBX 60.6 Global Equity Income 5.3 1.77 2.6
“We think it’s an extremely unattract- tional muni fund: the $15.2 billion Van- Fidelity Str Adv LgCp / FALCX 60.6 Large-Cap Core 12.4 1.42 9.5
American Funds NPer A / ANWPX 58.4 Global Large-Cap Growth 5.1 2.20 7.9
ive trade to sell the high-yielding, lower- guard High-Yield Tax-Exempt American Funds CWGI A / CWGIX 55.7 Global Large-Cap Core 6.2 2.50 7.2
duration asset—that is, lower risk of in- (VWALX), a Morningstar five-star, gold- JPMorgan LgCp Gro R6 / JLGMX 54.4 Large-Cap Growth 11.7 1.84 15.7
terest rates and inflation—in order to buy rated fund. It charges a razor-thin fee of Fidelity Blue Chip Gr / FBGRX 53.8 Large-Cap Growth 10.0 3.13 15.9
Fidelity Gro Company / FDGRX Large-Cap Growth 10.7 2.51 15.2
funds that give you less yield and have only 0.09%. In 2023, the fund was up 51.0
Fidelity Str Adv Cre Inc / FPCIX 46.2 General Bond – 2.5 1.10 – 0.2
more risk from inflation,” he says. 8.44% on a total return basis, trouncing American Funds Gro R6 / RGAGX 43.6 Large-Cap Growth 8.2 1.90 11.3
With tax day a month away, it’s worth 92% of its category peers. Baird Aggregate Bd Inst / BAGIX 43.2 Core Bond – 2.5 1.03 – 0.4
considering potential tax drags on your “High-yield is a very diverse market, and PIMCO Tot Rtn Inst / PTTRX 42.7 Core Plus Bond – 2.5 1.14 0.0
Dodge & Cox Stck X / DOXGX 39.8 Multi-Cap Value 0 1.27 4.1
portfolio. Corporate-bond coupon pay- you have to be selective,” says Nathan Will, Dodge & Cox Intnl Stck I / DODFX Intl Large-Cap Value 4.4 2.32 0.7
39.2
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come whether they’re reinvested or not, guard. “It helps to have an experienced team
says BofA, while most muni bond coupons of credit researchers picking the credits.” B
24 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
T E C H T R ADER
“No other software company has access to as
much business data as we have,” says SAP CEO
Christian Klein.
AI Is Remaking the
But I’d argue that the market is just far easier to use.
beginning to understand how differ- “We are winning in the market,”
ent the new SAP is from the old one— Klein says. “Customers see the new
and investors are still underappreciat- SAP.”
T
he emergence of business disruption. SAP CEO Chris- In January, SAP issued revised Klein notes that some 30,000 cus-
artificial intelli- tian Klein told me in a recent interview guidance that spurred the stock tomers—and counting—have granted
gence—building on that there was a point when customers higher: The company now expects consent to SAP to use their business
the continued adop- would spend $300 on consulting ser- cloud revenue this year will grow as data anonymously to help fine-tune
tion of cloud com- vices to install SAP systems for every much as 27% adjusted for currency, AI models. The company can then use
puting—has dollar spent on the software itself. And with overall revenue up 8% to 10%, the large language models for the ben-
breathed new life not all that long ago, it wasn’t uncom- and adjusted net income growing 17% efit of all its customers.
into some of the tech sector’s oldest BY ERIC J. mon for companies to suffer earnings to 21%. “No other software company has
players. It’s one more example of how SAVITZ declines over unexpectedly complex J.P. Morgan analyst Toby Ogg wrote access to as much business data as we
AI is changing everything. ERP system installations, triggering in a recent research note that SAP is in have,” Klein says. “The more data you
IBM, for instance, has been rein- finger-pointing and lawsuits. the “sweet spot,” with accelerating have, the better it is...no matter if you
vigorated by its WatsonX AI platform; Klein says the old SAP approach growth, expanding margins, and im- do pricing with SAP, or order manage-
the stock is up 20% this year and involved “customizing a system to proving cash generation. He thinks ment, or logistics....We are not only
more than 50% over the past 12 death...spending way more money on SAP can grow both earnings and free relevant, we are reliable, because we
months. Optimism about the AI services than on real innovation...then cash flow at a better-than-20% annu- have this access to a ton of business
makeover at Salesforce has likewise in five years, you were sitting once alized rate through 2027. data.”
invigorated the cloud software pio- again on a completely outdated ver- Ogg’s SAP price target is 205 euros Klein adds that when it comes to
neer’s shares—they’re up 16% this sion of the software.” ($224), which is about 15% above the AI, the company is eating its own
year, and 66% from a year ago. But that old SAP is largely gone. stock’s current level. cooking. AI tools, he says, are helping
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Almost three years ago, I wrote a As SAP shifted to the cloud, the the company boost margins, with SAP
shares rallied more than 20% this piece about SAP’s push to shift cus- company adopted a Mark Zucker- engineers seeing 30% to 40% im-
past week on high hopes for the com- tomers to cloud-based versions of its berg–style “year of efficiency” philoso- proved productivity. Leveraging AI,
pany’s AI server business. Dell Tech- enterprise software, an approach that phy toward costs, recently trimming he says, will allow the company to
nologies shares have spiked 55% this promised to be more lucrative for SAP 8,000 jobs. Just as important, SAP is keep head count flat this year while
year for similar reasons. And there and more effective for customers. That going all-in on AI with its Joule co-pi- still growing cloud revenue “at an
are other examples. story has played out as promised, and lot, which is rolling out across the accelerated pace.”
Consider the German software gi- investors are starting to catch on. SAP company’s software portfolio—and Says Klein: “We are our own best
ant SAP. No company is more identi- shares have rallied 24% this year, and has the potential to make SAP’s com- reference when it comes to scaling
fied with the old-school data center– are up 60% over the last 12 months. plex software both more effective and your business with generative AI.” B
centric style of corporate computing
than SAP, which has long dominated
the market for “enterprise resource
planning” software, used for crucial
corporate applications like accounting, Installing SAP’s enterprise software used to
compliance, and supply chain man-
require pricey consultants. That model is
S T
hares of real estate investment have been favorable for these companies. radition dictates that the United term growth.”
trusts have trailed the market Those fundamentals do vary among Kingdom chancellor is allowed In September 2022, Hunt’s predecessor,
this year, but some of these com- the different REIT sectors. “But it’s still an alcoholic drink while deliver- Kwasi Kwarteng, unveiled 45 billion
panies offer healthy dividends, reasonably healthy overall,” says Michael ing the government’s annual tax pounds sterling ($57.3 billion) of unfunded
attractive yields, and solid fundamentals. Knott, head of U.S. REIT research at and spending budget, the only time liquor tax cuts. It was a disaster and spooked
A key culprit for the underperfor- Green Street. is permitted in Parliament. That Chancel- global markets; the pound hit a record low
mance: higher-for-longer interest rates. The office sector is probably the lor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt declined of $1.03 against the dollar, U.K. govern-
Higher rates hurt REITs because, like toughest, the result of hybrid work to raise a glass this past week was apt, ment bond yields soared, and the BOE had
utilities, they are capital intensive and schedules triggered by the pandemic as given the sobering nature of the economic to intervene. Hunt must tread carefully.
often carry a lot of debt. well as those employees who prefer to measures he was forced to unveil ahead of In the government’s ideal world, lower
“Coming into this year, investors work remotely full-time. a coming election. inflation and earlier and more aggressive
expected the Fed to pivot,” says Gina Vornado Realty Trust, which has a It isn’t just the U.S. electorate that will rate cuts would reduce future borrowing
Szymanski, a managing director of AEW big office presence in New York City, an- be going to the polls. Britons will also be costs and provide Hunt and Prime Minis-
Capital Management and a real estate nounced late last year that it would pay a getting the chance to pick their leaders. ter Rishi Sunak with more fiscal head-
securities portfolio manager. “But since dividend of 30 cents a share, down from The U.K. budget happened to come in the room for a giveaway to boost household
the beginning of the year, those expecta- 37.5 cents previously. Other office REITs same week as President Joe Biden effec- finances.
tions have been ratcheted down.” have made similar moves. They aren’t for tively kicked off his re-election campaign But the past few months have not been
REIT stocks overall are down about the faint of heart. with the State of the Union address. Both kind, and the U.K. has a strict rule requir-
2% in 2024, a reversal from last year’s Among the sectors that Malik favors is administrations have a challenge ahead ing government debt as a percentage of
fourth-quarter surge on the expectation retail, including strip shopping centers, of juggling politics and the economy. gross domestic product to fall in the final
that the Federal Reserve’s first series of even amid headlines about companies The fact that the U.K.’s budget an- year of a five-year forecast.
rate cuts was fast approaching. shuttering stores. “Consumers still shop nouncement wasn’t bolder is indicative However, the Office for Budget Respon-
The S&P 500 index’s real estate sector at strip centers,” she says. “The tenants of the position the economy finds itself in. sibility, or OBR, the country’s fiscal regu-
returned nearly 19% during that stretch, are still strong in there. Many times, it’s The U.K. entered a technical recession at lator, offered better news: It sees inflation
including dividends, compared with essential businesses.” That includes gro- the end of last year, inflation remains stub- falling to the BOE’s 2% target in 2024’s
about 12% for the broader index. cery stores. bornly high at 4%, and interest-rate cuts second quarter, a bold forecast. The Fed-
Saira Malik, chief investment officer at One way to play strip centers is Kimco remain “some way off,” according to Bank eral Reserve would be thrilled with such
Nuveen, thinks there are some good plays Realty, which yields 4.9%. of England chief economist Huw Pill. an outcome, as would other central banks
in the sector in this environment. “REITs Elsewhere, Malik cites Prologis, The government faced a dilemma ahead around the world.
tend to perform in periods of stable and which yields 2.9%, as a sound play on of the budget, balancing fiscal prudence The OBR is also more optimistic about
lower interest rates,” she says. the industrial sector, in this case a com- with the desire to give voters an economic the U.K. economy than it was in Novem-
Even if rates stay around current lev- pany with a big presence in warehouses sweetener. ber, expecting GDP to rise 0.8% this year
els, she adds, that’s also a positive back- and others aspects of global shipping. Hunt tried to thread the needle with and 1.9% in 2025, up from 0.7% and 1.4%,
drop “because the headwind of increas- One of Szymanksi’s fund holdings is a cut to national insurance—a tax on respectively, in its previous forecast.
ing interest rates is behind them.” Vici Properties, which yields 5.7%. Its workers’ wages—paid for by a new tax Hunt said the U.K. will “soon turn the
REITs on average had free cash flow portfolio includes casino real estate in on vaping and an extension of the windfall corner of growth.” While forecasts suggest
per share growth of 1% to 2% last year, Las Vegas, including Caesars Palace. tax on profits of oil-and-gas companies, that he may be right, it’s doing so from a
according to Szymanski. She expects that That market has been performing well. among others. A more expensive, if more low base. GDP at the end of 2023 was just
to improve to 4% to 5% this year and 6% Another REIT she favors is Well- voter-friendly, income-tax cut was 1% higher than at the end of prepandemic
to 8% in 2025. That, in turn, should help tower, which yields 2.7%. With its senior shelved. The tax cuts may not even satisfy 2019. That’s worse than every Group of
dividend growth. REITs can be attractive housing portfolio, the company’s growth voters—the ruling Conservatives still trail Seven country except Germany, which
options for income investors because the is being helped by “the aging baby boom- in the polls, despite a previous national has increased only 0.1% over that period.
firms are required to pay out at least 90% ers creating demand for assisted living insurance cut in November. The U.S. has grown 8.2% in that time,
of their taxable income to shareholders. space,” she says. “Opportunistic tax cuts will not says the Organization for Economic Coop-
“This has not been a story of funda- Investors need to be selective, of shift the U.K. economy onto a superior eration and Development, giving Biden
mental weakness,” says Szymanski, course, but there’s plenty of income to growth path,” says TS Lombard economist a far stronger economic record than his
noting that plenty of REITs have strong be had in REITs. B Konstantinos Venetis. “These will ulti- counterpart Sunak in the U.K. B
26 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
D
portfolio, and what concerns him
avid Kelly, chief global about the current backdrop. An edited
strategist at J.P. Morgan version of the conversation follows.
Asset Management, has
spent the past 25 years Barron’s: What is your economic
building and running a outlook for 2024?
macroeconomic model of David Kelly: At the start of the year,
the U.S. economy. His we said our base-case forecast was the
insights on everything from the labor number 2024. That’s 2% real GDP
market to financial markets—and a growth, zero recessions, inflation fall-
knack for turning the dismal science ing to 2% over the course of this year,
into engaging prose—have made his and the unemployment rate staying at
regular “notes on the week ahead” a about 4%. Now that we are two
must-read for investors. months into the year, it still basically
eBorn and raised in Dublin, Kelly holds, but we have some rounding
thought he would follow in his fa- errors. I think 2% real growth is still
ther’s footsteps and enter politics. But right. And I feel even more confident
first he needed a solid grounding in about zero recessions now, with the
economics, and for that, he came to obvious caveat that there’s always a
the U.S. After earning his master’s danger of a shock hitting the econ-
degree and doctorate, in 1990, from omy—but it would take a shock, not
Michigan State University, Kelly made just business as usual, to put the U.S.
his way to Wall Street instead. He economy in recession.
joined J.P. Morgan in 2008 after stints
at other firms, including Putnam In- What sort of shock could do that?
vestments, where he served as an eco- The most obvious shock, going back
nomic adviser. over the history of the past 50 years, is
“In Ireland, I was always going to something to do with oil. The U.S. is
be my father’s son,” Kelly says. “Like now a net oil exporter. That is a posi-
many Americans, I have carved my tive thing, but people’s attitudes still
own path in the world, and it’s been a get affected by oil prices, and the Fed-
great adventure.” eral Reserve’s view of inflation, per-
Barron’s spoke with Kelly in late haps wrongly, gets affected by oil
February as he was training for his prices. So, if we have a big problem in
sixth consecutive Boston Marathon, to the Persian Gulf or something else
be held in April. Among the topics: that causes oil and gasoline prices to
why the U.S. will avoid a recession in shoot higher, meaning we aren’t going
2024 and inflation will head down to
2%. He also shared his thoughts on Photograph by LANDON SPEERS
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 27
“If you would kindly drop your cellphone into a pitcher of water and take a
baseball bat to your TV, you would feel much better.”
to get to a 2% inflation rate, it does two acting to lower inflation. In a lower-in- missed out on great stock market re- jury is still out. The Chinese market
bad things: One, it slows consumer flation environment, they will give us turns under Donald Trump. I worry swings a lot. If you’re an experienced
spending and depresses consumer a slow dance downward in rates. that people let how they feel about trader and that’s the business you’re
attitudes and worries businesses. And The argument for cutting rates, politics affect how they think about in, maybe you can catch an upswing in
two, by giving us higher inflation, it even if the economy is healthy, is two- investing. the Chinese market and it could be a
might cause the Federal Reserve to be fold. One, if inflation comes down and I worry about some things in soci- powerful one.
slower about cutting interest rates. the Fed doesn’t cut rates, then real ety—what social media is doing to all China has two huge structural
That is the No. 1 shock we could see. rates have gone up. Policy would get of us, which isn’t good. Often at problems. One is its very rapidly de-
tighter, and the Fed doesn’t want that speeches, people ask me for advice, clining birthrate and consequently
What’s your inflation forecast? to happen. Two, [Fed Chair] Jay Powell and I say get a pitcher of water and a declining and aging population. Sec-
If you look at the four most widely has made it clear that if the Fed’s target baseball bat. And if you would kindly ond, it overinvested in overpriced real
reported measures of U.S. inflation— is 2% inflation, they should be cutting drop your cellphone into the pitcher of estate. But overlaid on all that, the
the headline consumer price index, rates before inflation hits 2% because water and take a baseball bat to your most important problem in China is a
core CPI, the headline consumption monetary policy works with a lag. TV, you would feel much better. lack of confidence.
deflator, and the core consumption The Fed will also make it clear that
deflator—it looked at the start of the if rates are coming down because of Do you worry that investors are What are your thoughts about
year like all four would touch the lower inflation, not economic weak- sitting on too much cash? portfolio construction and the tra-
number 2.0, as in 2%, or go below it ness, they will continue quantitative Absolutely. People were saying “cash ditional 60/40 blend of stocks and
before the end of this year. That num- tightening. I expect quantitative tight- is king” a lot last year. Well, if cash bonds?
ber has moved a bit, so now I am look- ening to continue throughout 2024, was king, it must be a very modest Overall, fixed income is close to fair
ing at more like 2.1%, 2.2% on those even as we get some modest rate cuts. monarch, because cash seems to be value and the S&P 500 index is about
indicators. I still think it’ll get close to willing to let every other asset class one standard deviation above average
2%, but I’m not quite as confident What concerns you these days? outperform it in the long run. Long- valuations. So, a 60/40 portfolio isn’t
we’ll get to 2% by the end of the year. I don’t worry so much about the econ- term investors shouldn’t be sitting in particularly cheap right now. That
Some of those measures will get closer omy. Our private-enterprise economy cash; they should be building a portfo- tells you that you need to be better
to 2% well before the end of the year. in the U.S. is good at looking after lio that is diversified and able to take spread out, because the 60% is just in
itself. It is remarkable at doing that. advantage of long-term trends rather U.S. equities. So, let’s put some inter-
Unemployment? On the macro level, I worry about the than just hiding on the sidelines till national equities in there, which are
The unemployment rate is at 3.7%. It march of autocracy around the world. everybody feels better. selling at a record discount relative
is quite likely that the unemployment U.S. equities. I would also overweight
rate will stay below 4%, on average, And on the micro level? You’re a fan of diversification value relative to growth within the
for this year. Maybe it will stay at 3.7% I worry about silly decisions investors across markets. Japan is doing well U.S. I wouldn’t overweight small-caps
or come down to 3.6% or 3.5% by the make. People get misled by all sorts of this year. relative to large-caps because there are
end of this year. So, it’s looking very fads and fantasies as to how they There is plenty of opportunity in some issues in the small-cap space.
good—a little bit less unemployment should invest. I worry about the Japan. We’re looking at forward price/
and a little bit more inflation, but still money that’s been poured into things earnings ratios on Japanese stocks of Such as?
indicative of a healthy economy. like Bitcoin, which is absolute non- about 16 times [earnings]. That is The forward P/E ratio on the Russell
sense. It is simply a focus of specula- higher than it had been, but still well 2000 is higher than the forward P/E
Monetary policy will be center tion. I worry that someday that’ll all below the 25-year average, and well on the S&P 500. The problem is that
stage again this year. What are you go poof and people will lose money. below the 20 times P/E in the U.S. about 40% of small-cap companies in
expecting when the Federal Re- I worry that the market isn’t behav- The Japanese economy is shaking the Russell 2000 aren’t profitable.
serve meets later this month? ing quite as rationally in terms of off the deflation that has haunted it The small-cap index is also a little
The futures market has finally figured price-setting as it should. Because ever since the stock market boom of overweight financials and overweight
out that the Fed probably won’t do any there has been so much growth in 1989. Inflation has come back, and industrials—not terribly fast growers.
more than it has projected on rate cuts passive investments, there are few that’s a positive thing so long as it It is underweight tech. Also, the
this year. Fed officials were projecting price setters operating in markets doesn’t get out of hand. Japan is much growth of private equity has taken
three rate cuts this year. If you go back right now. That causes relative valua- more committed to shareholder inter- some momentum out of the small-cap
a few weeks ago, markets were pricing tions to get out of whack. People tend ests than it had been in the past. That space.
in more than five rate cuts this year. to buy something because it has gone is also a significant positive. And, we In fixed income, we are pretty neu-
Now, they are pricing in three rate up, not because it is good business. are seeing more buyback announce- tral across credit and duration, but I’d
cuts. That is what we have thought all I worry that people worry too ments in Japan. want to add alternatives to the portfo-
along: We’ll get a rate cut in June of 25 much about politics. Research shows lio for extra diversification. Be careful
basis points, or a quarter of a percent- that how people feel about the econ- What is your view of China, and with the manager because the disper-
age point. We’ll get another in Septem- omy depends on their political lean- the Chinese market? sion in returns from different alterna-
ber, and another in December. ings. There are a lot of Republicans China is cheap, but cheap for a reason. tive managers within certain spaces is
The Fed isn’t going to be reacting to who missed out on good stock market Chinese stocks trade at nine times pretty wide.
economic weakness because, frankly, returns under Presidents Obama and forward earnings. There is value, but
they don’t see it. But they will be re- Biden, and a lot of Democrats who is it a value trap? Unfortunately, the Thanks, David. B
28 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
MARKET WEEK
March 4 through March 8, 2024
Dow Jones Industrials S&P 500 Nasdaq Composite SPDR S&P Bank ETF
38,722.69
52-wk: +21.35% YTD: +2.74% Wkly: -0.93%
5123.69
52-wk: +32.68% YTD: +7.42% Wkly: -0.26%
16,085.11
52-wk: +44.40% YTD: +7.15% Wkly: -1.17%
$45.40
52-wk: +1.93% YTD: -1.35% Wkly: +2.97%
8%
Bad Apple Almost Broke the Bank
The Nasdaq had its worst day in weeks on Fed Chair Powell told Congress he expected rate
Tuesday as Apple lost 2.8% to continue its 2024 cuts by year end. New York Community Bancorp 6
slide. Economic data showed that growth in the fell 45% and then rebounded after former Treasury
service economy may be faltering, too. Secretary Steven Mnuchin invested.
4
-2
Powell, the Sequel Jobs Aren’t Everything
Powell’s second day of congressional The U.S. added 275,000 jobs in February,
testimony led to the S&P 500’s 16th record but stocks slumped as investors worried -4
of the year. Mnuchin reassured investors that the Fed may take the strength as a
that NYCB will bounce back. reason to hold back on cuts.
-6
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Close
Source: Barron’s Statistics
T
he stock market’s The S&P 500 index finished the margin expansion, and scale advan-
Stocks Are
still growing—the U.S. added 275,000 2018, the S&P 500 has started every rankings, but has now jumped to third,
new jobs in February—and companies year with the same four companies at leaping ahead of both Amazon and
are becoming more dynamic, too. The the top of its market-cap leader board: Alphabet. It’s less than 10% away from
Being market is being pushed forward by real
innovations in artificial intelligence and
Alphabet, Apple, Amazon.com, and
Microsoft. While those companies
Apple after starting the year at less than
half of Apple’s valuation.
Reshuffled healthcare that will lead to growing
cash flows years into the future. That’s
were known for innovation a decade
ago, their success over the past few
Lilly has been climbing the ranks,
too, as sales projections keep rising for
how investors can justify the market’s years has been marked by market- its diabetes drug Mounjaro. Its ascen-
higher-than-usual stock valuations. share consolidation, layoff-driven dance to eighth place in market cap
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 29
has helped knock Tesla out of the top 10. index, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, points out
The electric-vehicle maker’s record of inno- that only three banks of 4,700 got in trouble
vation has been running dry of late. It has last year, and capital levels and tangible book
gotten a tepid response to its Cybertruck, values are rising among banks KBW follows.
and has failed, at least thus far, to make a If the Fed comes through with the rate
car cheap enough to compete against Chi- cuts that KBW expects this year, then the
nese auto makers. Meanwhile, innovations firm thinks bank margins and earnings
by Lilly and rival Novo Nordisk are on should resume growth in 2025.
the verge of remaking entire categories of Yet regional bank valuations remain
healthcare. Last month, Lilly presented weak. The banks tracked by KBW’s index
clinical trial results that showed its drug trade at less than 60% the forward earnings
has a side benefit for patients with liver multiple of the S&P 500. The banks in the
problems, suddenly opening up even more index now go for 11 times forward earnings,
uses for its wonder drug. compared with a 10-year average of 14 times.
The S&P 500 is now trading for 21 times Among stocks that KBW rates as buys
Finder,
expected earnings, versus the long-term are large regionals U.S. Bancorp, in Minne-
average of 16, and a premium that large is apolis, and Truist Financial, in Charlotte,
generally reason for caution. But with a N.C. Among smaller regionals, KBW recom-
strong economy and job market, these mends Synovus Financial, in Atlanta, and
innovative new categories go a long way Old National Bancorp, in Evansville, Ind.
toward justifying it. The two bigger banks have dividend yields
Nvidia and Eli Lilly, of course, can’t push above 5%; the smaller ones are at 3% to 4%.
Keepers.
the market forward on their own. Interest “We believe the next dividend move
rates still trump AI—and even weight in those companies is going to be up,
loss—as stock market movers. The biggest not down,” Michaud tells Barron’s.
question now is when will the Federal Speaking of Truist, an analyst there,
Reserve cut. Investors should get more Brandon King, wrote on Wednesday that
answers on Tuesday, when February’s dislocations caused by NYCB offer an op-
consumer price index is released. portunity to buy quality banks with diversi-
Unlike the stock market, it’s best if fied loan books and strong capital. King con-
inflation is subdued. cedes that the timing of rate cuts has shifted
to later in the year and that headlines about Barron’s Advisor Finder matches Barron’s
Banking on a Return to Health commercial real estate will continue to scare ambitious readers with your financial expertise.
The drama at New York Community investors. But he expects that bank narra-
Bancorp will subside now that the bank tives will grow more upbeat as they report
Get found, meet prospective clients, and let
is getting $1 billion and a new CEO, thanks generally stable March-quarter results. Barron’s Advisor help grow your business.
to an investment group led by former Trea- King’s favorite regional banks are Inde-
sury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. But a pall pendent Bank Group, Pinnacle Financial
remains over regional bank stocks. Since Partners, and Western Alliance Bancorp.
the surprise drop in NYCB’s dividend on Their stocks are down 6% to 10% since
Jan. 31 and jump in loan loss reserves, the NYCB’s travails. He bets that McKinney,
KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index has Texas–based Independent Bank’s stock can
lost 7%, while the S&P 500 has gained 5%. rise some 30% from its current $45, to $58.
Seasoned bank watchers believe that Nashville’s Pinnacle could rise 9%, from $85
investors don’t appreciate the fact that the to $93, and Phoenix’s Western Alliance can
industry is in good shape. Tom Michaud, the rise by a third, from $60 to $80.
CEO of the firm behind that regional bank Banks were well represented at a
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Raymond James conference this past week, $256, up 32% from a recent $198. Morgan
Visit www.sectorspdrs.com or call 1-866-SECTOR-ETF when the firm’s analysts surveyed investor Stanley also upgraded the stock to Outper-
and bank-manager outlooks. Both groups form from Equal Weight this past week.
An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before thought loan growth would be slow this BofA said Progressive trades at 17.7 times
investing. To obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 1-866-SECTOR-ETF or visit year. But managers saw improving profits, consensus 2025 earnings per share, just be-
www.sectorspdrs.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. with net interest margins—the spread be- low the S&P 500’s 18.9 times. He believes
All ETFs are subject to risk, including possible loss of principal. Sector ETF products are also subject to sector risks and non-diversification tween what they pay depositors and what that is too low and poised to rise materially.
risks, which generally results in greater price fluctuations than the overall stock market. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. they charge borrowers—having already While some think the insurer’s shares
TheS&P500isanindexof500commonstocksthatisgenerallyconsideredrepresentativeoftheU.S.stockmarket.Youcannotinvestdirectly bottomed, or bottoming in the first half. are too expensive, they trade in line with
in an index. Asked which part of the bank industry its historical range on both absolute and
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, is distributor for the Select Sector SPDR Trust. promised the most upside, the most popu- relative-to-market multiples, said Shanker,
lar answer among investors at James’ con- who argued against the “too expensive”
ference was regional banks. — Bill Alpert charge. Progressive’s average price/earn-
ings ratio over one-, two-, three-, five-, and
Solid Returns Meet Low Volatility 10-year periods is 18, 18.4, 18.4, 16.9, and
It’s tough to beat the stock market consis- 16.1 times, respectively.
tently. But here’s a stock that has done just Second, stocks are more expensive than
that while also being one of the least vola- they used to be. Progressive shares currently
tile in the S&P 500. And, even better, trade at 93% of the S&P 500’s P/E multiple.
home-and-auto insurer Progressive The average relative P/E over the past one-,
looks poised to deliver solid returns to two-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods is
shareholders in the future, as well. 100%, 107%, 101%, 94%, and 95%.
While it’s tough to beat Nvidia’s com- Third, consensus numbers are too low.
pound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 69% BofA’s high-on-the-Street EPS forecast of
over the past decade, BofA Securities se- $13.85 is 31% above the $10.60 consensus.
nior insurance analyst Josh Shanker wrote “Were the Street’s forecast to move to ours,
recently that Progressive’s 25% to 26% Progressive shares would be trading at 13.5
CAGR puts it in the top quintile of S&P 500 times 2025 EPS and 71% of the S&P 500’s
stocks valued at $100 billion or more. P/E multiple,” he wrote.
But its beta—a measure of volatility, rela- “It is worth noting that the Street has
tive to an index—of 0.67 also puts it in the been playing catch-up on Progressive’s 2025
lowest quintile in terms of volatility. A beta earnings forecasts, which seem to rise nearly
of one means a stock’s price tends to move every week from a bottom of $8.89 at the
with the market, while less than one means end of August 2023,” Shanker added. “Con-
it’s less volatile than the market. sensus 2025 numbers have risen 19%.”
“That daily volatility has increasingly And fourth, Progressive’s multiples have
declined with time, showing a daily trading been consistently wrong, he noted. “The
beta of just 0.21 over the past year,” stock isn’t more expensive on an earnings
Shanker wrote. “Were it not for [Eli Lilly’s] valuation basis; however, more importantly,
incredible 148% run over the past year, investors should have been willing to pay a
Progressive would likely hold the crown higher multiple in the past than they did.”
for the S&P 500’s most efficient stock: The fact the stock has mid-20s CAGR
most return with least volatility.” over the past decade should tell investors
Shanker, who has a Buy rating on the that historical multiples failed to appreciate
stock, upped his price target to $261 from its fair value, he said. — Lauren Foster
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 31
INTERNATIONAL TRADER
Farmer Protests Could Market
Impact Europe’s Elections Insights.
BY CRAIG MELLOW she proposed freezing the pesticide reduc-
In the
tion plan. Her commission opened exemp-
Palm
F
armers across Europe have been tions to the 4% fallow requirement. “Our
sticking it to the authorities over farmers deserve to be listened to,” she told
of Your
the past month, sometimes liter- legislators.
ally. Agrarian protesters showered “We have seen a U-turn away from an
police with liquid manure and eggs outside ambitious Green Deal,” laments Ineke
European Union headquarters in Brussels Maes, an adviser to the Belgian Better En-
last week.
Farmers taking grievances to the streets
is nothing new, in Europe or elsewhere.
vironment Federation.
The Green Deal is one focus of Euro-
pean farmers’ complaints. The other is
Hand.
But this wave threatens pillars of EU envi- cheap imports. The EU’s long-pending free
ronmental and foreign policy. It could help trade deal with South America’s Mercosur Download the
far-right parties grab a quarter of the Eu- bloc, which includes agri-powerhouses
ropean Parliament in elections this June, Brazil and Argentina, is a likely casualty.
Barron’s app
on current polling. “It is impossible to conclude talks in for investment
“The EU’s Green Deal will have to these conditions,” an adviser to French
change to survive,” says Eoin Drea, senior President Emmanuel Macron told report- analysis, real
researcher at the Wilfried Martens Centre ers in late January.
for European Studies. “Centrist parties A more sensitive subject is Ukraine. The time stock
don’t want to lose the rural vote like the
Democrats did in America.”
EU waived numerous tariffs on the one-
time breadbasket of Europe after Russia’s
picks, and
Agriculture is an underrecognized con- invasion two years ago. That brought cut- breaking
tributor to pollution and climate change price flows of grain and poultry, particu-
around the world. In Europe, the sector larly irritating farmers in former East Bloc business
emits nearly two-thirds as much carbon as
transportation, Drea says.
countries that most strongly support Kyiv
politically.
news.
European Commission President Ur- That has led Polish Prime Minister Don-
sula von der Leyen has championed a ald Tusk, among other leaders, into a deli-
green revolution in farming. She pushed cate dance. “The interests of Ukrainian
through a “Farm to Fork” strategy in 2019, agro-holdings cannot override the interests
aimed at halving the use of both pesticides of Europe and our farmers,” he declared
and chemical fertilizers by 2030. Later after meeting Polish agrarians on Feb. 29.
directives required 4% of farmers’ land to Literally in the same breath he added, “This
lie fallow, and 20% of all EU rural terri- has nothing to do with Ukraine’s security.”
tory to be preserved as virgin habitat. Rumors of Green Europe’s death should
That was all before Russia’s natural-gas not be exaggerated. The U.S. spews 50%
cutoff hiked prices for energy and fertil- more carbon dioxide relative to gross do-
izer, and soaring interest rates constricted mestic product than Germany, more than
farmers’ ability to borrow. Fast forward to twice as much as France, by United Na-
2024, and farmers can’t afford the bur- tions figures.
dens, says Luc Vernet, secretary-general of Flying manure and heated elections Download the App.
the Farm Europe think tank. don’t create the best environment for hash-
“With the focus on the environment, we ing out the complex way forward, though.
barrons.com/barronsapp
forgot that agriculture is also a business,” ‘Some of the things we need to compro-
he says. mise about are getting lost in rhetoric,”
Von der Leyen, hoping the next Euro- says Justin Zahra, director of the EU agri- © 2024 Dow Jones & Co.,Inc. All rights reserved. 6DJ0139
pean parliament will hand her a second cultural program at the Environmental
term, has backpedaled fast. Last month Defense Fund. B
32 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
TH E ST RIKING PRI CE
The cash-secured put sale expresses a view that
Bitcoin will increasingly benefit from its nascent
protest currency role.
B
itcoin and gold might be the mented crypto market. Those companies, 17 115
surprise winners of a divisive and others like them, are reliable counter- 95
U.S. presidential election. parties. Plus, ETFs are easier to buy than 75
Buying crypto or gold could actual Bitcoin. 12 55
be viewed as a political statement because In recent trading, Bitcoin set a record A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M
the value of each benefits from troubles high of about $69,000, and MicroStrat- Daily Values Source: CBOE Source: McMillan Analysis Corp.
with the established order. Gold has long egy’s stock wasn’t far from its own record
been considered an asset of last resort price.
that is immune to inflation, and that Still, crypto, to use the language of SPX Skew NDX Skew
retains value even if fiat currencies are the options market, remains a “high vol” Implied volatility % Implied volatility %
debased by central banks. name. 13% 11%
Crypto has been called a digital gold. MicroStrategy’s implied volatility—
12 10
To own Bitcoin is to own something that a measure of future price movements—
was created outside of the political and is about 150%. The S&P 500 index is 11
9
financial system as a rival to traditional about 12%. The volatility suggests that 10
finance, and whose value is determined MicroStrategy’s stock could move about 8
not by central banks and the strength of 9.4% each day, compared with a daily 9
7
national economies, but by the economi- move of about 0.75% for the stock index. 8
cally pure forces of supply and demand.
A
7 6
The assertion is worth considering as ggressive investors who are in-
Bitcoin and gold trade around record lev- trigued by the political protest 6 5
els, and after millions of Americans voted theme for Bitcoin, and who A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M
in Super Tuesday primaries. believe that Bitcoin’s evolving Source: Credit Suisse Equity Derivatives Strategy Source: Credit Suisse Equity Derivatives Strategy
It is ironic that many people opt to market structure may temper the feverish Skew indicates whether the options market expects a stock-market advance or decline. It measures the difference between the implied
volatility of puts and calls that are 10% out of the money and expire in three months. Higher readings are bearish.
own gold, and increasingly Bitcoin, via crypto market, can consider an aggressive
exchange-traded funds. But that fact is MicroStrategy trade.
just another example of how people do With MicroStrategy around $1,417, the Week’s Most Active
whatever is easiest for them, which April $1,100 put could be sold for about Company Symbol Tot Vol Calls Puts Avg Tot Vol IV %ile Ratio
brings us back to Bitcoin. The merits of $110. Arhaus ARHS 33386 4550 28836 892 5 37.4
Paymentus PAY 10490 8455 2035 344 2 30.5
gold are well known, unlike crypto mar- If the stock is above the put strike price BeyondSpring BYSI 3255 2925 330 144 76 22.6
ket developments that seem scented with at expiration, investors can keep the pre- AeroVironment AVAV 42345 28640 13705 3056 35 13.9
opportunity. mium. Should the stock be below the Wave Life Sciences WVE 4783 3892 891 384 59 12.5
Ocean Biomedical OCEA 44133 34457 9676 3852 91 11.5
MicroStrategy, a technology company strike price, investors are obligated to buy Box BOX 46383 25942 20441 4128 64 11.2
that owns some 193,000 Bitcoin, just an- the stock at an effective price of $990. Grindr GRND 16623 14223 2400 1552 100 10.7
nounced that it would issue $600 million During the past year, the stock has Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE 401333 331262 70071 37824 95 10.6
Stitch Fix SFIX 41303 22708 18595 3892 29 10.6
of convertible debt to buy more Bitcoin. ranged from $188.30 to $1,451.73. Shares
Victoria’s Secret VSCO 117274 67867 49407 11024 55 10.6
We mentioned MicroStrategy here are up about 123% this year, and about IAMGOLD IAG 14485 10890 3595 1428 23 10.1
in late August 2021. Then, the company 635% over the past year. Foot Locker FL 199451 98146 101305 20604 69 9.7
was selling $400 million of bonds to buy The cash-secured put sale expresses Yext YEXT 7469 6992 477 792 97 9.4
Crescent Energy CRGY 6471 3204 3267 736 11 8.8
more Bitcoin, which was then trading a view that Bitcoin will increasingly bene- Vimeo VMEO 19751 19526 225 2288 95 8.6
around $50,000. fit from its nascent protest currency role, BigBear.ai BBAI 442854 391814 51040 53024 98 8.4
By the fall, Bitcoin prices plummeted, as more people see it is a potential safe- SEMrush SEMR 11745 10224 1521 1392 24 8.4
Gitlab GTLB 194063 98061 96002 23356 11 8.3
and for several years Bitcoin seemed guard, as America’s debt is at record lev- OneSpan OSPN 2686 2300 386 328 30 8.2
unlikely to ever regain lost glory. But els, and the likely Joe Biden and Donald
much happened during the lean years. Trump rematch rekindles worries that This table of the most active options this week, as compared to average weekly activity – not just raw volume. The idea is that the unusually heavy trading in these options might be a predictor of
corporate activity – takeovers, earnings surprises, earnings pre-announcements, biotech FDA hearings or drug trial result announcements, and so forth. Dividend arbitrage has been eliminated. In
Major institutional investors, including our great nation is being torn asunder short, this list attempts to identify where heavy speculation is taking place. These options are likely to be expensive in comparison to their usual pricing levels. Furthermore, many of these
situations may be rumor-driven. Most rumors do not prove to be true, so one should be aware of these increased risks if trading in these names
BlackRock and Fidelity, created ETFs. by political tribalism. B
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S 33
I N S I DE SC OOP
Intel Exits Stake in Activist Holdings 5,922,757 shares. Elliott did so
through the sale of 3,707,243 Pea-
body shares from Feb. 23 through
Citi Trends March 1 at per share prices ranging
Fund 1 Investments raised its from $24.79 to $25.19. Following the
I
quarter from 189,987 shares owned at entered into a cooperation agree- to date.
ntel recently exited an invest- the end of the three months ended ment with Citi Trends on Feb. 28,
ment in the battered shares of a June, when Intel first disclosed own- pursuant to which, Citi Trends will GMS
company that makes sensor ing a stake in Movella. appoint David Heath, Charles Liu, Coliseum Capital Management
technologies. On Jan. 24, Movella’s accountant, and Michael Kvitko as observers to reduced its stake in the building-
The big chip company had RSM US, resigned. Two days later, the board until their election at the materials firm to 1,962,751 shares.
owned 130,000 shares of Movella received an exception to en- 2024 annual meeting. Following Coliseum and two affiliates did so
Movella Holdingsas of Sept. able the company to regain Nasdaq the purchases, Fund 1 now owns through the sale of 684,344 GMS
30, but sold them all in the fourth listing compliance if it filed the report 16.8% of Citi Trends’ outstanding shares from Feb. 12 through Feb.
quarter to end 2023 with none. for the September-ended quarter by stock. 28 at per share prices ranging
The quarter was eventful for May 13. from $88 to $91.78. That sale con-
Movella, whose sensors are used in Movella and Nasdaq didn’t offer sists of 551,623 shares sold by Coli-
autonomous driving and other end
markets in entertainment, heath, and
comments regarding the stock listing.
Increases in seum, and an additional 132,721
shares sold by an investment advi-
sports. In the middle of November, the
company said it wasn’t in compliance
with Nasdaq listing rules because it
Pension Fund Buys Holdings sory client of Coliseum’s affiliate.
Following the latest sales, Coli-
seum now holds 4.9% of GMS’
failed to file the regulatory 10-Q form Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Arcutis Biotherapeutics outstanding stock, just below the
for the third quarter ended Sept. 30;
shares eventually could be delisted as and Alibaba in Q4 Intel sold its entire
Frazier Life Sciences Manage-
ment increased its stake in the
threshold that would require Coli-
seum to report any further GMS
a consequence. Movella cited delays stake in sensor- medical-dermatology company stock sales.
C
principally due to an ongoing review anada Pension Plan, which technology firm to 8,785,284 shares. Frazier did
of restatements of the quarters ended covers most workers in that Movella in the so through the purchase of 21,052 Par Pacific Holdings
March 31, 2023, and June 30, 2023. country, more than doubled an fourth quarter. Arcutis shares on March 4 at $9.50 Equity Group Investments low-
Movella announced five days before investment in Apple, scooped Movella has been per share. In connection with that ered its stake in the energy com-
Christmas that president and CEO up more shares of Microsoft and beset by a number stock purchase, Frazier entered into pany to 2,179,801 shares. Equity
Ben Lee would leave effective at the Tesla, and started an investment in of issues that have a lockup agreement with Arcutis, Group did so through the sale of
end of the calendar year. Alibaba Group Holding in the fourth pummeled shares. in which Frazier agreed not to dis- 1,168,629 Par Pacific shares from
Movella stock has cratered so far in quarter. pose of or hedge any common stock Feb. 29 through March 4 at per
2024, having lost about half of its mar- Canada Pension Plan Investment or convertible securities through share prices ranging from $36.32
ket value. Movella shares began trad- Board, known as CPP Investments, April 28, except with prior written to $37.28. Following the latest sales,
ing publicly in February 2023 after which manages the pension, disclosed consent. Following the purchase, Equity Group now holds a stake
merging with a special-purpose acqui- the stock trades, among others, in a Frazier now owns 7.8% of Arcutis’ of 3.7% in Par Pacific’s outstanding
sition company. Shares closed at $6.20 form it filed with the Securities and outstanding stock. stock, below the threshold that
on their first trading day after the Exchange Commission. would require it to report further
SPAC merger, Feb. 13, and went on to CPP Investments declined to com- Par Pacific stock sales.
fall an astonishing 90% by the end of
2023. With the shares now trading at
ment on the investment changes. As
of Dec. 31, 2023, the fund had assets Decreases in These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with
around 34 cents—half the cost of a
mail stamp—Movella is also in viola-
tion of Nasdaq’s $1 minimum closing-
of $435 billion. Canada Pension Plan
is one of the 10 largest public pen-
sions in the world by assets, accord-
Holdings the Securities and Exchange Commission.
13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s
attaining more than 5% in any class of a
company’s securities. Subsequent changes
bid price requirement; this also even- ing to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Peabody Energy in holdings or intentions must be reported
tually could lead to a delisting. In fact, Institute. Elliott Investment Management in amended filings. This material is from
shares first closed below $1 in August, The pension acquired 2.5 million slashed its stake in the metallurgi- Feb. 28 through March 6, 2024. Source:
VerityData (verityplatform.com)
and haven’t broken a buck since. more Apple shares in the fourth cal and thermal-coal producer to
Intel declined to comment on the quarter to lift its investment to 4.5
investment change. The company had million shares.
34 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
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that time period. If the close from the current week is lower than a year ago the graph will be presented in red. If the close from the current week is higher than a year ago then the graph will be presented in green.
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Winners Volume Percentage Leaders Volume Percentage Leaders Volume Percentage Leaders
Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg. Name (Sym) Volume %Chg. Close Change Name (Sym) Volume %Chg. Close Change Name (Sym) Volume %Chg. Close Change
SonidaSrLiving(SNDA) 177 18.79 +7.02 +59.6 Paymentus(PAY) 5315 643.7 19.21 +3.39 AeonBiopharma(AEON) 375 339.3 11.26 –1.59 MountainI A(MCAA) 3619 2613.8 11.46 +0.05
NuScalePower(SMR) 27475 5.49 +2.04 +59.1 Cummins(CMI) 39377 564.5 268.60 –1.66 Electromed(ELMD) 272 136.8 17.19 +1.84 MindMed(MNMD) 49249 1221.0 9.70 +3.47
MoneyLion(ML) 1615 74.49 +22.63 +43.6 AtmusFiltration(ATMU) 28693 551.4 23.86 –0.10 AcmeUnited(ACU) 200 106.1 39.72 –4.44 FeutuneLightA(FLFV) 1546 1162.1 10.88 –0.06
OrionGroup(ORN) 2055 8.47 +1.80 +27.0 DelekLogistics(DKL) 1362 546.3 39.09 –4.95 Intellinetics(INLX) 143 85.5 7.93 –1.12 AmylyxPharm(AMLX) 67388 995.5 3.36 –15.35
Chemours(CC) 16764 25.84 +5.06 +24.4 Victoria'sSecret(VSCO) 55653 411.3 18.12 –10.32 SilverCrestMetals(SILV) 10153 83.5 5.57 +0.35 CFAcqnVII A(CFFS) 1644 787.3 10.82 –0.05
DaqoNewEnergy(DQ) 10612 28.05 +5.16 +22.5 ADT(ADT) 63262 340.3 6.51 –0.79 CompX Intl(CIX) 94 64.4 29.35 +6.05 ApogeeTherap(APGE) 12655 631.8 67.54 +30.30
Doma(DOMA) 149 5.51 +1.01 +22.4 Enerflex(EFXT) 894 331.7 6.23 +0.01 SkyHarbour(SKYH) 228 47.1 12.72 +0.67 ProjectEnReimag(PEGR) 420 534.9 10.75 +0.07
Hippo(HIPO) 2515 17.91 +3.23 +22.0 AmplifyEnergy(AMPY) 9492 320.8 5.15 –0.97 IdahoStratRscs(IDR) 182 31.9 8.10 +0.08 GulfIslandFab(GIFI) 680 509.9 6.56 +1.51
SonidaSrLiving(SNDA) 177 304.3 18.79 +7.02 JawsMustangA(JWSM) 56 31.7 11.06 +0.12 NewProvidenceII A(NPAB) 300 478.4 10.77 –0.02
Losers Box(BOX) 30428 274.2 29.63 +3.09 flyExclusive(FLYX) 220 31.3 18.50 +4.36 AeroVironment(AVAV) 7287 457.9 166.23 +37.50
Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg.
RossAcqnIIA(ROSS) 305 274.0 11.04 +0.03 MAG Silver(MAG) 4333 28.6 9.01 +0.37 TMT Acqn(TMTC) 762 452.0 10.68 +0.03
Entravision(EVC) 22779 1.49 –2.30 –60.7 KosmosEnergy(KOS) 95121 272.9 5.52 –0.73 InfuSystems(INFU) 254 25.5 9.74 +0.44 Valneva(VALN) 176 421.9 7.22 +0.15
Cazoo(CZOO) 404 2.74 –1.86 –40.4 Hippo(HIPO) 2515 271.5 17.91 +3.23 IvanhoeElectric(IE) 2722 15.4 8.75 +1.11 MediWound(MDWD) 821 408.6 17.11 +2.91
Victoria'sSecret(VSCO) 55653 18.12 –10.32 –36.3 RushStreetInt(RSI) 14934 270.9 5.82 –0.02 Espey(ESP) 79 14.9 25.35 +0.25 Dave(DAVE) 1622 406.1 36.00 +13.18
SOS(SOS) 5117 2.27 –1.25 –35.5 Semrush(SEMR) 8723 270.5 11.41 –1.15 CentrusEnergy(LEU) 1047 14.6 40.05 –1.39 HorizonSpaceI(HSPO) 592 396.2 10.84 +0.04
MethodeElec(MEI) 4063 14.12 –7.48 –34.6 OrionGroup(ORN) 2055 257.4 8.47 +1.80 RileyExpln(REPX) 482 13.6 27.70 +3.16 GEN Restaurant(GENK) 1052 381.9 6.07 –1.56
CrawfordA(CRD.A) 1330 8.09 –3.93 –32.7 Endava(DAVA) 6654 250.7 37.50 –1.60 EmpirePetrol(EP) 236 0.4 5.78 +0.09 BlueWorldA(BWAQ) 443 374.6 11.19 –0.01
FootLocker(FL) 58898 24.20 –10.40 –30.1 FootLocker(FL) 58898 239.2 24.20 –10.40 EnergyFuels(UUUU) 14492 –0.4 6.06 –0.49 LamfGlbI A(LGVC) 452 366.3 10.95 +0.08
Crawford B(CRD.B) 220 8.00 –3.31 –29.3 VTEX(VTEX) 6206 236.4 9.21 +0.90 CaledoniaMining(CMCL) 225 –1.0 11.01 +0.73 BGC(BGC) 60172 353.1 8.50 +1.40
Enhabit(EHAB) 8280 234.8 10.34 +1.53 GranTierraEner(GTE) 1697 –13.6 5.73 +0.15 MGE Energy(MGEE) 4157 347.2 80.87 +17.68
NYSE American Biggest % Movers By Share Volume By Share Volume By Share Volume
Winners Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg. Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg. Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg.
Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg. NY CmntyBcp(NYCB) 538076 3.42 –0.13 –3.7 Tellurian(TELL) 205172 0.87 +0.10 +12.7 Tesla(TSLA) 549163 175.34 –27.30 –13.5
flyExclusive(FLYX) 220 18.50 +4.36 +30.8 Fisker(FSR) 532149 0.38 –0.11 –22.1 BiomX(PHGE) 151192 0.43 +0.21 +100.4 SoFiTech(SOFI) 513898 7.71 –1.28 –14.2
CompX Intl(CIX) 94 29.35 +6.05 +26.0 PalantirTech(PLTR) 522506 26.04 +1.11 +4.5 DenisonMines(DNN) 61671 1.84 –0.08 –4.2 AdvMicroDevices(AMD) 422844 207.39 +4.75 +2.3
CatchaInvtA(CHAA) 15 11.26 +2.19 +24.1 NIO(NIO) 350064 5.80 +0.02 +0.3 B2Gold(BTG) 56935 2.63 +0.07 +2.7 Nikola(NKLA) 407735 0.67 –0.06 –8.5
Cryo-Cell(CCEL) 93 6.05 +1.14 +23.2 Pfizer(PFE) 337410 27.22 +0.63 +2.4 NewGold(NGD) 41042 1.50 +0.16 +11.9 Apple(AAPL) 392913 170.73 –8.93 –5.0
ArisMining(ARMN) 1876 3.36 +0.43 +14.7 FordMotor(F) 271892 12.18 –0.27 –2.2 UraniumEner(UEC) 31877 6.37 –0.57 –8.2 Rivian(RIVN) 372115 12.78 +1.43 +12.6
IvanhoeElectric(IE) 2722 8.75 +1.11 +14.5 BankofAmerica(BAC) 224519 35.60 +1.25 +3.6 Cybin(CYBN) 29039 0.39 +0.06 +16.6 SoundHoundAI(SOUN) 365200 5.86 –0.17 –2.9
ContangoOre(CTGO) 126 20.65 +2.59 +14.3 BigBear.ai(BBAI) 198664 2.57 –0.89 –25.7 Globalstar(GSAT) 25224 1.32 –0.16 –10.8 NVIDIA(NVDA) 344836 875.28 +52.49 +6.4
Cohen(COHN) 76 7.80 +0.89 +13.0 HewlettPackard(HPE) 188044 17.99 +2.43 +15.6 Zomedica(ZOM) 24781 0.14 –0.01 –9.1 AirshipAI(AISP) 297589 6.80 +5.31 +356.4
Snap(SNAP) 180262 12.39 +1.14 +10.1 PerspectiveTherap(CATX) 22159 1.19 +0.24 +25.4 Intel(INTC) 273966 44.00 +0.18 +0.4
Losers NuHoldings(NU) 170429 11.07 –0.20 –1.8 CamberEnergy(CEI) 20065 0.20 –0.03 –11.0 Alphabet A(GOOGL) 208560 135.41 –1.73 –1.3
Name (Sym) Volume Close Change %Chg.
AT&T(T) 169496 17.20 +0.22 +1.3 AultAlliance(AULT) 17522 0.39 –0.07 –14.3 AmerAirlines(AAL) 192148 14.68 –0.98 –6.3
Ashford(AINC) 98 2.51 –0.66 –20.8 PetroleoBrasil(PBR) 167605 14.78 –1.90 –11.4 Ur-Energy(URG) 16586 1.57 –0.10 –6.0 Amazon.com(AMZN) 177871 175.35 –2.87 –1.6
Myomo(MYO) 1889 3.19 –0.82 –20.4 Carnival(CCL) 144038 16.37 +0.37 +2.3 Scorpius(SCPX) 15421 0.17 –0.16 –49.0 WarnerBrosA(WBD) 171988 8.73 +0.06 +0.7
PalatinTech(PTN) 2430 1.84 –0.36 –16.4 TaiwanSemi(TSM) 140910 146.37 +12.47 +9.3 EquinoxGold(EQX) 14692 4.70 +0.32 +7.3 PsyenceBiomed(PBM) 168089 2.11 +1.54 +268.9
DeltaApparel(DLA) 124 3.13 –0.56 –15.2 GinkgoBioworks(DNA) 139838 1.22 –0.07 –5.4 TrioPetroleum(TPET) 14522 0.12 +0.01 +8.7 Grab(GRAB) 160014 3.08 –0.02 –0.6
Birks(BGI) 92 3.43 –0.53 –13.4 BarrickGold(GOLD) 138011 15.76 +0.82 +5.5 EnergyFuels(UUUU) 14492 6.06 –0.49 –7.5 Alphabet C(GOOG) 145753 136.29 –1.79 –1.3
ArmataPharm(ARMP) 73 3.55 –0.52 –12.8 Vale(VALE) 125035 13.19 –0.30 –2.2 NovaGoldRscs(NG) 13834 2.55 +0.06 +2.4 JD.com(JD) 144135 24.75 +1.75 +7.6
Intellinetics(INLX) 143 7.93 –1.12 –12.4 KinrossGold(KGC) 110148 5.37 +0.29 +5.7 i-80Gold(IAUX) 13545 1.57 +0.22 +16.3 Bitfarms(BITF) 143142 2.67 –0.26 –8.9
AeonBiopharma(AEON) 375 11.26 –1.59 –12.4 WellsFargo(WFC) 102667 57.07 +2.01 +3.7 Senseonics(SENS) 13430 0.63 –0.00 –0.5 Lucid(LCID) 130695 3.10 –0.23 –6.9
Includes Common shares only. All figures reflect activity for the most-recent five-day trading week. Share volume figures are expressed in thousands. Volume percentage leaders exclude stocks with average daily volume of fewer than 5,000 shares or priced under $5.
Average volume is based on 65 trading days. Volume figures do not reflect extended trading hours. a-Stock has not been in existence or not been traded for 65 consecutive sessions. S-Stock split or stock dividend amounting to 10% or more. X-Ex-dividend
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High Low Name Sym Yld P/E Last Chg. Amt. High Low Name Sym Yld P/E Last Chg. Amt. High Low Name Sym Yld P/E Last Chg. Amt. High Low Name Sym Yld P/E Last Chg. Amt. High Low Name Sym Yld P/E Last Chg. Amt.
60.45 27.92 Alteryx AYX ... dd 48.16 +0.09 ... 12.74 8.58 ApolloComRlEst ARI 12.7 38 11.04 –0.24 .35 182.08 120.26 AutoNation AN ... 7 149.01 –2.97 ... 62.21 12.35 Biohaven BHVN ... dd 57.97 +8.43 ...
A
3.82 1.75 AlticeUSA ATUS ... 24 2.75 –0.23 ... 115.03 55.16 ApolloGlblMgmt APO 1.6 13 108.75 –2.26 .43 3152.66 2277.88 AutoZone AZO ... 22 3079.49 +43.50 ... 499.27 261.59 Bio-RadLab A BIO ... dd 343.76 +11.46 ...
73.95 49.06 AAR AIR ... 33 64.50 –2.12 ... 24.00 12.83 AltoNeurosci ANRO ... ... 13.76 –1.12 ... 17.90 13.66 AppleHospREIT APLE 5.7 22 16.87 +0.53 .08 198.66 153.07 Avalonbay AVB 3.6 29 186.95 +8.81 1.70 55.00 35.83 Birkenstock BIRK ... 87 47.18 –0.65 ...
53.05 37.61 ABMIndustries ABM 2.1 11 41.92 +0.71 .225 48.04 39.07 Altria MO 9.4 9 41.87 +1.01 .98 194.28 122.24 AppliedIndlTechs AIT .8 19 185.01 –7.36 .37 41.22 27.46 Avangrid AGR 4.9 18 35.83 +4.70 .44 66.85 46.43 BlackHills BKH 4.8 14 53.84 +2.41 .65
6.62 4.30 ACCO Brands ACCO 5.5 dd 5.46 –0.14 .075 7.28 4.08 AltusPower AMPS ... 12 6.62 –0.27 ... 145.14 109.95 Aptargroup ATR 1.1 34 143.09 +2.80 .41 31.31 17.24 AvanosMedical AVNS ... dd 19.89 +1.13 ... 5.75 2.55 BlackBerry BB ... dd 2.76 –0.02 ...
11.24 6.62 AcresCmclRlty ACR ... 32 11.16 +0.12 ... 17.80 11.26 AmbacFin AMBC ... 96 15.38 –0.81 ... 115.12 71.01 Aptiv APTV ... 8 78.19 –0.86 ... 25.85 16.63 Avantor AVTR ... 54 25.64 +0.64 ... 845.00 596.18 BlackRock BLK 2.4 23 836.12 +21.29 5.10
6.04 0.36 ADC Therap ADCT ... dd 4.50 –0.36 ... 3.23 2.42 Ambev ABEV 5.0 14 2.56 +0.08.1443 31.94 23.55 Aramark ARMK 1.2 13 31.66 +0.92 .11 219.57 158.93 AveryDennison AVY 1.5 35 215.73 –0.99 .81 2.37 1.04 BlackSkyTech BKSY ... dd 1.45 +0.03 ...
7.62 4.89 ADT ADT 3.4 14 6.51 –0.79 .055 11.39 8.45 Amcor AMCR 5.3 21 9.36 +0.27 .125 17.74 10.10 ArborRealty ABR 13.3 7 12.86 –0.06 .43 42.63 27.73 Avient AVNT 2.5 50 41.34 +0.81.2575 133.53 76.19 Blackstone BX 2.7 69 125.99 –2.10 .94
94.01 74.40 AECOM ACM .8 cc 91.73 +2.35 .22 18.23 13.10 AmerSports AS ... ... 15.49 –2.17 ... 7.27 4.15 ArcadiumLithium ALTM ... ... 4.84 –0.69 ... 45.13 30.53 Avista AVA 5.6 15 34.10 +0.79 .475 23.82 16.61 BlackstoneMtg BXMT12.3 14 20.21 –0.24 .62
25.74 11.43 AES AES 4.2 50 16.25 +0.78.1725 26.13 15.79 AmerantBncpA AMTB 1.6 23 22.26 +1.29 .09 30.49 21.30 ArcelorMittal MT ... 27 26.09 +0.16 ... 34.45 25.03 AxaltaCoating AXTA ... 27 33.15 +0.67 ... 3.37 0.53 BlendLabs BLND ... dd 3.10 +0.35 ...
86.20 60.20 Aflac AFL 2.4 11 82.11 +1.68 .42 91.18 67.03 Ameren AEE 3.7 17 73.01 +1.69 .67 187.60 102.42 ArchResources ARCH .5 8 184.50 +15.50 1.40 60.00 32.05 AxosFinancial AX ... 8 51.44 +0.71 ... 52.90 28.83 BlockHR HRB 2.7 13 48.19 +0.05 .32
140.46 105.77 AGCO AGCO 1.0 7 112.71 +2.25 .29 63.19 17.55 Ameresco AMRC ... 18 21.13 +1.59 ... 7.49 1.77 ArcherAviation ACHR ... dd 4.58 +0.03 ... 13.87 5.80 Azul AZUL ... dd 7.41 –0.01 ... 83.29 38.85 Block SQ ... cc 80.74 +1.49 ...
6.89 4.82 AG Mortgage MITT11.9 4 6.07 ... .05 23.07 16.00 AmericaMovil AMX 1.8 14 19.11 +0.39.1967 87.30 50.72 ADM ADM 3.6 8 54.81 +0.57 .50 21.26 8.41 BloomEnergy BE ... dd 10.31 +1.23 ...
B
15.00 3.60 a.k.a.Brands AKA ... dd 10.46 –3.08 ... 23.92 16.04 AmericanAssets AAT 6.4 25 21.00 –0.59 .335 19.42 8.78 Archrock AROC 3.7 27 17.98 –0.38 .165 15.35 11.68 BlueOwlCapital OBDC 9.8 7 15.17 +0.12 .35
54.97 3.59 AMC Ent AMC ... dd 4.30 –0.06 ... 9.55 6.29 AmericanAxle AXL ... dd 6.69 –0.18 ... 13.20 7.02 ArcosDorados ARCO 1.6 14 11.54 –0.28 .04 1.64 0.70 Bark BARK ... dd 1.39 +0.14 ... 18.33 9.70 BlueOwlCapital OWL 3.2 cc 17.61 –0.37 .14
112.44 53.77 AMN Healthcare AMN ... 12 60.89 +4.08 ... 26.44 9.95 AmerEagle AEO 2.2 26 22.29 –1.85 .125 89.07 55.47 Arcosa ACA .2 26 84.72 +1.27 .05 16.68 7.20 B&G Foods BGS 6.8 dd 11.19 –0.72 .19 132.67 61.80 BlueLinx BXC ... 23 119.77 –9.58 ...
9.20 3.64 AMTD Digital HKD ... 16 3.67 –0.21 ... 56.09 31.57 AmerEquity AEL ... 26 55.59 –0.03 ... 25.47 12.95 ArcusBiosci RCUS ... dd 17.99 –1.11 ... 22.54 18.71 BBB Foods TBBB ... ... 20.97 –0.31 ... 267.54 176.25 Boeing BA ... dd 198.49 –1.51 ...
5.49 1.65 AMTD IDEA AMTD ... 1 1.70 –0.01 ... 224.90 140.91 AmerExpress AXP 1.3 20 223.37 +3.71 .70 4.38 2.57 ArdaghMetalPkg AMBP11.6 dd 3.46 +0.24 .10 48.38 35.84 BCE BCE 7.7 22 36.53 –0.45.7406 143.56 59.32 BoiseCascade BCC .6 11 129.20 –8.59 .20
11.29 10.49 AP Acqn A APCA ... 64 11.24 +0.02 ... 129.76 105.22 AmericanFin AFG 2.2 13 128.70 +1.33 2.50 18.11 11.59 ArdmoreShipping ASC 5.8 6 15.78 –0.47 .21 3.40 1.68 BEST BEST ... dd 2.13 +0.05 ... 104.91 64.33 BootBarn BOOT ... 17 89.28 –2.87 ...
3.69 2.58 ARC Document ARC 7.6 14 2.63 –0.02 .05 14.56 12.63 AmerHlthcrREIT AHR ... ... 13.81 +0.13 ... 10.76 10.10 AresAcqnII A AACT ... 39 10.55 +0.02 ... 13.89 8.85 BGSF BGSF 6.2 16 9.70 –0.43 .15 150.59 87.99 BoozAllen BAH 1.4 47 147.14 –1.04 .51
11.68 6.70 ASE Tech ASX 3.8 24 11.22 +1.31.5714 37.97 28.79 AmHomes4Rent AMH 2.8 37 36.85 +0.06 .26 11.24 7.15 AresCommRealEst ACRE13.2 dd 7.55 –0.21 .25 69.11 54.28 BHP Group BHP 5.3 20 57.30 –1.04 1.44 47.05 29.51 BorgWarner BWA 1.4 12 32.04 +0.89 .17
104.20 63.27 ASGN ASGN ... 23 103.27 +2.51 ... 75.48 45.66 AIG AIG 1.9 15 74.41 +1.57 .36 139.48 71.36 AresMgmt ARES 2.8 55 134.10 +0.98 .93 139.50 51.94 BILL BILL ... dd 68.63 +2.65 ... 9.01 5.70 BorrDrilling BORR .0 92 6.53 +0.34 .05
19.99 13.43 AT&T T 6.5 9 17.20 +0.22.2775 31.59 11.69 AmRltyInv ARL ... 7 19.84 +0.49 ... 49.49 37.37 Argan AGX 2.4 20 49.27 +2.53 .30 6.95 2.00 BitMining BTCM ... dd 3.15 –0.55 ... 395.52 294.70 BostonBeer SAM ... 48 298.81 –5.67 ...
51.95 34.10 ATI ATI ... 20 50.63 +1.39 ... 95.08 70.22 AmerStWater AWR 2.4 21 72.30 +0.66 .43 12.92 6.69 ArisWater ARIS 3.0 20 11.99 –0.19 .09 78.97 60.33 BJ'sWholesale BJ ... 19 75.48 +4.01 ... 24.25 13.55 BostonOmaha BOC ... cc 15.69 –0.96 ...
20.28 5.78 ATI PhysTherapy ATIP ... dd 6.66 –0.24 ... 14.75 6.15 AmerStratInvt NYC ... dd 6.65 –0.89 ... 292.66 131.68 AristaNetworks ANET ... 42 273.11 –14.63 ... 40.84 33.52 BP BP 4.7 7 36.41 +0.77.4362 73.97 46.18 BostonProps BXP 6.1 53 63.94 –2.31 .98
48.89 33.02 ATS ATS ... 28 37.49 –1.08 ... 219.10 154.58 AmerTowerREIT AMT 3.1 65 207.31 +5.55 1.70 12.11 5.27 ArloTech ARLO ... dd 11.21 –0.62 ... 10.30 2.00 BP Prudhoe BPT ... 2 2.12 –0.17 ... 68.07 46.20 BostonSci BSX ... 63 67.66 +0.53 ...
15.99 10.04 A10Networks ATEN 1.8 25 13.52 –0.13 .06 22.58 8.41 AmerVanguard AVD 1.1 72 10.83 +0.01 .03 13.11 9.81 ArmadaHoffler AHH 7.7 dd 10.62 +0.22 .205 6.32 2.51 BRC BRCC ... dd 4.91 +0.79 ... 16.99 8.85 Bowlero BOWL 1.7 67 12.76 –0.43 .055
62.88 51.25 AXIS Capital AXS 2.9 15 61.18 +0.32 .44 153.43 114.25 AmerWaterWorks AWK 2.4 24 118.44 –1.24.7075 27.08 13.32 ArmourResREIT ARR 14.8 dd 19.48 –0.25 .24 3.35 1.06 BRF BRFS ... dd 3.32 +0.31 ... 31.94 23.29 Box BOX ... 44 29.63 +3.09 ...
50.23 21.34 AZEK AZEK ... 62 48.90 –0.05 ... 2.74 0.93 AmericanWell AMWL ... dd 1.03 –0.03 ... 123.82 62.03 ArmstrongWorld AWI .9 24 122.11 +1.17 .28 20.90 15.21 BRT Apartments BRT 6.2 cc 16.12 +0.50 .25 73.00 52.42 BoydGaming BYD 1.1 10 63.16 –1.72 .17
74.70 34.59 AZZ AZZ 1.0 25 71.49 –0.60 .17 33.90 24.31 AmericoldRealty COLD 3.3 dd 26.28 +0.04 .22 147.42 108.51 ArrowElec ARW ... 8 120.03 –0.16 ... 107.18 60.17 BWX Tech BWXT .9 39 103.19 +0.81 .24 63.02 46.77 Brady BRC 1.6 15 57.28 –1.40 .235
16.16 6.72 Aaron's AAN 6.9 93 7.25 –0.07 .125 419.24 275.09 Ameriprise AMP 1.3 17 412.01 +1.42 1.35 45.92 28.98 ArtisanPtrsAsset APAM 5.5 14 44.71 +1.02 .34 6.64 0.96 Babcock&Wilcox BW ... dd 1.43 +0.11 ... 4.58 1.91 BraemarHtls BHR 9.8 dd 2.04 –0.10 .05
121.64 89.67 AbbottLabs ABT 1.8 37 120.96 +2.34 .55 182.72 131.52 Ametek AME .6 32 181.44 +0.76 .28 20.49 11.44 Artivion AORT ... dd 20.02 +1.00 ... 170.86 112.46 BadgerMeter BMI .7 51 161.04 +1.12 .27 5.67 3.42 BrandywineRealty BDN 13.4 dd 4.49 +0.19 .15
182.42 130.96 AbbVie ABBV 3.5 66 178.85 –0.06 1.55 4.00 2.15 Ampco-Pitt AP ... 34 2.53 +0.09 ... 26.27 15.41 Asana ASAN ... dd 18.97 –1.10 ... 2.75 0.56 Bakkt BKKT ... dd .60 +0.02 ... 6.00 4.49 BrasilAgro LND 13.2 9 4.80 +0.01 .621
140.28 21.74 Abercrombie&Fitch ANF ... 19 118.64 –12.73 ... 112.40 72.00 Amphenol APH .8 36 110.41 –0.40 .22 256.39 178.40 AsburyAutomotive ABG ... 7 209.70 –0.10 ... 65.75 42.81 Ball BALL 1.2 29 65.27 +0.99 .20 12.67 6.26 Braskem BAK ... dd 8.02 –0.78 ...
17.73 12.37 AcadiaRealty AKR 4.4 83 16.51 –0.22 .18 9.79 3.56 AmplifyEnergy AMPY ... 1 5.15 –0.97 ... 5.09 1.24 AshfordHosp AHT ... dd 1.51 –0.23 ... 19.79 7.28 Bally's BALY ... dd 10.62 –0.06 ... 41.89 23.19 BreadFinancial BFH 2.2 3 38.92 +0.64 .21
12.05 8.28 AccelEnt ACEL ... 22 11.45 –0.04 ... 10.63 2.59 AmpriusTech AMPX ... dd 2.66 –0.43 ... 105.15 70.82 Ashland ASH 1.6 31 95.51 +0.06 .385 16.08 9.72 BancCalifornia BANC 2.7 dd 14.86 +0.48 .10 13.10 6.67 BridgeInvt BRDG 4.1 dd 6.83 –0.63 .07
387.51 242.80 Accenture ACN 1.4 35 378.17 –2.82 1.29 23.76 11.78 Amrep AXR ... 7 23.00 +1.36 ... 18.72 5.33 AspenAerogels ASPN ... dd 17.02 –0.59 ... 7.70 3.73 BancoBBVA BBAR .0 4 7.37 +1.01.064 119.13 71.65 BrightHorizons BFAM ... 92 117.68 +1.61 ...
264.30 149.30 AcuityBrands AYI .2 22 253.92 +2.31 .15 11.70 7.60 AndrettiAcqnA WNNR ... cc 10.40 +1.21 ... 36.53 22.92 AssetMarkFin AMK ... 22 36.14 +1.06 ... 10.93 6.24 BBVA BBVA 3.8 7 10.80 +0.70.1685 3.23 0.81 BrightScholar BEDU ... ... 2.04 –0.48 ...
70.10 43.62 Acushnet GOLF 1.3 22 64.23 –1.27 .215 11.60 6.71 AngelOakMtgREIT AOMR12.4 8 10.34 –0.12 .32 22.16 14.47 AssociatedBanc ASB 4.2 19 21.13 +0.49 .22 3.21 2.12 BancoBradesco BBDO 6.2 9 2.49 –0.04.0035 24.27 15.23 BrightSphere BSIG .2 15 22.96 +0.32 .01
12.51 7.34 Adecoagro AGRO 3.2 7 10.11 +0.03.1649 30.27 14.91 AngloGoldAsh AU .9 cc 22.36 +2.86 .19 40.55 31.01 AssocCapital AC .6 19 33.44 +0.14 .10 24.10 17.96 BancodeChile BCH 4.7 8 23.22 +0.041.6924 8.01 5.20 BrightSpire BRSP11.9 dd 6.75 –0.20 .20
46.51 30.11 Adient ADNT ... 16 35.24 +1.80 ... 67.09 51.66 AB InBev BUD 1.0 24 62.08 +1.91.8245 183.14 104.49 Assurant AIZ 1.6 15 178.51 –1.95 .72 28.84 16.26 Bladex BLX 7.0 6 28.43 +1.28 .50 10.12 5.16 BrightView BV ... dd 9.90 +1.09 ...
62.99 33.59 AdtalemGlbEduc ATGE ... 18 50.09 +0.95 ... 21.07 14.52 AnnalyCap NLY 13.2 dd 19.64 +0.35 .65 96.60 45.21 AssuredGuaranty AGO 1.4 7 90.30 –1.51 .31 41.99 16.31 BancoMacro BMA .0 2 39.90 +0.48.4262 90.13 59.46 Brink's BCO 1.0 45 84.19 +1.76 .22
130.54 47.73 AdvanceAuto AAP 1.4 99 73.08 +3.82 .25 23.89 5.42 AnnovisBio ANVS ... dd 8.97 +0.10 ... 175.30 116.14 Atkore ATKR .8 10 168.47 –4.05 .32 6.66 4.76 BancSanBrasil BSBR 4.3 ... 5.71 –0.06.0831 49.85 28.23 BrinkerIntl EAT ... 14 49.05 +2.81 ...
168.44 75.02 AdvDrainageSys WMS .3 26 161.75 –1.09 .14 13.72 9.56 AnteroMidstream AM 6.7 17 13.35 –0.16 .225 38.30 23.32 AtlUnionBkshs AUB 3.7 14 35.05 +1.91 .32 21.81 16.24 BcoSantChile BSAC 4.9 13 19.33 –0.501.2511 71.07 47.58 BristolMyers BMY 4.5 14 53.79 +2.90 .60
41.11 23.93 AdvanSix ASIX 2.4 14 26.88 –0.39 .16 30.90 19.91 AnteroResources AR ... 35 26.65 +0.73 ... 24.69 15.06 AtlasEnergy AESI 3.0 12 20.17 +0.84 .21 4.35 3.20 BancoSantander SAN 3.1 6 4.31 +0.16.1027 0.14 0.02 BristolMyersRt CELG.RT .0 ... .06 –0.01.0199
6.12 4.02 Aegon AEG 4.8 dd 5.80 +0.22.1734 9.43 4.09 AnywhereRealEst HOUS ... dd 5.96 –0.29 ... 125.28 101.00 AtmosEnergy ATO 2.8 18 115.82 +3.09 .805 34.43 21.55 BanColombia CIB 3.4 10 32.68 –0.08 .758 31.89 20.08 Bristow VTOL ... dd 25.63 –1.64 ...
83.04 49.58 AerCap AER ... 6 81.44 +4.09 ... 347.37 280.89 Aon AON .8 25 316.75 +2.52 .615 25.39 18.21 AtmusFiltration ATMU ... 12 23.86 –0.10 ... 36.13 24.96 BankofAmerica BAC 2.7 12 35.60 +1.25 .24 37.96 28.35 BritishAmTob BTI 9.9 dd 29.64 –0.14.7431
1.81 0.47 AevaTech AEVA ... dd 1.32 +0.29 ... 37.36 28.22 AptIncmREIT AIRC 5.6 8 32.15 +1.33 .45 3.30 1.01 ATRenew RERE ... dd 1.14 –0.03 ... 33.80 22.93 BankofButterfield NTB 5.9 7 30.07 +0.30 .44 24.47 19.40 BrixmorProp BRX 4.8 23 22.75 –0.06.2725
163.93 120.22 AffiliatedMgrs AMG .0 9 159.10 +1.86 .01 8.93 5.63 ApartmtInv AIV ... dd 7.76 +0.14 ... 34.10 23.81 Autohome ATHM 6.6 12 25.69 –0.32 1.15 75.19 30.83 BankofHawaii BOH 4.5 15 62.76 +2.63 .70 210.24 133.97 BroadridgeFinl BR 1.6 35 203.55 –0.19 .80
151.58 96.80 AgilentTechs A .6 35 147.87 +8.81 .236 39.95 20.05 APi Group APG ... dd 38.93 +1.57 ... 120.25 79.66 Autoliv ALV 2.3 20 117.11 +0.38 .68 100.12 73.98 BankMontreal BMO 3.6 18 94.03 +3.271.1172 17.59 13.68 Broadstone BNL 7.7 18 14.81 –0.27 .285
18.61 5.07 Agiliti AGTI ... dd 9.91 +0.01 ... 56.43 39.65 BankNY Mellon BK 3.0 14 55.47 –0.02 .42 6.31 2.27 BrookdaleSrLiving BKD ... dd 6.05 +0.48 ...
29.44 5.63 agilon health AGL ... dd 5.92 –0.12 ... 51.80 39.80 BankNovaScotia BNS 6.4 11 50.13 +1.47.7843 42.86 28.35 BrookfieldAsset BAM 3.2 11 42.06 +0.48 .38
61.15 43.22 AgnicoEagleMines AEM 2.9 13 54.51 +4.89 .40 34.22 15.83 BankUnited BKU 4.2 12 27.54 +1.31 .29 25.58 14.00 BrookfieldBus BBUC 1.1 9 22.99 +0.39.0625
Cash Track
open-end funds by assets. These IntBdA 12.46 0.05 0.0 -3.3 Eq A 80.11 -0.37 4.5 33.3 US SmCpVal 45.26 0.22 0.7 27.4
funds value their portfolios daily IntlGrIncA 37.52 0.65 4.6 9.8 Carillon Reams: US TgdVal 32.02 0.18 0.4 26.9
and report net asset values (the
dollar amount of their holdings LtdTEBdA 15.33 0.04 0.3 -0.4 CorePlBd I 29.81 0.26 -0.1 -5.0 USLCpGr 34.25 -0.31 9.5 48.1
divided by the number of shares N PerA 59.86 0.16 7.1 18.8 UnconstrndBd I 12.27 0.09 1.0 4.1 USLgVa 47.35 0.55 6.3 26.6
outstanding) to the National NEcoA 58.87 -0.12 9.1 13.8 Carillon Scout: USLgVaIII 30.41 0.35 6.3 26.9 Cash Flow: Investors warmed to managed funds, sending $2.7 billion a week, on average, to equity funds
Association of Securities Dealers.
Total returns reflect both price NwWrldA 78.21 0.48 4.2 0.2 MidCap I 24.15 0.36 10.8 13.8 USSoCoreEq2 25.45 0.05 7.0 31.8 in the past month. Weekly contributions to taxable-bond funds netted out to $6.8 billion, while muni-bond
changes and dividends; these SmCpA 67.72 -0.15 2.2 -5.9 CausewayInst : USSustCoreI 40.31 -0.01 7.7 35.5 funds took in $240 million a week. Money-market funds got a weekly average of $8.1 billion.
figures assume that all distribu- STBFA 9.49 0.01 0.5 -0.2 USVectorEq 25.47 0.22 5.2 25.7
tions are reinvested in the fund. CausewayInst 19.88 0.37 1.6 23.0
TECAA 16.76 0.05 0.5 -0.6 Dodge & Cox:
Because Lipper is constantly up- CIBC Atlas:
dating its database, these returns TxExA 12.44 0.03 0.3 -0.7 Balanced n 103.35 1.14 2.1 17.7
WshA 60.83 -0.17 6.3 39.5 DispEq Inst 29.49 NA NA NA
may differ from those previously
ClearBridge:
Dodge & Cox n 10.93 0.11 -0.1 4.7 Equity Funds Municipal Bond Funds
published or calculated by others. AMG Managers Funds: GblStock n 15.26 0.17 2.3 26.1
3 year returns are cumulative. The AggressGrowthA107.08 -2.17 2.5 -3.5 Income n 12.61 0.11 -0.1 -2.6
3000 700
NAV is the last reported closing YachtmanFocFd I20.96 -0.01 4.3 22.4
YacktFocFd N n 21.04 -0.01 4.3 21.6 AllCapValueA 14.13 0.22 6.6 26.3 Intl Stk n 49.55 0.69 0.8 14.1
price for the week. Footnotes: NA: 600 440
not available. NE: performance YacktmanFd I 24.27 0.01 4.0 23.6 AppreciationA 33.34 -0.10 8.2 38.3 Stock n 253.88 3.15 4.2 30.8
excluded by Lipper editor. NN: fund Angel Oak Funds Trst: DividendStrat1 n 29.15 0.10 4.6 37.4 DoubleLine Funds:
not tracked. NS: fund not in DividendStratA 29.11 0.09 4.5 36.2 -1800 180
existence for whole period. e: ex AglOkMtiStFdClIn 8.51 0.05 1.5 -3.5 CoreFxdIncmI 9.27 0.07 0.2 -5.6
LargeCapGrowthA 57.80 -0.32 12.5 38.6
capital gains distributions. f: AQR Funds: LowDurBdI 9.59 0.02 1.0 5.3
previous day’s quote. n: no front- LargeCapGrowthI 68.76 -0.38 12.6 39.8
ShillerEnhCAPEI 14.60 NA NA NA
-4200 -80
or back-end sales charge. p: fund LgCapDefStyle I23.40 0.05 6.5 26.3 SmallCapGrowthIS 41.53 -0.30 2.4 -11.2
TotRetBdI 8.78 0.07 0.1 -6.4
assets are used to pay marketing Artisan Funds: Cohen & Steers:
TotRetBdN n 8.78 0.07 0.2 -7.1
-6600 -340
and distribution costs (12b-1 fees). GblOppInst 34.92 0.40 9.8 13.6
r: fund levies redemption fee or GlbRltyI 51.36 0.75 -1.2 0.9 Jan Feb Mar Jan Feb Mar
back-end load. s: stock dividend or Intl Inv n 29.07 0.59 8.4 10.9 InstlRlty 46.58 0.51 0.3 17.8 E
split of 25% or more. t: fund charges IntlInst 29.20 0.59 8.4 11.7 PrefSecIncnI 12.03 0.09 3.1 0.1
12b-1 fees (for marketing and IntlVal Inst 47.47 0.40 3.3 28.1 RltyIncI 16.70 0.20 0.5 16.2 Eaton Vance Class A: Money Market Funds Taxable Bond Funds
distribution) and a back-end load.
v: capital-gains distribution may be
IntlVal Inv n 47.32 0.40 3.2 27.2 RltyShs n 63.65 0.70 0.3 17.6 TMG1.0 n 2291.42 -8.46 8.4 37.3 25000 13900
a return of capital. x: ex cash MidCapInst 45.02 -0.28 8.2 -0.5 Colorado BondShares: TMG1.1 102.88 -0.39 8.4 36.2
dividend. MidCapInv n 37.64 -0.24 8.2 -1.2 ColoradoBdShs 8.88 0.03 2.1 8.7 Eaton Vance Class I: 19000 9300
Net YTD 3-Yr. B Columbia Class A: AtlCpSMID 40.56 0.45 7.1 27.9
NAV Chg. % Ret. % Ret. BalancedA 50.90 0.20 5.4 19.6 FltgRt 8.43 0.01 1.7 14.5 13000 4700
Baird Funds: ContCoreA 33.80 0.02 8.8 39.0 GblMacAbR 8.34 0.02 2.4 11.0
A 7000 100
AggBdInst 9.79 0.09 -0.2 -6.4 DisplCoreA 14.20 0.08 8.8 39.1 IncBos 5.14 0.02 1.1 9.9
AAM: CorBdInst 10.11 0.09 0.0 -5.0 DivIncA 32.12 0.11 5.7 33.8 NatlMuniInc 9.36 0.03 0.5 0.4
IntBdInst 10.29 0.05 0.2 -2.9 LgCpGrowA 62.40 -0.68 9.5 39.5 Edgewood Growth Instituti: 1000 -4500
B&GIncGroClI 24.12 -0.06 5.7 27.8
AB Funds: ShtTBdInst 9.41 0.02 0.6 2.2 LgCpVl A 16.18 0.13 5.5 24.6 EdgewoodGrInst49.86 NA NA NA Jan Feb Mar Jan Feb Mar
Baron Funds: LiGoBalA 11.49 0.04 4.3 11.3
CapFdInc.LCapGow103.76 -0.45 11.9 46.4 SelgComuInfoA 118.90 -1.08 6.4 41.0 F A red chart indicates a lower value than the starting period. Green means it's higher than the starting period.
MuniIncmShares 11.18 0.06 1.3 1.0 Asset n 102.31 -0.08 4.4 7.5
TaxEA 11.91 0.05 0.8 -2.4 The charts above show four-week moving averages of net cash flow in millions of dollars. BARRON'S • Lipper FMI
AB Funds - A: Growth n 99.08 0.07 3.6 11.1 Fairholme:
Columbia Class Adv:
LgCpGrA 91.98 -0.40 11.9 45.0 Partners n 142.09 -8.92 -11.0 3.0 Fairholme n 33.39 -0.06 -7.7 11.9
SmallCap n 32.83 0.14 8.5 9.6 DivIncom 32.80 0.10 5.8 34.8
RelatValA 6.52 0.05 6.9 33.2 Columbia Class C: FAM Value: Net YTD 3-Yr. Net YTD 3-Yr. Net YTD 3-Yr. Net YTD 3-Yr.
AB Funds - ADV: Baron Instl Shares: NAV Chg. % Ret. % Ret. NAV Chg. % Ret. % Ret. NAV Chg. % Ret. % Ret. NAV Chg. % Ret. % Ret.
DivInc 30.93 0.09 5.6 30.8 FAMValue n 99.03 0.72 8.6 28.1
GlbBd 6.91 0.05 0.2 -4.1 AssetInst 108.58 -0.08 4.4 8.4 Federated Hermes A: SrsAdvIntlCapApp 32.36 0.41 8.8 18.1 Freedom2035 K 15.25 0.13 5.1 13.8 GrStrt n 61.88 0.03 9.7 25.6 IntlValIdx 9.61 0.11 3.0 20.3
EmergingMktsInst 14.21 0.12 1.4 -23.0 Columbia Class I:
HiIncmAdv 6.93 0.03 1.4 8.1 StrValDivA p 5.46 0.12 1.0 21.9 StragInc n 11.46 0.07 1.3 2.8 Freedom2035K6 15.20 0.13 5.1 14.3 GwthDiscovery n 61.37 -0.29 13.9 45.0 LowDurationInc 10.08 0.00 1.0 7.5
GrowthInst 104.74 0.08 3.6 11.9 Acorn I 11.66 -0.01 6.7 -4.9 TotBdFdClZ 9.51 0.07 0.1 -3.8 Freedom2040 K 11.14 0.09 6.2 17.8 HighInc n 7.70 0.04 1.8 4.4 Muni Inc 9.96 0.03 0.3 -0.2
IntlStraEquPtADV 12.85 0.19 11.4 12.8 Federated Hermes Int:
PartnersInst 148.02 -9.28 -10.9 3.8 Balanced I 50.78 0.20 5.4 20.5 Fidelity Advisor A: Freedom2040K6 11.09 0.09 6.3 18.4 IntBd n 10.07 0.05 0.3 -3.0 SAIEmgMktLoVolIx 11.20 0.05 2.4 12.7
LgCpGrAdv 103.86 -0.45 11.9 46.1 ContCore I 34.22 0.03 8.9 40.1 InsHiYld 8.78 0.04 0.4 5.1
RealEstateInst 37.78 0.19 5.7 8.0 BalancA 27.80 0.05 5.5 21.0 Freedom2045 K 12.86 0.10 6.6 18.8 IntlCapiApp K6 16.66 0.21 8.9 18.8 SAIInflaFocFd 86.94 0.04 3.1 20.4
NationalPtf 9.73 0.03 0.6 -0.4 DivIncom I 32.16 0.10 5.8 34.8 TtlRtnBdI 9.48 0.07 -0.3 -5.7
SmallCapInst 35.49 0.15 8.6 10.4 EqGrA p/r 19.44 -0.09 13.8 43.7 Freedom2045K6 12.81 0.10 6.7 19.4 IntlDisc n 48.53 0.67 9.4 3.4 ShortTermBd 9.63 0.01 0.5 1.7
SmMidCpValAdv 22.97 0.24 3.5 14.0 LgCpGrow I 66.85 -0.73 9.5 40.6 Federated Hermes IS:
Bernstein Fds: GrOppA 146.42 0.60 14.1 17.2 Freedom2050 K 13.02 0.10 6.6 18.8 IntlGrRet n 20.72 0.34 8.2 20.0 TotalBd 9.01 0.07 0.1 -3.5
Advisers Inv Trst: LgCpIdx I 55.50 -0.13 7.7 39.8
DivrMuni n 13.94 0.03 0.5 1.0 KaufmnSCI 49.85 -0.97 4.7 -13.4 NwInsghtA 36.94 -0.07 14.3 43.0 Freedom2050K6 13.00 0.11 6.7 19.4 IntlSmCap n 32.04 0.45 2.2 9.8 TxFreeBd 10.12 0.03 0.3 0.5
Balanced n 87.83 -0.23 4.4 22.6 SelComunInfo 138.91 -1.26 6.4 42.1 StraValDivIS 5.50 0.12 1.1 22.9
IntmDur n 11.30 0.08 -0.4 -7.6 StrInA 11.29 0.06 1.2 1.8 Freedom2055 K 15.08 0.12 6.6 18.8 IntMu n 10.17 0.03 0.3 0.7 U.S.TreBdIdx 8.74 0.05 -0.5 -8.1
Growth n 113.21 -0.50 6.6 38.7 SelLCVal 33.17 0.59 4.2 24.3 UltraShortI 9.20 0.01 1.1 6.2
BlackRock Funds: Fidelity Advisor Fun: Freedom2055K6 15.05 0.12 6.7 19.3 InvGB n 7.19 0.05 -0.1 -5.9 USValueIndex 11.33 0.15 5.0 30.1
Akre Funds: StratInc I 21.32 0.16 0.6 -0.2 Federated Hermes R:
CoreBd Inst 8.28 NA -0.2 -7.4 EqGrClZ 22.90 -0.10 13.9 45.3 Idx2020InsPre 15.90 0.10 2.5 5.8 InvGrBd 10.01 0.08 -0.1 -4.6 Fidelity Selects:
AkreFocusInst 64.14 -0.07 7.3 33.8 TotReBd I 30.30 0.26 -0.2 -9.9 KaufmnR 5.57 -0.06 5.9 -7.4 Idx2025InsPre 18.22 0.12 2.9 7.4 LargeCap n 48.79 0.48 8.2 39.7
HiYBlk 7.05 NA 1.6 9.2 InterDiscZ 48.27 0.66 9.4 3.7 Biotech n 19.72 -0.33 10.6 -5.1
AkreFocusRtl 61.55 -0.07 7.3 32.7 Columbia Class I2: Federated Hermes R6: Idx2030InsPre 19.53 0.11 3.3 9.6 LevCoSt n 38.90 0.04 11.6 27.7
HiYldBd Inst 7.04 NA 1.4 8.9 IntlGrwZ 20.70 0.34 8.3 20.5 DfAero n 17.15 0.18 1.2 28.4
AmanaGrowth n: DivIncom 32.77 0.11 5.8 35.1 FedInstHYBondL 8.79 0.04 0.5 5.2 Idx2035InsPre 22.36 0.12 4.0 13.5 LmtTrmMuniIncm n 10.35 0.01 0.3 -0.2
LowDurI Inst 9.00 NA 0.7 1.2 fedadvcons 10.06 0.00 1.0 NS Energy n 58.98 0.53 6.2 96.9
AmanaGrowth n 78.86 0.02 10.4 50.9 Columbia Class I3: StrValL 5.50 0.12 1.1 22.9 Idx2040InsPre 23.28 0.11 4.9 17.3 LowP n 46.29 0.39 5.0 27.8 Health n 30.50 -0.12 6.1 8.8
BlackRock Funds A: Fidelity Advisor I:
Amer Beacon Insti: ContCore I3 35.15 0.03 8.9 40.5 TtlRtnBdL 9.48 0.08 -0.3 -5.7 Idx2045InsPre 24.36 0.11 5.2 18.1 LowPriStkK 46.22 0.39 5.1 28.1 HlthCareSrvPt r n 133.94 0.33 0.5 22.2
AdvLgCapCore 20.39 0.04 7.8 35.4 BalancI 28.55 0.06 5.5 22.0 Idx2050InsPre 24.41 0.12 5.2 18.1 LowPriStkK6 15.81 0.13 5.0 28.9
SmCpInst 25.13 0.21 0.8 16.2 DivIncom 32.83 0.11 5.8 35.3 Fidelity: ITSvs n 66.36 -0.79 6.4 -1.8
CapAppr 35.64 -0.45 11.8 30.1 ConsvIncmMuni I n 10.04 0.01 0.6 4.5 Idx2055InsPre 20.08 0.09 5.2 18.1 Magin n 13.98 -0.04 13.6 44.3
American Century G: EqtyDivd 19.93 0.18 4.5 23.4 500IdxInstPrem n 178.27 -0.41 7.7 40.5 EqGrI 22.55 -0.10 13.8 44.7 MdTchDevis n 67.51 0.93 9.0 4.7
D Idx2020 Premier 15.89 0.10 2.5 5.8 MAMun n 11.47 0.04 0.3 -1.4 Multimedia n 95.80 -0.66 9.0 15.0
GlBond 8.72 0.07 -0.2 -4.7 GlblAlloc 19.12 0.19 4.6 5.1 BalancedK6 14.92 0.03 5.5 23.4 FAEmgMktI 28.68 0.23 0.5 -16.8 Idx2025 Premier 18.21 0.12 2.9 7.5 Manager40 n 12.71 0.06 2.6 7.1 Retail n 20.71 -0.14 10.4 13.6
Sustain Equity 51.37 -0.03 8.6 41.4 HlthScOp 70.26 -0.23 7.4 21.0 Davis Funds A: Contrafund K6 26.54 -0.08 15.3 47.6 FAInvGrdI 7.20 0.06 -0.1 -5.9 Idx2030 Premier 19.52 0.11 3.3 9.7 Manager60 n 15.15 0.07 3.7 11.0 Semiconductors r n 30.78 0.32 26.9 140.4
American Century I: MdCpGrA 34.95 -0.27 7.0 4.2 EmgMktIdxInstPre n 10.20 0.07 1.5 -14.7 FltRatel 9.32 0.02 1.9 18.1
NYVen A 28.95 0.09 9.0 19.3 Idx2035 Premier 22.36 0.12 4.0 13.6 MegaCpStk n 22.67 0.19 8.3 41.8 Softwr n 28.65 -0.71 3.5 34.8
EqInc 8.70 0.11 3.1 19.2 MultiAstIncome 10.03 0.07 1.6 5.7 ExtMktIdxInstPre n 81.58 0.12 4.5 2.9 GrOppI 162.50 0.67 14.2 18.1
Davis Funds C & Y: Idx2040 Premier 23.27 0.11 4.9 17.4 MidCap n 42.78 0.25 5.6 25.8 Tech n 32.10 -0.19 12.6 43.1
Growth 55.27 -0.57 10.1 44.1 NatlMuni 10.20 0.03 0.5 -2.3 FidAdAsset 13.44 0.06 1.5 3.4 HthCarI 70.68 -0.29 5.9 8.5
NYVenY 30.14 0.10 9.0 20.2 Idx2045 Premier 24.36 0.11 5.2 18.2 MuniInc n 12.32 0.04 0.3 -0.5 Fidelity Series:
IntTF 10.86 0.03 0.4 0.2 ScTechOppA 58.27 -0.66 14.3 12.8 FidAdEm 37.30 0.20 4.4 NS IntlGr 20.66 0.33 8.2 20.0
Del Invest Instl: Idx2050 Premier24.40 0.11 5.2 18.2 NASDAQ n 204.04 -2.37 7.3 31.4
MdCapVal 15.92 0.26 2.2 20.0 TotRet 9.94 0.08 -0.2 -8.2 FidSAI 8.95 0.05 1.9 NS MuniIncI 10.18 0.02 0.2 0.5 Canada 15.15 0.16 3.1 33.3
Value 17.53 0.23 4.5 18.5 Idx 2055 Premier20.08 0.10 5.2 18.2 NewInsights Z 38.85 -0.07 14.4 44.6
SmCapVal 10.55 0.12 0.5 9.4 BlackRock Funds III: FidSAIEmerg 12.60 0.17 3.9 2.7 NwInsghtI 38.67 -0.08 14.3 44.1 IntMuni Z 10.19 0.03 0.3 0.8
Deutsche DWS: Idx 2060 Premier 17.01 0.07 5.2 18.1 NewMill n 53.27 0.08 11.6 51.9
American Century Inv: FidSer5 7.64 0.06 -0.2 NS REIncmInst 11.70 0.09 1.5 9.1 FidelityAdviAsset:
iShS&P500IdxK602.00 -1.36 7.7 40.4 Income n 10.54 0.07 1.2 0.9 NewMkt n 12.48 0.11 1.4 0.8
iShUSAggBdIdxK 9.01 0.07 -0.4 -7.0 CoreEq n 33.57 0.09 8.2 42.0 FidSer0-5 9.54 0.02 0.8 NS StrInI 11.46 0.07 1.3 2.6 ADVAssetMan60 15.14 0.07 3.7 11.3
DiscCoreVal n 34.91 0.21 6.7 15.2 Fidelity Invest: OTC n 20.29 -0.10 10.9 35.8
BlackRock Funds Inst: Diamond Hill Funds: FIDSerEmgMkt 8.77 0.06 3.7 -17.5 Total Bd 9.51 0.07 0.0 -4.2 First Eagle Funds:
EqGro n 29.48 -0.06 8.8 27.2 AggrInt n 28.89 0.37 8.9 18.2 OTC K 20.76 -0.11 10.9 36.3
LgCapI 33.73 0.39 6.1 21.8 FidSerInt 8.72 0.08 -0.2 NS Fidelity Advisor M: GlbA 65.82 0.99 4.3 20.6
EqInc n 8.68 0.11 3.1 18.4 AdvLgCapCore 21.58 0.04 7.8 36.3 AilSectEq 11.48 -0.31 9.0 42.1 Ovrse n 64.88 0.88 7.6 18.2
LgCapY 33.77 0.40 6.1 22.2 FidSerToMarket 16.83 -0.03 7.3 33.4 Balanced 28.25 0.06 5.4 20.2 OverseasA 24.89 0.40 2.7 10.5
Grwth n 53.47 -0.55 10.1 43.3 CAInsMun 12.05 0.06 1.1 1.2 AMgr20% n 13.45 0.07 1.5 3.4 PuritanK 25.06 0.08 7.7 25.0
LongShortI 28.62 0.32 6.3 20.7 FIDSerTresIndxFd 9.93 0.00 0.9 7.5 EqGr 18.70 -0.09 13.7 42.6 FPA Funds:
Heritage n 24.27 0.08 10.9 10.5 EmgMkts 24.25 0.30 0.0 -21.2 AMgr50% n 20.19 0.09 3.1 8.9 Puritn n 25.09 0.08 7.7 24.7
Dimensional Fds: FIDZroExtMktIx n 12.78 0.10 4.3 9.6 GrOppM 143.74 0.58 14.1 16.4
MdCapVal n 15.90 0.26 2.3 19.3 EqtyDivd 20.04 0.19 4.5 24.4 AMgr70% n 26.89 0.11 4.3 14.0 RealE n 38.31 0.70 -0.5 16.7 FPANwInc n 9.79 0.05 0.9 5.7
FIDZroLgCpIx n 18.15 -0.06 7.7 39.1 NwInsghtM 34.34 -0.07 14.2 41.9
OneChMod n 14.77 0.10 3.9 9.0 FloRateIncPorIns 9.73 0.02 1.8 17.3 2TGlFxd 9.77 0.01 1.0 2.8 AMgr85% n 25.54 0.10 5.2 17.6 SAIIntlMinVolInd 11.32 0.23 3.6 13.9 FPA Funds Trust:
Flex 500 Index 21.91 -0.04 7.8 40.5 Fidelity Advisor Z: SAILTTreBdIdx 7.31 0.09 -2.6 -25.3
Select n 107.99 -1.24 7.8 39.7 GlblAlloc 19.29 0.19 4.6 5.8 5GlbFxdInc 10.07 0.01 1.1 -1.9 AstMgr30R n 11.67 0.06 2.0 4.9 FPACres Inst n 40.08 0.08 3.8 21.4
FlexIntIdx 13.11 0.17 4.0 7.4 AdvIntlSmCpZ 32.22 0.45 2.2 10.3 SAISm-MidCap500I 6.43 0.06 5.1 16.6
Ultra n 81.19 -0.87 9.0 35.8 HiEqInc 28.47 0.20 3.3 26.7 DFARlEst 39.06 0.61 -0.4 14.8 Balanc n 28.42 0.06 5.5 22.1 FPACresentFnd 40.11 0.08 3.8 21.6
FlexUSBdIdx 9.09 0.07 -0.4 -7.1 AssetManager50% 20.13 0.10 3.2 9.2 SAIUSMinVolIndFd 19.80 0.00 6.1 32.8
American Century R6: HlthScOp 75.19 -0.24 7.5 21.9 EmgMkt 28.07 0.19 2.0 -4.1 BalancedK 28.42 0.06 5.5 22.3 Franklin A1:
Freedom2060K 13.85 0.11 6.6 18.8 AssetMngr85 25.39 0.10 5.2 17.9 SAIUSQtyIdx 20.97 -0.32 8.3 48.7
AmCentUltraFdR6 87.12 -0.93 9.0 37.2 MdCpGrEq 41.22 -0.32 7.0 4.9 EmgMktSoCoEq 14.22 0.06 1.7 -3.9 BluCh n 197.75 -0.26 14.1 36.9
GlexUSIdxInstPre n 14.64 0.19 4.0 7.4 CA TF A1 6.91 0.02 0.5 -0.9
MdCapVal 15.92 0.26 2.3 20.6 MultiAstIncome 10.04 0.06 1.7 6.5 EmgMktVa 29.96 0.04 1.8 12.8 AsstMngr70 26.84 0.11 4.3 14.3 BluChpGr K6 30.47 -0.04 13.5 38.2 SmCapDisc n 27.89 -0.05 4.8 25.3
GrowthCompanyK625.84 -0.04 15.1 42.3 Fed TF A1 10.88 0.04 0.7 -1.6
SmCpVal 10.55 0.11 0.4 9.8 NatlMuni 10.19 0.03 0.4 -1.6 EmMktCorEq 22.87 0.11 2.1 1.3 EmMkt Z 28.62 0.24 0.6 -16.5 BluChpGrK 198.86 -0.26 14.1 37.3 SmlCapO n 14.80 -0.04 6.5 19.0
InflPrBdIndInsPr n 9.06 0.05 0.3 -0.9 HiInc A1 1.73 0.02 1.7 10.0
American Century Y: ScTechOppInst 64.27 -0.72 14.4 13.6 EmMktSmCp 22.90 -0.04 0.4 9.7 FloatRateHighInc 9.33 0.02 2.0 18.4 CAMun n 12.23 0.04 0.1 -0.4 SmlCpGrth n 31.34 0.04 11.3 8.6
IntlIdxInstPrem n 49.80 0.77 5.2 17.4 HY TF A1 8.89 0.05 2.0 -2.3
StratIncOpptyIns 9.41 0.05 0.7 2.8 Fixd 10.25 0.01 1.1 4.7 GrOpp 164.85 0.68 14.2 18.5 CapAp n 44.50 -0.04 12.1 40.0 SmlCpGrth K6 16.80 0.03 11.5 9.8
IntTF 10.85 0.03 0.4 0.3 IntlIndex n 11.51 0.15 4.0 8.5 IncomeA1 2.32 0.03 1.0 16.0
StratMuniOppI 10.62 0.06 1.3 -1.9 GblAll60 40Inst20.88 0.09 3.7 14.9 IntCpAp 32.46 0.42 8.9 18.6 CapDevO n 22.28 0.22 8.5 40.8 SmlCpGrth Z 31.69 0.03 11.3 8.9
American Funds Cl A: IntrTresBdIxPrem n 9.66 0.07 -0.4 -8.7 NY TF A1 10.07 0.03 0.6 -2.1
TotRet 9.94 0.08 -0.1 -7.3 GlEqInst 32.16 0.14 5.5 26.2 InvestGradeBd 7.20 0.05 -0.2 -5.6 CnvSc n 32.92 0.21 1.5 4.3 SmlCpVal n 20.29 0.18 2.6 19.3
2020TarRetA 13.29 0.08 2.5 9.6 LgCpGwId InstPre n 32.22 -0.41 9.2 47.7 US Gov A1 5.08 0.05 -0.6 -8.2
BNY Mellon Funds: GlRESec 10.13 0.17 -1.4 5.9 NewMktsIncFdZ 12.48 0.11 1.4 1.1 Contra n 18.60 -0.06 15.7 47.0 Srs1000ValIndRet 15.48 0.14 5.4 25.1
2025TarRetA 14.98 0.08 2.8 10.4 LgCpVlIdxIstPrem n 17.04 0.19 5.4 24.9 Utils A1 19.51 0.69 1.2 18.8
InfProtSec 10.86 0.06 0.3 -1.2 RE Income 11.69 0.09 1.5 9.5 ContraK 18.66 -0.06 15.7 47.4 SrsBlChGroRetail n 17.81 -0.03 14.0 40.3
2030TarRetA 16.73 0.08 3.7 13.0 Aprec n 42.93 -0.16 5.3 34.0 LTTrsBdIdxInstPr n 9.86 0.13 -2.0 -22.9 Franklin Templeton:
IntGvFxdInc 11.02 0.08 -0.3 -8.6 StkSelAllCap 73.09 -0.18 6.4 30.3 CpInc n 9.86 0.04 3.1 13.2 SrsCommStrt 92.92 0.89 0.3 23.2
2035TarRetA 18.35 0.06 4.6 16.2 Dr500In n 54.94 -0.13 7.6 38.4 MidCpInxInstPrem n 31.62 0.26 5.6 19.4 Fidelity Freedom: SrsEmrgMkt 17.71 0.09 2.2 -16.6 TgtModA 15.15 NA NA NA
IntlCoreEq 15.83 0.21 3.3 15.4 DisEq n 64.97 -0.23 11.1 38.6
2040TarRetA 19.48 0.05 5.5 19.0 Dreyf n 18.23 0.03 11.8 54.6 OTCK6Port 22.38 -0.11 11.2 37.3 SrsGlobal 14.39 0.18 3.9 7.3 FrankTemp/Frank Adv:
IntlREst 3.58 0.07 -4.0 -10.0 2060 K6 13.85 0.11 6.7 19.4 DivGth n 36.32 0.37 10.1 39.0
2045TarRetA 20.02 0.05 5.7 19.5 DreyMid r Inv n 29.95 0.44 6.3 20.4 PuritanK6 15.21 0.05 7.6 25.8 SrsIntlGrw 18.60 0.30 8.6 22.7 CA TF Adv 6.90 0.02 0.7 -0.6
IntlSustCore1 12.79 0.18 4.5 12.5 FF2010 n 13.87 0.10 1.8 2.5 DivIntl n 44.15 0.52 7.5 12.0
2050TarRetA 19.71 0.04 5.9 19.3 GlFxIncI 20.07 0.20 1.0 -0.5 RealEstIdxInst n 15.68 0.22 -0.7 11.4 SrsGroCoRetail 22.22 -0.06 14.1 43.9 CvtScAdv 21.26 0.19 2.7 2.9
IntlVal 20.84 0.34 4.1 27.4 FF2015 n 11.45 0.09 2.4 4.1 DivIntl K6 14.58 0.17 7.4 12.9
AmcpA 41.38 -0.22 8.6 23.6 InstS&PStkIdx I 56.23 -0.13 7.7 39.7 SAIUSLgCpIndxFd 21.25 -0.05 7.7 40.4 SrsIntlSmCp 17.32 0.18 2.1 8.8 Dynat Adv 158.58 -1.85 13.5 20.1
IntlVectorEq 13.72 0.20 2.7 14.9 FF2020 n 14.46 0.11 3.1 5.4 DivStkO n 35.81 0.02 12.2 42.9
AMutlA 53.44 0.31 4.8 31.2 IntlStkI 25.37 0.26 6.7 14.4 SeriesBondFd 8.98 0.07 -0.4 -7.1 SrsIntlVal 12.32 0.19 5.6 29.7 Growth Adv 134.73 -0.60 8.9 31.4
IntSmCo 19.68 0.28 1.9 6.8 FF2025 n 13.57 0.11 3.6 7.2 EmrgMktK 37.34 0.20 4.4 -11.5
BondA 11.35 0.08 -0.5 -7.2 IntlStkY 25.05 0.26 6.7 14.5 SeriesOverseas 14.02 0.19 8.1 22.4 STBF n 8.38 0.01 0.6 1.7 IncomeAdv 2.29 0.02 0.6 16.2
IntSmVa 21.90 0.46 3.2 19.1 FF2030 n 17.26 0.14 4.2 9.5 EmrgMktsDebt 7.81 0.07 1.9 1.4
BalA 33.47 0.09 4.6 20.1 SmMidCpGrI 26.78 -0.04 1.8 -19.7 SerLTTreBdIdx 5.70 0.07 -2.1 -22.9 StkSelSmCp n 35.45 -0.07 6.2 17.0 RisDv Adv 92.95 0.34 5.2 35.1
IntTermMuni 10.11 0.02 0.1 0.5 FF2035 n 15.27 0.13 5.1 13.5 EmrMkt n 37.34 0.20 4.4 -11.9
CapIBA 67.79 0.52 2.4 16.1 StrgVal I 43.45 0.41 5.1 45.9 SmCpIdxInstPrem n 25.79 0.09 3.0 -1.3 StkSlcACap n 73.61 -0.18 6.4 30.0 SmCpValAdv 58.56 0.48 1.5 8.7
IntVaIII 17.94 0.29 4.1 27.6 FF2040 n 11.13 0.08 6.1 17.3 Eq Inc n 71.08 0.77 5.7 28.6
CapWA 16.43 0.22 -1.2 -14.6 BNY Mellon Funds Tru: STBdIdx InstPrem n 9.76 0.03 0.3 -1.1 StratDivInc n 16.52 0.18 4.0 19.1 FrankTemp/Franklin A:
ITExQual 9.60 0.09 0.0 -5.6 FF2045 n 12.87 0.10 6.5 18.4 EqDivIncm n 28.52 0.45 5.2 32.0
CapWGrA 63.93 0.36 6.3 20.4 NtlIntmMuni 13.07 0.03 0.2 -0.1 LgCo 34.06 -0.07 7.7 40.2 STTreIdx InstPre n 10.09 0.02 0.0 -1.9 TaxFrB n 11.06 0.04 0.4 -0.1 BAL A 12.44 0.13 0.8 12.2
FF2050 n 13.03 0.10 6.6 18.4 Fidel n 81.99 -0.79 10.1 45.6
EupacA 58.19 0.82 6.4 -0.6 Brown Advisory Funds: LgCpIntl 27.54 0.37 4.5 18.3 TMktIdxInstPrem n 141.33 -0.25 7.3 33.4 TotalBond n 9.52 0.07 0.0 -4.1 DynaTech A 151.70 -1.77 13.4 19.2
Free2055 n 15.08 0.12 6.6 18.4 FltRateHi n 9.33 0.02 1.9 18.3
FdInvA 77.68 0.12 8.7 36.5 GrwthEquityInst 29.19 -0.07 7.4 21.3 SclCrEqInst 14.62 0.19 3.1 10.8 TotalMarketIndex n 17.84 -0.03 7.3 34.7 TotalBond K6 8.83 0.07 -0.1 -3.9 EqIn A 30.78 0.24 4.9 28.9
Free2060InstPrem 17.01 0.08 5.2 18.1 FocsdStk n 36.09 0.01 19.1 47.5
GBalA 37.33 0.32 2.8 9.5 STExQual 10.38 0.01 1.0 0.6 TtlIntIdxInstPr n 13.62 0.17 3.6 6.8 Trend n 171.27 -0.81 15.3 44.0 FoundFAlA 14.77 0.05 5.4 17.7
Freedom2015 K 11.43 0.09 2.4 4.2 FournOne n 57.06 0.29 4.9 18.3
GovtA 12.00 0.08 -0.6 -7.5 C STGov 10.00 0.01 1.0 0.8 USBdIdxInstPrem n 10.33 0.08 -0.4 -7.1 Freedom2020 K 14.45 0.12 3.1 5.7 GNMA n 10.12 0.09 -0.7 -7.7 Value n 14.93 0.14 4.0 32.2 GrOp A 47.97 -0.38 12.1 24.3
GwthA 69.59 -0.28 10.2 27.5 STMuniBd 10.16 0.01 0.4 2.9 USSusIdx n 23.10 -0.03 8.7 43.7 Freedom2020K6 14.39 0.12 3.2 6.1 GovtInc n 9.17 0.06 -0.6 -8.7 ValueDisc n 36.31 0.45 3.4 21.4 Growth A 133.50 -0.61 8.9 30.4
HI TrA 9.55 0.05 1.7 10.0 Calamos Funds: US CoreEq1 38.68 0.03 7.3 35.2 Fidelity Adv Focus A: Wrldw n 35.61 0.07 14.5 27.9 LwDuToRt A 8.90 0.02 0.6 2.1
Freedom2025 K 13.55 0.11 3.7 7.4 GroCo n 36.29 -0.12 13.7 40.1
HiInMuniA 15.13 0.07 1.8 1.3 Gr&IncA 44.79 -0.13 6.0 23.9 US CoreEq2 34.65 0.06 6.7 33.5 HthCarA 63.50 -0.27 5.9 7.6 Freedom2025K6 13.51 0.12 3.7 7.9 GroInc n 58.27 0.60 7.5 39.0 Fidelity SAI: RisDv A 93.04 0.34 5.2 34.1
ICAA 54.26 -0.09 7.7 41.4 MktNeutI 14.39 0.02 1.5 10.6 US Micro 26.53 -0.02 1.0 14.5 TechA 107.51 -0.56 13.0 55.7 Freedom2030 K 17.24 0.14 4.2 9.8 GrowCoK 36.49 -0.12 13.7 40.4 FidSAIEmgMktIndx 13.16 0.09 1.4 -15.0 SmMCpGrA 37.18 -0.03 5.9 2.5
IncoA 24.02 0.28 2.5 16.9 Calvert Investments: US Small 45.24 0.13 2.0 14.9 Fidelity Advisor: Freedom2030K6 17.18 0.14 4.2 10.2 GrowIncK 58.20 0.59 7.5 39.4 FidSAIIntlIndxFd 14.30 0.22 5.2 17.3 StrInc A 8.29 0.05 0.5 0.3
48 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
10:30 39025.31 38823.50 38702.10 38833.16 38861.24 NY Off - Comp. 2,557,734 2,395,603 1,210,987 1,290,979 2,137,128
NYSE Amer UP 6,456 1,976 11,492 6,961 6,615
11:00 38992.20 38760.20 38757.40 38864.28 38913.45
Industrials 11:30
12:00
38977.14
39012.29
38741.03
38700.66
38842.08
38807.46
38788.60
38825.97
38872.37
38837.17
NYSE Amer Off
NASD Up
5,569 7,883 3,580 4,208 6,585
2,262,926 2,674,440 3,450,829 3,275,683 2,920,573
40150 NASD Off 3,417,157 3,625,191 2,005,433 1,735,357 2,455,788
12:30 39055.70 38752.49 38803.57 38776.28 38888.68 NYSE Arca UP 170,279 168,235 271,248 195,484 256,444
Week's
Components Change 1:00 39047.05 38697.26 38762.54 38780.14 38785.25 NYSE Arca Off 177,426 233,543 114,855 117,640 176,811
1:30 38992.12 38689.96 38795.64 38836.82 38783.16 % (QCHA) –.17 –.50 +.64 +.70 +.18
3M 2.04 2:00 38993.82 38614.70 38669.52 38873.43 38737.96 % (QACH) +.78 –1.03 +2.50 +.24 +.95
Amazon.com -2.87 39000 2:30 39009.93 38627.79 38672.76 38796.78 38867.54 % (QCHAQ) –.07 –.56 +.92 +.71 +.30
American Express 3.71 3:00 39064.56 38518.07 38606.95 38773.49 38884.55 Market Advance/Decline Totals
Amgen -6.58 3:30 39027.57 38464.83 38617.04 38759.29 38731.21 NYSE NYSE
Apple -8.93 Close 38989.83 38585.19 38661.05 38791.35 38722.69 Weekly Comp. NYSE Amer Nasdaq Arca
Boeing -1.51 37850 High (t) 39323.89 39116.53 39033.40 39120.82 39170.80 Total Issues 2,971 331 4,744 2,112
Caterpillar 2.49 Low (t) 38646.90 38360.47 38406.42 38522.37 38511.63 Advances 1,796 174 2,279 1,509
Chevron -2.93 High (a) 39087.86 38906.98 38858.13 38910.35 38971.15 Declines 1,139 145 2,369 589
Cisco Systems 1.10 Low (a) 38913.30 38457.83 38570.80 38730.13 38705.03 Unchanged 36 12 96 14
Coca-Cola -0.01 Change –97.55 –404.64 +75.86 +130.30 –68.66 New Highs 590 30 663 992
Disney -1.63 36700 New Lows 78 22 288 61
Dow 0.84 Theoretical (t): High 39323.89 Low 38360.47 Week ended last Friday compared to previous Friday
Goldman Sachs -1.11 Actual (a): High 39087.86 Low 38457.83 NYSE Composite Daily Breadth
Home Depot -11.10 Daily Mar 4 5 6 7 8
Honeywell International 2.08 35550 Dow Jones 20 Transport (divisor: 0.16730770324943) Issues Traded 2,921 2,912 2,920 2,910 2,900
IBM 7.75 Advances 1,218 1,188 1,992 2,005 1,549
Intel 0.18 Open (t) 15869.44 15711.47 15689.53 15787.56 15871.12 Declines 1,613 1,638 826 804 1,244
Johnson & Johnson -2.60 Open (a) 15841.43 15731.61 15660.07 15729.99 15854.14 Unchanged 90 86 102 101 107
JPMorgan Chase 2.93 10:00 15869.15 15694.07 15691.27 15792.43 15894.39 New Highs 288 166 217 296 288
McDonald's 1.82 34400 10:30 15897.22 15629.07 15796.32 15834.25 15890.70 New Lows 36 37 31 20 15
Merck -3.46 11:00 15888.20 15625.39 15738.07 15832.05 15868.31 Blocks - primary 5,261 4,910 4,705 4,432 4,518
Microsoft -9.28 11:30 15881.14 15653.27 15762.20 15835.24 15892.30 Total (000) - primary 1,044,546 1,003,517 1,020,300 936,800 933,933
Nike Cl B -2.72 12:00 15886.96 15682.91 15786.36 15821.94 15861.80 Total (000) 4,758,448 4,418,418 4,559,055 4,137,987 4,208,876
Procter & Gamble 1.50 33250 12:30 15907.75 15729.58 15791.42 15843.31 15840.81 NYSE American Composite
Salesforce -11.60 1:00 15881.58 15742.82 15813.19 15839.21 15816.19 Daily Mar 4 5 6 7 8
Travelers -0.37 1:30 15882.98 15737.90 15760.93 15840.10 15774.99 Issues Traded 308 309 301 310 309
UnitedHealth Group -12.96 2:00 15881.83 15707.70 15737.14 15850.87 15715.86 Advances 136 98 174 169 159
Verizon Communications -0.69 2:30 15854.29 15673.90 15679.28 15842.83 15741.37 Declines 156 189 113 124 124
Visa Cl A -3.12 32100
3:00 15869.38 15659.56 15683.02 15858.98 15774.97 Unchanged 16 22 14 17 26
Walmart 1.36 September October November December January February March 3:30 15869.82 15574.34 15680.06 15868.52 15752.09 New Highs 14 7 11 11 12
Close 15789.89 15626.24 15673.52 15848.04 15718.22 New Lows 6 11 6 4 4
High (t) 16008.14 15855.58 15878.80 15964.90 16010.29 Blocks - primary 120 101 167 131 123
Low (t) 15711.47 15474.33 15566.92 15696.11 15638.52 Total (000) - primary 12,317 10,010 16,519 11,535 13,337
Transportation High (a)
Low (a)
15908.28 15753.93 15817.18 15870.04
15786.97 15568.04 15653.17 15729.99
15917.42
15703.23
Total (000)
Nasdaq
206,712 178,790 318,853 191,322 202,138
16855
Change –42.73 –163.65 +47.28 +174.52 –129.82 Daily Mar 4 5 6 7 8
Week's
Components Change Issues Traded 4,484 4,441 4,439 4,430 4,437
16460 Theoretical (t): High 16010.29 Low 15474.33
Advances 1,764 1,552 2,562 2,584 2,108
Actual (a): High 15917.42 Low 15568.04
Alaska Air Group -0.41 Declines 2,542 2,745 1,687 1,671 2,137
American Airlines Group -0.98 Unchanged 178 144 190 175 192
Avis Budget Group 1.44
16065 New Highs 366 133 219 330 354
CH Robinson Worldwide -1.43 Dow Jones 15 Utilities (divisor: 1.19780346554510) New Lows 115 114 116 90 83
Blocks - primary 35,603 51,891 34,487 30,720 29,570
CSX -0.04 15670 Open (t) 828.78 850.67 849.78 856.46 855.42
Total (000) 5,725,475 6,356,806 5,511,376 5,072,792 5,411,792
Delta Air Lines 0.08 Open (a) 831.08 849.62 848.56 855.43 854.87
Expeditors Intl of Wash 0.62 10:00 832.08 853.81 850.84 856.43 854.21 NYSE Arca Composite
FedEx 1.08 15275 10:30 833.47 856.51 850.70 857.57 850.93 Daily Mar 4 5 6 7 8
JB Hunt Transport -2.73 11:00 835.81 858.93 847.62 857.03 851.20 Issues Traded 1,897 1,909 1,894 1,924 1,907
Kirby Corp 0.21 14880 11:30 841.50 855.24 850.06 855.68 851.61 Advances 744 617 1,638 1,674 744
Landstar System -0.37 12:00 840.62 848.76 849.80 856.33 854.24 Declines 1,117 1,269 229 229 1,124
Matson -4.21 12:30 841.91 846.35 849.91 853.89 855.06 Unchanged 36 23 27 21 39
Norfolk Southern 2.05 14485 1:00 841.72 845.06 851.43 854.51 855.01 New Highs 590 158 370 726 722
Old Dominion Freight Line -15.99 1:30 841.98 847.66 850.64 854.73 856.76 New Lows 32 19 19 32 34
Ryder System 1.23 2:00 840.77 846.52 849.08 854.05 856.71 Blocks - primary 1,877 2,405 2,439 1,903 3,360
14090 Total (000) - primary 352,898 404,484 387,000 314,917 437,061
Southwest Airlines 0.30 2:30 840.62 845.67 846.73 853.58 857.44
Uber Technologies -2.33 3:00 843.69 844.24 845.86 852.61 856.71 Total (000) 1,703,060 1,953,060 1,840,103 1,557,195 2,133,742
13695
Union Pacific
United Airlines
-2.02
-1.54
3:30
Close
845.23
847.31
840.39
841.99
846.98
849.16
852.83
853.14
856.75
855.65 Other Market Indexes
United Parcel Service B 5.90 High (t) 849.47 861.23 855.79 861.25 861.39
13300 Daily 3/04 3/05 3/06 3/07 3/08
Low (t) 827.23 837.79 841.80 848.39 847.44
September October November December January February March High (a) 849.09 859.98 853.84 858.18 858.68
NYSE Amer Comp 4501.73 4535.53 4570.39 4620.58 4607.32
AmMajorMkt 3567.97 3552.48 3563.56 3585.59 3585.65
Low (a) 828.35 838.49 845.31 851.51 849.05
Utilities Change +14.27 –5.32 +7.17 +3.98 +2.51
BNY ADR Idx
Europe
175.48 174.34
168.59 167.51
177.21 180.10
169.41 172.74
178.58
171.46
920 Latin Am 215.39 213.94 216.51 216.10 210.80
Theoretical (t): High 861.39 Low 827.23
Actual (a): High 859.98 Low 828.35 Asia 207.43 206.02 211.02 214.01 212.40
Week's
Change Emerg M 330.02 325.46 333.42 340.05 335.53
Components
DJ US TSM Float51176.32 50640.99 50925.39 51440.08 51121.89
AES 0.78 Nasdaq Cmp 16207.51 15939.59 16031.54 16273.38 16085.11
Dow Jones 65 Composite (divisor: 0.77297001992721) 100 Index 18226.48 17897.87 18017.57 18297.99 18018.45
American Elec Power -1.15
Open (t) 12408.28 12397.69 12371.50 12417.04 12411.40 Indus. 9766.49 9630.65 9637.85 9740.79 9655.08
American Water Works -1.24 875 Open (a) 12412.60 12405.85 12351.53 12389.76 12414.31 Insur. 13895.10 13862.33 14053.22 14032.51 14011.20
Atmos Energy 3.09
Consolidated Edison 3.11 10:00 12434.49 12378.84 12382.65 12427.55 12458.12 Banks 3552.44 3650.35 3646.49 3641.31 3638.64
10:30 12444.77 12383.20 12368.87 12427.00 12428.40 Computer 14549.87 14251.05 14362.78 14665.75 14423.00
Dominion Energy 3.21
11:00 12430.56 12371.37 12375.88 12434.71 12447.25 Telecom 395.68 397.41 398.80 395.58 399.05
Duke Energy 4.08
11:30 12432.58 12360.91 12404.75 12412.15 12436.46 NYSE Comp.-z 17748.70 17669.49 17801.04 17927.62 17889.62
Edison International 2.72
Financial-z 10286.68 10290.44 10353.29 10371.67 10402.78
Exelon 1.47 830 12:00 12449.33 12357.65 12391.01 12423.79 12423.60
Health Care-z26269.94 26074.71 26244.75 26536.34 26400.01
FirstEnergy 1.59 12:30 12455.94 12365.42 12401.45 12410.25 12428.95
Energy-z 13300.49 13359.81 13457.28 13546.29 13515.31
NextEra Energy 2.60 1:00 12452.46 12361.97 12388.03 12411.05 12403.59
Russell 1000 2813.91 2784.58 2799.90 2828.22 2810.12
Public Svc Enterprise 2.02 1:30 12443.88 12359.66 12392.18 12422.58 12400.20 2000 2074.31 2053.71 2068.09 2084.74 2082.71
Sempra 1.20 2:00 12434.51 12329.02 12353.02 12434.35 12380.98 3000 2941.78 2911.19 2927.43 2956.73 2938.63
Southern 2.15 2:30 12441.05 12334.57 12348.29 12415.17 12418.68 Value-v 1697.09 1691.27 1701.66 1710.32 1710.02
Xcel Energy 1.45 785 3:00 12457.73 12293.23 12334.59 12411.21 12421.61 Growth-v 3357.08 3303.13 3319.58 3366.80 3328.25
3:30 12446.60 12270.36 12335.98 12407.48 12378.02 MidCap 3260.19 3234.68 3260.23 3288.49 3275.98
Close 12430.75 12307.18 12343.51 12413.19 12375.41 S&P 100 Index 2426.58 2399.64 2410.14 2437.71 2417.53
High (t) 12547.31 12491.57 12471.74 12516.11 12536.02 500 5130.95 5078.65 5104.76 5157.36 5123.69
Low (t) 12314.93 12223.40 12258.73 12319.82 12303.76 Ind. 7386.94 7296.94 7335.62 7429.32 7364.59
High (a) 12463.69 12405.85 12410.30 12442.91 12458.97 MidCap 2930.66 2921.40 2940.49 2968.54 2952.39
740 Low (a) 12405.06 12266.30 12318.09 12389.76 12373.65 SmallCap 1303.68 1297.90 1301.73 1312.08 1310.75
September October November December January February March Change –6.41 –123.57 +36.33 +69.68 –37.78 Value Line(A) 10205.71 10132.87 10191.95 10292.36 10277.21
Value Line(G) 597.63 593.20 596.51 602.24 601.24
Note: Theoretical highs and lows are shown. A red chart indicates a lower price than the starting period. Green means it's higher than the starting period. Theoretical (t): High 12547.31 Low 12223.40 DJ US Small TSM14267.60 14123.43 14205.70 14308.46 14300.05
Actual (a): High 12463.69 Low 12266.30 (A)-Arithmetic Index. (G)-Geometric Index.
(v)-Value 1000 and Growth 1000. (y)-Dec. 31,1965=50. (z)-Dec. 31,2002=5000.
50 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
Selected IPOs
U.S. Dollar Index vs Euro and Yen Per Share Values of Stocks Ticker Initial Offer Price IPO Date Recent Price %Chg
Take This Job: Although the initial number for new jobs in February was strong, the December and Janu-
ary numbers were revised down sharply. Traders concluded that a Fed rate cut in June is more likely, and In the Dow Jones Averages Lucas GC
Ryde Group
LGCL
RYDE
4.00
4.00
3/5
3/6
3.21
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31.8%
the dollar sank 1.1% on the week, as measured against six currencies in the ICE U.S. Dollar Index. This is a list of the Dow Jones trailing 52-week diluted share
earnings, dividends and book values as reported by the company.
10 Bolded numbers indicate new values. Sources Barron's Stats and
FactSet.
Industrial Stocks
5 Book Book
s Earns Divs. Value Earns Divs. Value
New Listings
EURO in $
s
0
Am Exp
Amgen
11.21
12.49
2.40 33.26
8.64 6.86
Johnson&John 6.16
JPMorgChase 16.22
4.76 29.39
4.10 90.29 Investor Sentiment Readings NYSE
Apple 6.42 0.96 3.18 McDonalds 11.57 6.38 (8.06) High bullish readings in the Consensus stock index or in the Market
DXY (102.74) Boeing (3.68) Nil (26.58) Merck Co 0.14 2.96 18.12 Vane stock index usually are signs of Market tops; low ones, market None
Caterpillar 20.14 5.10 30.73 Microsoft 11.06 2.86 27.75 bottoms.
-5 Last Week 2 Weeks Ago 3 Weeks Ago
NYSE American
Chevron Corp 11.36 6.16 83.17 Nike Inc 3.42 1.42 9.14
Cisco Sys 3.29 1.55 9.68 Proc Gam 5.97 3.7628 19.46 None
Consensus Index
Coca Cola 2.48 1.84 5.57 3M Co (12.63) 6.01 26.80 Nasdaq
-10 Disney Walt 1.62 Nil 52.09 Salesforce.com 4.20 0.00 57.84 Consensus Bullish Sentiment 78% 78% 77%
s Dow 0.82 2.80 29.39 Travelers Cos 12.79 4.00 92.89 Lucas GC (LGCL)
YEN in $
-15
Goldman Sachs
Home Depot
22.82
15.10
10.75 317.90
8.52 1.54
UnitedHealthGrp 23.84
Verizon
7.52 83.27
2.76 2.635 21.70
AAII Index
Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Industry Groups CBOE Put / Call Ratio Foreign Exchange
Foreign
Currency
Foreign
Currency
U.S. $ in
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Foreign
Sentiment Only includes new reports. Latest Latest Preceding Year YroYr Latest Latest Preceding Year YroYr TH
Discount Rate (NY)
Prime Rate (base)
5.50
8.50
5.50
8.50
4.75
7.75
Economic Growth and Investment Date Data Period Ago % Chg Date Data Period Ago % Chg
Indicator No Activity for this Week
Inflation
Adobe (Q1)
Dick’s Sporting Goods (Q4)
4.38
3.34
3.80
2.93
Fed Funds Rate
The Delta MSI measures the Production Avg effective offer 5.33 5.33 4.58
ECRI Industrial Price Index f Mar 8 114.98 114.46 118.10 –2.64 Dollar General (Q4) 1.72 2.96
position of a representative set Avg weekly auction-c 5.25 5.33 4.57
of stocks relative to an Electric power, (mil. kw hrs) (EEI) Mar 2 75,244 75,613 74,916 0.44
Employment
intermediate-term moving Petroleum, related capacity, % Mar 1 84.9 81.5 86.0 –1.28 Smartsheet (Q4) 0.18 0.18
T-Bills Rate
average crossover (MAC) point. Rotary rigs running, U.S. & Can., (Hughes) Mar 8 847 860 969 –12.59 Civil labor force, (thous.) Feb 167,426 167,276 166,263 0.70
When greater than 50% of the Employed, (thous.) Feb 160,968 161,152 160,301 0.42 Ulta Beauty (Q4) 7.52 6.68
Steel, (thous. tons) Mar 2 1,716 1,776 1,664 3.13 13 weeks, Coupon Yield 5.384 5.400 4.903
stocks followed are above this All non–farm payrolls, (thous.) Feb 157,808 r157,533 155,060 1.77
MAC point, the market is Steel, rated capacity, % (AISI) Mar 2 77.3 79.5 74.4 3.90 13 weeks, Auction Rate 5.240 5.255 4.765
Government payrolls, (thous.) Feb 23,180 r23,128 22,551 2.79 F
bullish. When the indicator is 26 weeks, Coupon Yield 5.313 5.340 5.183
below 50%, risk is elevated and Consumption and Distribution Goods prod payrolls, (thous.) Feb 21,766 r21,747 21,520 1.14
Jabil (Q2) 1.69 1.88 26 weeks, Auction Rate 5.105 5.130 4.970
stock exposures should be Factory shipments, (bil. $) Jan 530.44 r561.94 545.60 –2.78 Initial jobless claims (thous.) Mar 2 217 r217 245 –11.43 Avg weekly auction-c 5.24 5.25 4.73
reduced. Manager uses
discretion on asset allocation
when MSI is at 50% +/- 3%.
Instinet Research Redbook Avg. (monthly %)
Baltic Dry Index
Mar 2 –4.00
Mar 8 2,345
7.04 1.63
2,203 1,424 64.68
…. Continuing claims (mil.)
Job openings, (thous.)
Feb 24 1.906
Jan 8,863
r1.898 1.781 7.02
r8,889 10,425 –14.98 Consensus Estimate Broker Call Rate 7.25 7.25 6.50
Wholesale sales, (mil. $) Jan 657,153 r668,324 667,186 –1.50 Hires, (thous.) Jan 5,687 r5,787 6,374 –10.78 Day Consensus Est Last Period Bankers Acceptances
Total separations, (thous.) Jan 5,341 r5,419 6,017 –11.23
Bullish
Inventories Service payrolls, (thous.) Feb 136,042 135,786 133,540 1.87 T February CPI 0.40% 0.30% 1 month 5.33 5.33 4.65
Domestic crude oil, (thous. bbls) Comm. (Excl. Lease Stck) Mar 1 448,530 447,163 478,513 –6.27 Unemployment rate, % Feb 3.9 3.7 3.6 8.33 2 months 5.35 5.35 4.75
February Treasury Budget -$237.8 bil -$21.9 bil
Factory inventories, (bil. $) Jan 853.12 r836.43 807.05 5.71 Unemployed, (thous.) Feb 6,458 6,124 5,962 8.32 3 months 5.38 5.38 4.88
Current Sentiment Gasoline, (thous. bbls) Mar 1 239,745 244,205 238,058 0.71 Avg. wks duration unemploy Feb 20.9 20.8 19.3 8.29 TH February PPI 0.30% 0.30% 6 months 5.37 5.37 5.18
Wholesale inventories, (mil. $) Jan 895,060 r897,432 918,327 –2.53 U–6 unemployment Feb 7.3 7.2 6.8 7.35
Foreign Prime Rates
74.2%
Civilian Employment Population Ratio Feb 60.1 60.2 60.2 –0.17 February Retail Sales 0.70% -0.80%
Orders
Factory orders, backlog (bil. $) Jan 1,393.98 1,393.21 1,156.67 20.52 Construction Janaury Business Inventories 0.30% 0.40% Canada 7.20 7.20 6.70
New factory orders, (bil. $) Jan 533.92 r586.33 540.32 –1.18 No Activity for this Week Germany 4.50 4.50 3.00
F February Capacity Utilization 78.3% 78.5% Japan 1.475 1.475 1.475
Last Week Nondurable goods orders, (bil. $) Jan 281.46 r286.54 269.26 4.53
Other Indicators Switzerland 2.25 2.25 1.50
Trade February Industrial Production -0.10% -0.10%
Britain 5.25 5.25 4.00
73.6%
Citi Research Panic–Euphoria Reading Mar 8 0.33 0.33 –0.17 ….
Merchandise trade balance (bil $) Jan –91.60 r–88,646 –90.17 1.59 a-1997 equals 100. b-1982-84 equals 100. c-1982 equals 100. f-1996 equals 100. h- March Michigan Sentiment - p 77.8 76.9
benchmark revision, 2016 equals 100. r-Revised. Other Money Rates
Unless otherwise indicated, times are Eastern. a-Advanced; Fannie Mae Home Loan:
2 Weeks ago f-Final; p-Preliminary; r-Revised Source: FactSet 30-Year Fixed Conv 6.30 6.45 6.21
For more information about coming economic reports Bank money market-z 0.60 0.59 0.31
20
Ryan Labs Treasury Index
(Index of total return from active Treasury notes and bonds. Dec.
Dividend Payment Reductions Adjusted % Record Ex-Div Payment
Century Communities
Crane
Crane NXT
.26
.205
.16
common stocks.
NASDAQ
Monday (March 11)
31, 1996=100.) Employers Holdings .28
Handy & Harman Gold Price Company Name-Ticker Symbol (Exchange) Yield Period To From Decrease Date Date Date Fortune Brands Innovtion .24 Cathay General Bancorp .34
274.35 271.61 264.96 Columbia Banking System .36
15 Genco Shipping & Trading .41
B. Riley Financial-RILY (Nasdaq) 15.3 Q .50 1.00 -50.0 % 3-11 3-08 3-22 Kinsale Capital Group .15 Perella Weinberg Ptrs .07
Bond Buyer 20 Bond Index Torm-TRMD (Nasdaq) 17.5 Q 1.36 1.46 -6.8 % 4-16 4-15 4-24 Matador Resources .20 Ryanair Holdings ADR .965
Northrop Grumman 1.87 Ryanair Holdings ADR .927
(Index of yields of 20 general obligation municipal bonds.) VersaBank-VBNK (Nasdaq) 0.7 Q .0184 .018721 -1.7 % 4-05 4-04 4-30
10 Peabody Energy .075 Tuesday (March 12)
3.52 3.54 3.73 Select Medical Holdings .125
Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index Stock Splits/Dividends Special Dividends Record Ex-Div Pay
US Steel
Waste Connections
.05
.285
CDW Corp.
Diamondback Energy
.62
2.18
Diamondback Energy .90
5 Record Ex-Div Pay Company Name-Ticker Symbol (Exchange) Amount Date Date Date WR Berkley .11
J-Long Group .19
(Index of 40 actively-traded tax-exempt bonds; component issues Company Name-Ticker Symbol (Exchange) Amount Date Date Date
are changed regularly to keep the index a current picture of the Berry -BRY (Nasdaq) 0.14 3-15 3-14 3-25 Thursday (March 14) Skyworks Solutions .68
market. Source: The Bond Buyer NONE J-Long -JL (Nasdaq) 0.19 3-11 3-08 3-12 AllianceBernstein .77 Tractor Supply 1.10
0 Armstrong Wrld Ind .28 Walgreens Boots Alliance .25
4.34 4.37 4.68 Saga Communications Cl A-SGA (Nasdaq) 0.60 3-18 3-15 4-05
Kforce .38 Bank of Hawaii .70 Wednesday (March 13)
BrightSphere Invt Group .01 Service Corp Intl .30 Cactus Cl A .12
-5
Stock/Bond Yield Gap-s
Corp Bonds, (y) 5.36 5.49 5.62 Paramount Global Cl B .05 Coca-Cola .485 Thermo Fisher Scientific .39 MetLife .52
This list includes payouts on Comerica .71 UGI .375 Applied Materials .32
Phillips Edison .097 common stocks. Organon .28
v-Week ended Thursday. y-Yield to maturity, week ended Thursday. z- Community Bank Sys .45 Vestis .035 PBF Energy .25 Cognex .075
Source: LSEG.*Barclays T-Bond Index discontinued by firm. QCR Holdings .06 CONMED .20 Vipshop Holdings ADR .41 Interactive Brokers .10
RCI Hospitality Holdings .06 NYSE PermRock Royalty Trust .035
Corebridge Financial .23 Vitesse Energy .50 Pitney Bowes .05 LianBio ADR 4.80
Red Rock Resorts Cl A .25 Tuesday (March 12) Crescent Energy .12 Walmart .207 Microsoft .75
Prudential Financial 1.30
Republic Bancorp KY Cl A .407 Ameren Corp .67 Crescent Point Energy .085 Waste Management .75 Regional Management .30 Resources Connection .14
Seacoast Banking of FL .18 CRH .35 Wesco International .412 T-Mobile US .65
Federal Reserve Data Bank Week’s Ex- Simmons First Natl Cl A .21
Spok Holdings .312
Ardagh Metal Packaging
Brookfield
Brookfield Reinsurance
.10
.08
.08
Devon Energy
Devon Energy
.22
.22
West Fraser Timber
Western Union
.30
.235
ResMed
Shutterstock
Vector Group
.48
.30
.20
Friday (March 15)
Domino's Pizza 1.51 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts .38 Analog Devices .92
Summit Financial .22 Brookfield Reinsurance A1 .08 Westlake .50
One week ended Feb 29:
.15
Week’s Dover Corp
DuPont de Nemours
Element Solutions
.51
.38
.08
PC Connection
Peoples Bancorp of NC
.10
.19
NOV .05
Foreign Fed Deposits
Other Fed Deposits
9,689
162,457 +4,700
.... +252
-24,758
Thursday (March 14)
Atrion 2.20
Dividend
PROG Holdings
Salesforce
.12
.40
Leggett & Platt
Leidos Holdings
Macy's
.46
.38
.174
Dividend Equifax
Estee Lauder Cl A
.39
.66
Peoples Fincl Svcs
Perdoceo Education
Premier Inc.
.41
.11
.21
Barrett Business Svcs .30 Silgan Holdings .19 Evertec .05
Other FR liab/cap
Total factors
-103,232
4,059,135
-6,183
-9,346
-113,685
-1,361,595 C & F Financial
Cogent Communications .965
.44
Dates
Vishay Intertechnology
Worthington Steel
.10
.16
Merck
Meritage Homes
.77
.75 Payment First American Financial .53
Flowers Foods .23
Progress Software
Ramaco Resources Cl B
Royalty Pharma
.175
.242
.21
Reserves F.R. banks 3,567,552 +1,553 +569,249 Motorola Solutions .98 FNB Corp .12
CSG Systems International.30 Thursday (March 14) Mueller Industries .20 This list includes payouts on Gallagher .60 Safety Insurance Group .90
Fgn hold U.S. debt 3,353,525 -14,723 +593 Enterprise Finl Services .25 This list includes payouts on common stocks. Scholastic .20
common stocks. ACCO Brands .075 Myers Industries .135 Granite Ridge Resources .11
ESSA Bancorp .15 NewMarket 2.50 Group 1 Automotive .47 Silvercrest Asset Mgmt A .19
NYSE American Air Lease .21 NYSE American SLM Corp .11
Financial Institutions .30 Albany International .26 Ovintiv .30 Hamilton Beach Brands .11
Reserve Aggr (Mil. $) Latest Prev. Month % Year First Fincl Bankshares .18 Tuesday (March 12, 13) Packaging Corp Amer 1.25 Monday (March 11,12,13,14) HCI Group .40 SS & C Technologies .24
Albemarle .40 StepStone Group .21
Month Ended Jan: Month Month Chg. Ago First Finl Northwest .13 NONE Allegion .48 Pembina Pipeline .494 Hershey 1.37
NONE Teradyne .12
Gilead Sciences .77 AngloGold Ashanti .19 Prosperity Bancshares .56 Houlihan Lokey Cl A .55
Total Reserves: 3,507,000 3,492,000 0.43 3,029,900 Thursday (March 14) PulteGroup .20 Friday (March 15) Hubbell 1.22 Tradeweb Markets .10
Hamilton Lane Cl A .445 Ares Management .93 Trustmark .23
Nonborrowed Res 3,346,900 3,358,500 -0.35 3,014,200 Hawthorn Bancshares .17 Evolution Petroleum .12 Banc of California .10 Quanex Building Products .08 Bar Harbor Bankshares .28 Hyster-Yale Materials .325
Network-1 Technologies .05 Baytex Energy Range Resources .08 International Paper .463 U.S. Lime & Minerals .25
Borrowed Reserves 160,073 133,490 19.91 15,719 Inter Parfums .75 .017 UFP Industries .33
Friday (March 15, 16, 17, 18) BCE Inc .741 Ranger Energy Svcs Cl A .05 Saturday (March 16, 17) Interpublic Grp .33
Monetary Base 5,843,700 5,827,400 0.28 5,329,000 Iridium Communications .13 RenaissanceRe Hldgs .39 KeyCorp .205 Virtu Financial .24
Jack in the Box .44 Boyd Gaming .17 NONE Wendy's Co .25
NONE Renasant .22 La-Z-Boy .20
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ChefsWarehouse IntuitiveSurgical RealReal Arcimoto InspireVeterinary SiNtxTech MasoniteIntl 2024 2024 2023 % Chg
AcademySports CincinnatiFinl InvestcorpEur I A REGENXBIO ArtWayMfg IntegralAd SMX BlackRock Fiserv MasterBrand SimonProperty S&P 500 Index 5157.36 5096.27 3971.90 29.85
ACV Auctions CitiTrends Itron RelmadaTherap AscentSolar InteractStrength Spectaire BlockHR Floor&Decor McKesson SimpsonMfg Barron’s 50 Index 13284.65 13127.68 11088 19.81
Adaptimmune CleanEnerSpec JanOne ResearchSolutions AsiaPacificWire iSpecimen SRM Ent BlueLinx Flowserve MediaAlpha SiriusPoint Projected quarterly earn 125.74 127.20 159.75 –21.29
ADMA Biologics ClearsideBiomed JasperTherap ReservoirMedia AstraSpace IZEA StitchFix BoozAllen FlutterEnt MetLife SiteOneLandscape Annualized projected earn 502.96 508.81 639.00 –21.29
AdvMicroDevices Auddia BostonSci FortuneBrands SkylineChamp Annualized projected P/E 26.41 25.80 17.4 52.22
ClimbGlbl Kamada Robinhood Jeffs'Brands StoneBridgeA MillerIndustries
Five-year average earn 520.09 520.68 487.00 6.80
AerovateTherap Coca-ColaEuro KaratPkg Root AuroraCannabis Joann StryveFoods BrightHorizons GATX MineralsTechs SmithAO
Five-year average P/E 25.54 25.21 22.8 12.19
AeroVironment CodereOnline Kaspi.kz Saia AutonomixMed JohnsonOutdoors SunriseNewEner BrightView GSK MistrasGroup SmithDouglas Year-end earn 681.35 681.35 619.24 10.03
AetheriumAcqnA CoinbaseGlbl KellyServices A SarcosTech&Robotic Baidu KaixinAuto SunshineBio BrinkerIntl Garmin MitsubishiUFJ Snap-On Year-end P/E 19.50 19.27 17.9 8.89
Agric&NatSolnsA CollegiumPharm KellyServicesB Savara Beneficient Kaltura SuperCom BrookfieldAsset Gartner MizuhoFin SonidaSrLiving Year-end earns yield, % 5.13 5.19 5.6 –8.19
AI Transportation CommvaultSystems KernelA ScanSource Big5SportingGds KaziaTherap TargetHosp Brookfield GatesIndustrial ModineMfg SouthwestGas Best grade bond yields, % 3.90 3.92 4.51 –13.45
Airbnb Compugen KewauneeSci ScienceApplicat Biolase KearnyFinancial Thoughtworks BrookfieldReinsur GatosSilver MohawkInds SphereEnt Bond yields/stock ylds, % 0.76 0.76 0.81 –5.82
Actual year-end divs 265.90 265.22 241.41 10.15
AlpineImmune ConstellationEner Kforce Seagate BioNTech Kidpik ThredUp BrookfieldReinsA1 GeneralDynamics MoneyLion SpireGlobal
Actual yr-end divs yld, % 2.00 2.02 2.18 –8.10
Amazon.com ConstructionPtrs KiniksaPharm SEI Investments BioVie Kineta TigoEnergy Brown&Brown GeneralElec Moog A SpiritAeroSys
54 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
O T H E R VO I C E S
Today’s market may better resemble the stock
market in 1996, when prices continued to rise for
years, than early 2000, when prices collapsed.
clear parallels to the internet revolution 1857, creating punishing losses. Air-
and expect that a similar collapse is lines and television manufacturers
likely. But this isn’t early 2000. transformed the economy, but most
Valuations were considerably early investors lost money. Investors
higher at the start of 2000 than they must understand that even real revolu-
are today. The market CAPE was at 44 tions can be dangerous.
in 2000, 10 points higher than today. It is also important to realize that
And the most highly touted tech the extent and length of market bub-
stocks of the time had a triple-digit bles can be ascertained only after the
P/E multiple based on the trailing fact. It was late 1996 when Greenspan
12-month earnings. The average P/E coined “irrational exuberance.” But
of the Magnificent Seven today is 42. the bubble didn’t deflate until early
Another way to illustrate the differ- 2000. Investors who kept putting
ences is to examine the classic exem- money in the market after Greenspan’s
plars of the two eras, Cisco Systems warning earned generous returns.
and Nvidia. In January 2000, Cisco There is no doubt that our stock mar-
sold at a triple-digit multiple of both ket exhibits many similarities to the
trailing earnings and expected results internet bubble. But today’s market
for 2000. And yet Cisco, widely may better resemble the stock market
known for producing “the backbone in 1996, when prices continued to rise
of the internet,” lost over 90% of its for years, than in early 2000, when
value when the bubble burst, despite prices collapsed. And the AI revolu-
continuing moderate growth in reve- tion is only in the early innings.
nue over the next years. So, what’s an investor to do? Valua-
Nvidia makes chips that are in high tions are rich, and long-run equity
demand for training AI models. The returns are likely to be lower than we
Going Up
mous advances in productivity and broad-based low-cost index funds,
could be as important as the Industrial they will be investing in both the AI
Revolution. And if Nvidia grew its revolution and the more modestly
earnings at the rate expected by secu- priced stocks in the market.
rity analysts in 2024, it would be sell- But older investors should hedge
T
ing at only 33 times forward earnings. against the possibility of a sharp down-
No wonder its supporters consider it a draft of stock prices. Those investors
he U.S. stock mar- BY BURTON months of 2024. These results have led cheap stock. Nvidia today doesn’t re- who have taken advantage of tax-
ket has been on fire. G. MALKIEL some stock market observers such as semble Cisco in January 2000. favored retirement plans and now have
The S&P 500 index The writer is the Jeremy Grantham and Jeffrey Gund- This isn’t to argue that the stock substantial required minimum distri-
rose 24% in 2023. author of A Ran- lach to declare that stocks are in a bub- market is exhibiting none of the “irra- butions need to reduce their equity
Gains continued dom Walk Down ble and overvalued, just as they were tional exuberance” that former Federal exposure. I would advise that money
this year, with the Wall Street, pub- at the height of the dot-com bubble at Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan as- required for 2024 RMDs (or other in-
index rising almost lished in its 50th- the start of 2000. cribed to the internet bubble. Trees vestments you expect to convert into
7% through the end of February. anniversary edi- To be sure, valuations are extended. don’t grow to the skies, and future cash for living expenses) be invested
A handful of stocks associated with tion last year. The cyclically adjusted price/earnings, competition may well encroach on in short-term Treasuries or federal
artificial intelligence made the overall or CAPE, ratio for the market stands at Nvidia’s leading position. money-market funds. Similarly, 2025
RETIREMENT MAILBAG
Key Considerations for General Electric
Long-Term Care Planning
Is Powering Ahead
BY ELIZABETH O’BRIEN can be pricey and rather limited. To the Editor: ing can damage your financial health.”
Yet many advisors recommend their Upon reading and contemplating Al Root’s Thomas D. Finnigan
L
ong-term care is one of the big- clients at least consider long-term care excellent assessment of GE’s potential Mount Vernon, Va.
gest challenges in retirement coverage. They generally consider the relative to upcoming spinoffs, I conclude
planning. The costs can be enor- best candidates to be those with that his statement “the breakup plan is
mous, the solutions limited, and $500,000 to around $2 million of in- working brilliantly” borders on under- “Grandpa Google”
the discussions hard to stomach. vestible assets. Anything less, and you statement (“How Larry Culp Saved GE by
But an estimated 70% of older adults will likely deplete your resources and go Breaking It Up,” Cover Story, March 1). To the Editor:
will need some long-term care, and since on Medicaid for long-term care coverage Moreover, the success should come as no Regarding “Google Faces a Real AI Threat
Medicare doesn’t cover it, it’s important (rules vary by state, but you generally surprise. It turns out that Danaher’s long- in Search. Why It Might Be Time to
to consider how you might pay for it. have to impoverish yourself to qualify). term chart under Culp’s tenure, when Worry,” Tech Trader, March 1), I recently
“Not planning for long-term care ex- Anything more, and you can probably both revenue and market cap increased learned that in Silicon Valley they refer to
penses can be more detrimental to your afford to self-insure. fivefold, had predictive value relative to Google as Grandpa Google and a place to
portfolio than any market downturn,” There are two main types of long-term GE’s future and can now result in the fol- rest and vest (stock options). It’s also re-
says Alanna Morey, Ameriprise private care coverage: traditional long-term care lowing declaration: “I told you so!” ferred to as the hermit kingdom. That
wealth advisor with Siena Wealth Advi- insurance and life insurance policies with Rob Suthe hardly sounds very dynamic.
sory Group in Naples, Fla. a long-term care rider. Both usually limit Bethesda, Md. Brent D. Peterson
Here are some considerations. the duration and dollar amount of cover- On Barrons.com
Take care of yourself. By some esti- age. Keep in mind that the average care
mates, up to 80% of the factors that in- need is around three years, and some Garden Party Skunk
fluence aging are under your control. policyholders need care for much longer. That’s a Problem
Eating healthily, avoiding excessive Premiums vary greatly. According To the Editor:
drinking, getting adequate sleep and ex- to an illustration last year by the Ameri- I hate to be the skunk at this garden party To the Editor:
ercise, and maintaining strong social con- can Association for Long-Term Care In- (“The Stock Market Looks Like a Bubble. Why is it “perplexing” that people feel bad
nections can go a long way toward surance, premiums for a policy bought What Is It Really?” Up & Down Wall about high inflation? (“If the Economy’s
lengthening your health span—that is, when both members of a couple were age Street, March 1), but the article notes that Doing Well, Why Do People Feel So
the amount of time you spend in good 55 for a benefit pool of $165,000 each Google searches for “stock bubble” have Badly? Brookings President Cecilia Rouse
health. That, in turn, can shorten the with a 3% inflation rider ranged from reached the highest level since January Weighs In,” Feb. 29). Part of it may not just
duration of long-term care, or possibly $5,018 to $14,695 a year. 2022. That was the last top. be actual inflation, but also the fear of im-
even prevent the need for it altogether. Traditional insurance is “use it or lose Gene Sweet pending inflation, because we have $34
“The longer we can stay home, the less it,” whereas hybrid policies offer a death Chicago trillion in federal debt and serious deficits.
expensive it is,” says Larry Nisenson, benefit if care isn’t needed. Both types of Interest on the debt, plus Social Security
chief growth officer of Assured Allies, a policies require medical underwriting to and Medicare, already take up 100% of all
provider of evidence-based “successful qualify. If you choose to self-insure, many Crypto and Systemic Risk taxes collected. That’s a problem, and
aging” products. advisors suggest making assumptions Washington is ignoring it.
Assured Allies provides wellness pro- about the care that will be needed, calcu- To the Editor: Dave Gordon
grams for long-term care insurance carri- lating how much that might cost in your As the crypto craze creeps further into the On Barrons.com
ers. Certain policyholders can earn extra area, and setting that amount of money country’s financial infrastructure, it surely
money toward their future care by taking aside in a high-yield savings account or elevates the systemic risk. In “Bitcoin Tops
preventive measures like getting regular other safe vehicle. $60,000. The Force Behind Its Recent Send letters to Mail@Barrons.com.
dental cleanings and getting their hearing Recent research suggests that many Surge” (Feb. 28), Joe Light cites the CEO of To be considered for publication,
tested, with the overall goal of helping couples worry about what happens after one company claiming crypto exchange- correspondence must bear the writer’s
people age in place for as long as they can. one of them dies, and they try to preserve traded funds as an asset class that can name, address, and phone number.
Decide whether to buy insurance. their nest egg to pay for long-term care for “protect” you. Another company advises, Letters are subject to editing.
The main decision for preretirees is the surviving spouse. “They’re very well “Train your brain” so you can “trade
whether to self-insure against long-term insured when they’re together because of crypto with clarity.” As more and more
care risk or to buy an insurance policy. informal care,” says Elena Capatina, se- 401(k)s and retirement portfolios embrace The Barron’s Daily is our morning briefing
The vast majority choose the first, either nior lecturer at Australian National Uni- crypto, maybe it would be wise for them to for what you need to know for the day.
by default or because insurance policies versity and one of the researchers. B come with this warning: “Such engineer- Sign up at barrons.com/newsletters.
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A M E R I CA’ S T O P
1200
FINANCIAL
ADVISORS
Don’t Shy
Away From a
Long-Distance
Relationship
We explain why a remote advisor
might be your best choice (page S2)
and list top advisors from each state
in our annual ranking (page S18).
Plus, see investing moves top advisors
are recommending now (pages S7–S17).
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March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S3
C
olin Overweg, a financial them and are comfortable seeing them have clients who live a mile from here The very best advisor for clients with
advisor in Rochester, however they want to interact.” who won’t come in.” such needs might not be nearby, but in
Mich., has an unusual Remote client-advisor relationships Pamela Krueger can attest to how the era of remote relationships, it
business model: He help remove geographic barriers. rapidly Covid changed consumer might not matter, says Krueger.
doesn’t do in-person They save time for each party. And attitudes toward virtual advisor rela- But Krueger understands that some
meetings with clients or prospective they provide flexibility: If something tionships. The CEO of Osterville, people just need to know they can
clients. He says it is so convenient and important comes up, client and advi- Mass.–based Wealthramp, a business meet with their advisor directly. She
efficient for both parties to connect sor can jump on a quick Zoom call that connects clients with advisors, will work with clients to explore their
online via videoconferencing that “even and easily share and discuss financial says that before Covid, around 30% resistance to remote relationships but
if they live down the street, we’re not documents rather than arranging a of her incoming clients described says she doesn’t press the issue, be-
meeting in person for business.” get-together or fumbling with email themselves as comfortable working cause comfort is indispensable for
Overweg’s approach is working out attachments, or worse, fax machines. with advisors outside their geogra- successful relationships.
just fine. Through his six-year-old Even clients who have worked phy. Now as many as 70% describe So, which kinds of consumers does
virtual practice, Advize Wealth, the with their advisors since before the themselves that way, she says. “After remote advice make the most sense
30-year-old manages $17 million of Zoom era now often favor virtual Covid, the switch was flipped.” for? Perhaps not surprisingly, younger
assets for 109 clients. You might think meetings, just because they’re so con- A major advantage to hiring a re- consumers appear most open to it. In
of Overweg as an exemplar of a move- venient. Advisors say that in-person mote advisor could be fees. Krueger a recent survey from Comparison Ad-
ment toward remote financial advice. meetings help to build trust, which is says advisors with a virtual-only busi- viser, a Redmond, Wash., firm that
Although in-person meetings aren’t why most try to get together with ness model definitely have the ability matches consumers with financial-
going away, more business is being clients in person at some point. But to charge lower fees than their conven- services providers, more than 70% of
done between clients and advisors in they’re no longer required to get a tional rivals. Larger advisor firms respondents in their 30s and 40s indi-
different ZIP Codes—often in other business relationship off the ground with significant fixed costs such as cated they’re open to remote advice—
parts of the country. and keep it humming. office space might not have much sav- from both human advisors and robo-
The trend, enabled by technological Videoconferencing tools like Zoom, ings to pass on. But some smaller advisors. Sixty-four percent of
advances and accelerated by the Skype, and Google Meet provide clear firms are offering significantly lower respondents in their 50s and 53% of
Covid-19 pandemic, opens up new pos- video, screen sharing, and real-time fees—allowing them to compete more those age 60 or older said they were
sibilities for clients and practitioners collaboration. Electronic-signature effectively with larger rivals, accord- open to remote advice.
alike, including those Barron’s recog- software like DocuSign is ubiquitous. ing to Krueger. “I call this trend the “Some in the elderly population are
nizes as the country’s Top 1,200 finan- High-security file-sharing services great equalizer,” she says. less trusting in technology,” says study
cial advisors. Although it is unlikely allow the safe exchange of confidential But the biggest benefit of the re- author Sean Canonica. “They didn’t
that any of these ranked advisors has trust and estate documents. And ac- mote-relationship trend might be the grow up with the internet and are re-
gone completely virtual like Overweg, count-aggregation software allows ability to find the best advisor for ally rigid in how they view the world.”
you would be hard-pressed today to advisors and their clients to simulta- one’s personal situation and needs But there are good reasons for older
find an advisor who doesn’t serve at neously see a comprehensive view of regardless of geographic location. people to embrace remote advice rela-
least some of their clients remotely. clients’ finances on their respective “Even though people think that advi- tionships, he says. It’s a good solution
“I think we’re seeing a big delink- computer screens. sors are all the same, there are huge for those who no longer drive or for
ing between geography and advisor- “Our clients had to embrace it [dur- differences,” Krueger says. those who are immunocompromised,
client relationships,” says Jed Finn, ing the pandemic], which made it eas- Your community might not have an for example.
head of wealth management at Mor- ier for us to use it with them,” says advisor with expertise in special- Younger people tend to be more
gan Stanley, which employs roughly Dan Ludwin, president of Salomon & needs planning. You might need an tech-savvy, and if they are early in
15,000 advisors throughout the coun- Ludwin, a $1.2 billion-asset advisor expert in impact investing, or in finan- their wealth-building journey and
try. “People want the best advisor for firm in Richmond, Va. “And now I cial planning for professional athletes. don’t yet have a lot of investible assets,
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Heads of State
Here are the No.1–ranked advisors from each state plus the District of Columbia METHODOLOGY
A Return to Growth
Team Assets
Advisor Firm State (million)
Michael Warr Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Ala. $4,373
Ryan Callaway Ameriprise Financial Alaska 1,330
Charlie Maxwell Cresset Ariz. 39,596 BY MATT BARTHEL
Joseph Young Merrill Wealth Management Ark. 881
A
Mark T. Curtis Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Calif. 296,349
Shawn Fowler Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Colo. 14,226 fter a short pause due to teams trace their origins back to the
weak stock and bond mar- efforts of a lone-wolf advisor who
Jeff Erdmann Merrill Private Wealth Management Conn. 12,023
kets in 2022, America’s Top built the practice from nothing. In-
Kimberlee Orth Ameriprise Financial Del. 2,870
1,200 advisors returned to deed, the wealth management indus-
Marvin McIntyre Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management D.C. 5,698 growth mode in 2023. try thrives today specifically because
Brian Pfeifler Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Fla. 12,257 The average assets under manage- of the foundational efforts of many of
Robert Balentine Balentine Ga. 7,153 ment for the Top 1,200 advisory the advisors named in this ranking.
Matthew Megorden UBS Wealth Management Hawaii 949
teams rose 21% to $4.6 billion in the Founding advisors who have built
year ended Sept. 30, 2023. Year-over- their teams in a thoughtful way have
Robert Brian King RBC Wealth Management Idaho 1,032
year asset growth in the high-single begun gradually handing off their
Paul Tashima UBS Private Wealth Management Ill. 36,763 digits has been the norm for the Top practices to their teams. It’s an emo-
John Cate Merrill Wealth Management Ind. 21,683 1,200 in the 16 years Barron’s has tionally fraught and financially com-
Bryan Boesen Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Iowa 2,236 conducted this state-by-state ranking. plex effort for entrepreneurial types
Brenna Saunders Creative Planning Kan. 2,885 The peak Covid years were an anom- who have developed intense bonds
aly, with the Top 1,200 teams grow- with their clients and built businesses
William Watson Ameriprise Financial Ky. 1,846
ing at first by almost 40% in 2020-21, worth millions.
Curtis Eustis Merrill Private Wealth Management La. 1,795
then shrinking by 7% in the succeed- For investors using this Top 1,200
Brian Clement RBC Wealth Management Maine 773 ing year. ranking to find an advisor, it’s impor-
Kent Pearce Merrill Wealth Management Md. 2,596 About 15% of the Top 1,200—174 tant to understand the key role a lead
Raj Sharma Merrill Private Wealth Management Mass. 5,914 advisors—are new to the ranking this advisor plays on a team. They are at
Charles C. Zhang Zhang Financial Mich. 5,531
year, and several advisors made large the core of a team’s culture, invest-
ranking gains. Catherine Evans, of J.P. ment approach, and work ethic. But
Robert Metcalf UBS Private Wealth Management Minn. 3,995
Morgan in San Francisco, rose 64 many of them are also in the twilight
Melanie Dowell Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Miss. 1,888 spots to No. 44 in California; Joni Ab- of their careers. In those cases, know-
Matt Bret UBS Wealth Management Mo. 3,911 alos, of Merrill Lynch in Houston, ing the personnel who will take the
James B. Stack Stack Financial Management Mont. 1,766 gained 48 spots to No. 36 in Texas; team forward is crucial.
Jim Siemonsma Mariner Wealth Advisors Neb. 2,378 and William Schoff, of UBS in Roches- How we do it. The Top 1,200 is
ter, N.Y., jumped 38 spots to No. 68 in Barron’s largest advisor ranking, and
Randy Garcia The Investment Counsel Co. Nev. 1,615
New York. it’s actually 51 individual rankings—
Sean Doyle Merrill Wealth Management N.H. 844
The best advisors succeeded during one for each state plus Washington,
David Briegs Merrill Wealth Management N.J. 2,274 the Covid years because their teams D.C., with the number of advisors rep-
Michael Stevens Merrill Wealth Management N.M. 1,489 were structured to adapt to unfore- resented in each determined by its
Lyon Polk Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management N.Y. 39,813 seen circumstances. That lesson has relative population and wealth. Advi-
Mitchell Wickham UBS Private Wealth Management N.C. 18,674
been absorbed, and teams continue to sors who wish to be considered for the
grow in size and sophistication—good ranking complete a 100-plus-question
Troy Nelson Edward Jones N.D. 946
news for clients, because it generally survey about their businesses, and
Valerie Newell Mariner Wealth Advisors Ohio 5,385 translates into better customer service this year’s ranking had just shy of
Matthew Monger Merrill Wealth Management Okla. 950 and less reliance on one key person to 6,600 applicants.
Rebecca DeCesaro J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Ore. 2,193 answer all your questions. Like all of Barron’s advisor rankings,
Rob Thomas Mariner Wealth Advisors Pa. 2,928 Over the past 10 years, the average this Top 1,200 list uses both quantita-
size of a Barron’s Top 1,200 Advisor tive and qualitative measures. Client
Malcolm Makin Professional Planning Group R.I. 1,592
team has grown 25% to between 13 assets managed by an advisor, along
Rick Migliore Merrill Private Wealth Management S.C. 9,282
and 14 people. At the same time, the with the growth of those assets, are a
David Hillard RBC Wealth Management S.D. 1,573 number of partners on these teams good signifier of the general health of a
John Montgomery Rockefeller Capital Management Tenn. 1,681 has expanded to between three and practice. We also use an advisors’ rev-
Richard Szelc Neuberger Berman Texas 2,435 four people. enue numbers as a proxy for client
Jeff Roundy Merrill Wealth Management Utah 1,671
These are important developments satisfaction—clients vote on the way
in an industry where many advisors advisors are serving them with the
Tim Stotz Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Vt. 2,406
are on the cusp of becoming senior fees they’re willing to pay. Last, we
Joseph Montgomery The Optimal Service Group | Wells Fargo Advisors Va. 34,982 citizens and are expected to retire in evaluate a range of qualitative ele-
Phil Scott J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Wash. 2,560 coming years. The average age of a Top ments, including regulatory records,
Christopher Hall Hall Financial Advisors W.Va. 1,387 1,200 advisor has risen in 11 of the past advanced credentials and designations
Michael Klein Baird Wis. 13,519 12 years, to about 56. on a team, and the nature and struc-
Most of the Top 1,200 advisory ture of an advisor’s team. B
Dagny Maidman J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Wyo. 3,845
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S7
Sandy
Dalton
UBS
BY STEVE GARMHAUSEN
A
s a 40-year-veteran in-
vestment advisor, UBS’
Sandy Dalton has seen
lots of economic and
market trends, so her
opinion on the impact of artificial
intelligence is worth considering.
“We’re going through an industrial
revolution with the rollout of AI,”
says the No. 3–ranked advisor in
Idaho and founder of an eight-per-
son, $1.1 billion asset team, “and it’s
an exciting time to be an investor.”
Speaking with Barron’s, Dalton,
who started her career as a certified
public accountant, explains how a
routine physical in 1984 led to her first
client. She describes the four P’s that
guide her team’s work, and what she
does when clients bring up another
P—politics. Dalton, who is based in
Boise, Idaho, also reveals how she
wound up with a team—a multigener-
ational one, with members ranging in
age from their 20s to 70s—despite
once feeling unqualified to build one.
had a third—and the job gave me flexi- Our third P is planning for every
bility over my schedule. I started like client we can. We have a Certified Fi- “I loved the thought of having
most people did 35 or 40 years ago: I’d nancial Planner on our team who sits
cold-call. I was very organized and down and makes sure we understand control over my own destiny—
focused. I still have all my sheets from what our clients’ dreams are and how
those days on how many people I con- we can help them move in the direc- that the harder and smarter
tacted, how many follow-ups I had, tion of those dreams.
how many appointments. I worked The fourth P is performance. We’ve I worked, the luckier I’d get.
really hard. But again, I had flexible got to deliver good investment perfor-
hours, so I enjoyed family life, too. mance. Part of the joy of our work is I felt I had unlimited potential
participating in the financial markets.
Do you remember your first client? We manage stock portfolios on a dis- in this business.”
Actually, I do. Back in those days, we cretionary basis, which is a little
had to have physicals [when we unique and a lot of fun.
started at Merrill], and he was one of
the doctors. He had a rollover because What are your clients most tional. And we’ve been in large-cap You’ve been in the business for 40
he had worked at a university [and concerned about these days? growth, very heavily in technology. years. What’s your succession
had a workplace account] similar to a Since the pandemic, it seems like That has provided outstanding perfor- plan?
401(k). He said, “I need to do some- we’ve had global mayhem all the time. mance for us. As that sector matures, I get asked that more and more. I
thing with this. Can you help me?” Clients are reading bad news every we’ve been rebalancing where we can. could walk away today and the team
We struck up a great conversation. I morning, and they seem more fearful We see a lot of opportunity in smaller would keep going and growing and
still have his widow as a client. than they used to be, less trusting of companies: They’re cheap relative to having fun coming to work. My part-
everything. But they also rely more on price-to-book values. But we’re still ners Mike, Chuck, and Ben certainly
Can you describe how your team, us now. This business isn’t just invest- largely staying in the U.S. There are are the successors.
now eight people, came together? ing and planning. We act almost as a lot of great opportunities. These days, I largely only do what
Well, 15 years ago, Bill Bahney, who psychologists, too. People often don’t Getting back to the AI revolution, I want to do; I hand off a lot of the
was a longtime Merrill Lynch man- have anybody to talk to; even their it is increasing productivity and cut- things that I’m not interested in. But
ager, wanted out of management. He spouses are busy doing their own ting costs on balance sheets and in- I like to come in and be with the team.
joined us in 2008 and helped me put thing. We listen, and we always try come statements in a big way. So,
together a team, because that wasn’t to add a positive spin. We’re going you’ve got earnings going up and Can you share a piece of advice for
an intuitive thing for me to do. Similar through an industrial revolution with costs going down. That doesn’t mean young advisors who want to have a
to that, Chuck Powers joined our team the rollout of AI, and it’s an exciting we won’t get a correction at some successful career?
as a partner about a year ago, after time to be an investor. We try to focus point. That’s the nature of the mar- The financial markets are dynamic
having been a longtime manager. He on the good things out there. ket—stocks go up an escalator and and fascinating. It’s so fun to come in
has added a whole new dimension to down an elevator. and see what’s going to happen today
our practice because he has a lot of What is your expectation for the and tomorrow. But remember that it’s
experience in helping entrepreneurs stock market this year? What would you say is your biggest a people business. I came from the
sell their companies. That’s an enor- We like to look longer term, but even business challenge at present? CPA background, so investing was
mous area of growth, as baby boomers through 2024, we’re bullish. We still Staying focused, perhaps, because it’s probably my natural inclination, but
have built these fantastic businesses think the market could end this year so easy to get distracted by problems. you have to enjoy people, hearing their
and now need to pass them on. higher by 10%. That doesn’t mean we Regulation has become more intense. stories and wanting to help. Being
One of the things that’s unique is won’t take a hit, because we’ve had And it seems like every day we have involved with the community is big,
that the eight of us range in age from 24 a powerful move up. We could very some new, huge piece of news that can because you meet so many wealthy
to 77. We have a team member in every well have a 5% to 10% correction, and easily distract us. The elections are people. That’s not why you do it, but
decade—20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and we’re prepared for that at any time. coming up, and people want to tell us it certainly is a benefit.
70s—a melting pot of ages and experi- But we still think there are a lot of who they like and who they don’t like.
ences. Different team members identify opportunities. The way our economy So, it’s staying focused on our clients How does your team contribute
more closely with different clients. works, the way companies operate, and our four P’s. to your community?
We follow four P’s at our practice. how employees work—it’s all being We’re very community-focused; it’s
The first is our purpose, which we radically transformed thanks to AI. When clients want to talk politics, not just a cliché. We’re on a lot of
take very seriously: helping clients The need for labor will be much less, how do you manage that? Do you boards, ranging from a homeless
realize their dreams. The second P is and I know people worry about that. just politely nod your head? shelter to a school in Kenya to Opera
that we give a private-banking level of But the reality is that we don’t have We do. We try really hard not to get Idaho to the Catholic Diocese Finance
service. We had a client who was over- enough workers anyway. into politics. And investors can con- Council. We give back a lot of the
nighting a check to a friend in Georgia fuse politics with the market. But the money that we’ve made. During Covid,
to help her make a house payment so What are some of the best invest- market largely does what the market our team gave $400,000 to schools,
she didn’t lose the house. But when ment opportunities you see in the is going to do based on companies’ homeless shelters—wherever we could
the client went to send it, it turned out market right now? earnings. Politics don’t always flow help our community. Our clients are
that the UPS driver had come a little We’re always long-term bullish, espe- over to the performance of the stock really community-focused, as well.
early. We looked everywhere to try to cially in this environment of rapid market. So, we try to listen and be They give a lot of money, and we en-
find the UPS driver, and finally drove change and innovation, with the great- sympathetic with whatever their con- courage it. If they have a stock that
out to the airport, ran down a driver, est companies in the world right here cerns are. But we try not to get into went up 2,000%, we’ll tell them to do-
and said, “Please, please, can you help in the U.S. In our managed stock port- politics. Even if you agree with the nate some of that. And they do.
us?” She took it and made sure that folios, we’ve been almost exclusively person, the conversation goes on and
check got delivered overnight. in the U.S., as opposed to interna- on, and then there will be a next one. Thanks, Sandy. B
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James Stack
We’re avoiding high-risk areas includ-
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estate. We wouldn’t be adding to the
Stack Financial Management big-cap momentum tech stocks. We
hold Microsoft in both of our portfo-
lio strategies, but we wouldn’t be tak-
BY GREG BARTALOS ing new positions in any of the big-cap
momentum stocks because they will
W
be at the highest risk, as they were in
hen Jim Stack, the serving clients from far and wide and they get to talk to any advisor or any 2002 when a bear market started.
KEY STATS
founder and CEO of discusses where he sees opportunity— wealth manager they want to. In es-
Whitefish, Mont.– and danger—in the market. sence, we have to hand-hold as if we Which parts of the market do you
based Stack Finan-
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$1,766 were sitting in the client’s living room
talking to them personally.
like?
We like consumer staples such as
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decades ago, little did he know that he outside Montana? Tell me about your clients. our major portfolios. We like health-
would become a pioneer of sorts. James Stack: When we founded Our clients are generally more sea- care, and we’re seeking out value
Working with remote clients is new SFM, it was based on two principles: $2 soned than the average investor. Many stocks, namely those selling at an at-
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BY ROSS SNEL
F
inancial advisor Kelly Rae plement those short-term investments
Haskell is optimistic that with longer-duration fixed income in
the stock market will move the investment-grade space. In equi-
higher this year, although it ties, segments of the market that have
might encounter periods of been left behind—such as mid- and
turbulence along the way. “Given the small-cap stocks and value-style in-
magnitude and the speed of the rally vestments—may start to catch up.
that has transpired over the past four
months, markets could see a choppier Can you talk about specific sectors
phase in the near term,” says Haskell, you like?
who has worked at Edward Jones for While the technology and communi-
23 years. “But we’d view those pull- cation-services sectors have been the
backs as compelling opportunities for clear leaders lately, we continue to feel
investors.” that market leadership will broaden in
The leader of a five-person team in the year ahead. So, we are currently
Aberdeen, S.D., Haskell also tells Bar- overweight communication services
ron’s how her father influenced her and the consumer-discretionary sec-
career and which characteristics she tor, but as part of a well-diversified
looks for when hiring team members. strategy. We think investors can also
look for opportunities in cyclical areas
Barron’s: What is your view on the like industrials, as well as mid-cap
economy, and what risks do you stocks, because those typically do bet-
see? ter in a lower-rate and a sustained-
Kelly Rae Haskell: The combination economic-growth environment.
of rising corporate profits, ongoing
economic growth, and a less-restric- Where are you from, and how did
tive Federal Reserve policy later this you get into the financial advice
year is a favorable backdrop for mar- business?
ket performance. That said, I don’t I am South Dakota born and raised. I
think it’s going to preclude periods of went to the University of Sioux Falls
volatility and corrections. Those cor- and graduated early, at the age of 20.
rections are common after a strong After that, I spent three years trading
market rally like the one we’ve seen on the floor of the Chicago Stock Ex- registered branch associate role, in look for intelligence. I look for some-
over the past four months. But I would change, which was a blast. After three KEY STATS 2021. Having those additional roles in body with a growth mind-set because,
think that any economic slowdown years, I was drawn back to Aberdeen a bigger team has helped increase ca- as you know, this industry is con-
would be moderate. I think the bull to begin pursuing my career as a fi- pacity and client service and allowed stantly changing. And I look for peo-
market will remain intact for the year. nancial advisor with Edward Jones. $398 me to focus more on strategy, coming ple with a strong work ethic. And
Now, as far as risks go, a notable My dad was a big part of that. He has MILLION up with more-complex solutions for from there, I feel like I can teach them
one is a possible reacceleration in been a financial advisor with Edward in team assets clients and utilizing my designations the business.
inflation, which would force the Fed Jones for over 40 years and is still more, so that has been great.
to keep monetary policy restrictive for practicing. Watching him build those What sort of clients do you serve?
longer than expected. But that isn’t
our base-case scenario.
relationships with clients over the
years inspired me in how I built my
$1.2 You lead an all-women team. How
did that come about?
Being in South Dakota, we serve a
wide variety of investors, but many of
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business and in getting my Certified typical account Yes, I have a very skilled team of ladies, them are farming families and small-
How are you adjusting portfolios to Financial Planner and Chartered Fi- size and every one of them is South Dakota business owners. One of my favorite
account for your bullish outlook? nancial Consultant designations. born and raised. The fact that we’re all parts of the job is getting to work with
TOP 1200 FINANCIAL ADVISORS 2024 younger investors, open-end mutual after the election. But for a number of
funds can offer his mostly retired KEY STATS reasons, we’re pretty optimistic.
Jeff Leonard
client base some protection from se-
vere market downdrafts. What about fixed income?
Leonard tells Barron’s about his $1,155 We’re putting the fixed-income piece
favorite funds, why he still likes high- MILLION of the pie a little heavier in cash. We
Raymond James yield cash accounts, and his new com- in team assets use a Fidelity institutional money-
mitment to physical fitness. market fund that pays 5.35%. Right
now, 10-year Treasuries yield about
BY AMEY STONE Barron’s: Let’s start with your mar-
ket outlook.
$2.5 4.2%, and we think rates are going to
stay high for a while. We know rate
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M
Jeff Leonard: We definitely aren’t typical account cuts are coming, and bonds will per-
tional mutual funds. There are some would be, “That’s the professional
really good mutual fund managers, managers doing their job.” I’d try to
and the costs have come down over explain that it’s like a transparent
the years. With the institutional share mutual fund, but it was getting the
classes, they may cost only 10 or 15 focus off of what we do, which is
basis points [0.10 or 0.15 percentage planning and asset allocation.
point] more than an index fund. For
that extra 10 basis points, you’re get- How is your team structured?
ting an active overlay. There are seven of us: two partners,
client service associates, and what we
So, you think active management call service advisors. Prospects and
leads to better returns? referrals come to us based on our
If you buy the S&P 500 index ETF, for firm name, and we really approach it
instance, for every new dollar that as a team. We don’t want to be over-
comes in, you’re in effect buying the seeing advisors who are out building Are you looking to start an
overvalued portions of the market. their own books of business.
That’s fine if you’re 30 years old, but a
lot of my clients are older retirees. Have you thought about going
Advisor Business or to switch
Consider Tesla. In November 2021,
Tesla peaked, and around that time
independent?
We own the business, and Raymond your existing Custodian?
our large growth mutual fund was James provides an umbrella. I don’t
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March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S17
Joey Small
Ameriprise Financial
BY ANDREW WELSCH
A
mong the most important What is your outlook for equity
services that advisor Joey markets?
Small provides clients is a I think they will be fine, though
long-term perspective. you’ll see some volatility. It has been
“Often, clients can only interesting to see the growth rally
see what they’re dealing with immedi- we’ve seen over the past months. I
ately because they’re busy living life,” think you will see more diversifica-
says Small, who started his career in tion across asset classes. It won’t be
the transportation industry and runs just the Magnificent Seven. We like
an independent practice with value stocks and international.
Ameriprise Financial in his home-
town of Little Rock, Ark. “But I can What is your practice like?
see a lot [more] because I’m looking We work with clients typically with
from a 30,000-foot view.” between $500,000 and $5 million. But
Over his 24 years at Ameriprise, we still have quite a few clients with
Small has grown his team to 18 peo- between $100,000 and $500,000.
ple, including himself, and amassed Today, we find that a lot of clients who
1,500 clients. He spoke with Barron’s need our help are in the higher tax
about his approach to financial plan- brackets. All our business comes from
ning and his advice for investors near- referrals.
ing retirement.
How do you start when you have a
Barron’s: How did you get into the new client?
business? The first thing we do is make sure we
Joey Small: I had been working in are the right fit for them. Then, we will
transportation, but I always wanted have a meeting to find out what they
to work in this business. When I was are trying to accomplish. We’ll take in
in school, I was a good student. But I all their data, ask what their goals are,
became a great one once I started and think about whether they may be
studying finance because I became missing anything. We then do a deep
passionate about it. And when I got dive into every part of their life. It’s not
into business, it just took off. I loved just about managing money. The way I
it, especially the financial-planning always explain it is that my job is that
aspect. I’m your chief financial officer, but you an hour long. I have clients in about How about for clients nearing or
That’s kind of how we started. I are the CEO. You make the decisions. KEY STATS 26 states. We’ll fly out to meet many of entering retirement?
hired my first assistant probably My job is to offer ideas and guidance on them. Some are clients who have I tell them to be mindful of where
within the first six months. I ended up how to get to where you want to get to. moved from here to elsewhere. My their money will be coming from and
hiring another guy, Ryan Bartholomew, The other big thing is that we will $612 staff reaches out to four clients each what they’ll be getting from Social
who was working as a bank teller. He tell you what you need to hear, not MILLION week just to say hello and ask how Security. And then be mindful of
is still with me 24 years later. what you want to hear. This will help in team assets they are doing. We also do a lot of edu- what life will be like living on a fixed
you make the best decisions. And it’s cational events online, and we do income. That can require a mind-set
What are your clients’ top concerns not just about the money. The more I some client appreciation events in change. There are some people who
these days?
Obviously, it’s a political year, but we
know about you, the more we can
help you have success and achieve
$0.7 person. That way we see them outside
of work, which is really nice, and our
are workaholics. You need to have a
plan for what you are going to do in
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tell them not to worry about it. Just the things you want in life. typical account clients get to know our other clients. It retirement.
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2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
ALABAMA
1 1 Michael Warr Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Tuscaloosa • • • $4,373 $15 $40
2 2 Tony Smith Stonegate Investment Group Birmingham • • • • 4,492 2 50
3 12 Christopher Compton Stonegate Investment Group Birmingham • • • • 4,492 2 50
4 8 Brian Woodke Merrill Wealth Mgmt Birmingham • • • • 1,603 6.6 10
5 N Palmer Whiting Merrill Wealth Mgmt Mobile • • • • 959 2.1 5
6 3 Jeff Roberts Ameriprise Financial Birmingham • • • 883 0.7 1.5
7 4 Robert Runkle Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Montgomery • • • • 1,466 2.5 3.5
8 11 S. Wesley Carpenter Merrill Wealth Mgmt Fairhope • • • • 736 2.5 3.8
9 9 Alistair Harding-Smith Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Birmingham • • • 1,917 5 10
10 5 Camper O’Neal Merrill Wealth Mgmt Birmingham • • • • • • 997 8 10
11 6 Mark Mantooth Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Huntsville • • • 1,198 3.5 10
12 N Bobby Aycock Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Birmingham • • • 1,044 5 8
ALASKA
1 5 Ryan Callaway Ameriprise Financial Anchorage • • $1,330 $1 $1
2 1 Jeff Leonard Raymond James Anchorage • • • • 1,155 2.5 3.5
3 3 Tammy Head UBS Wealth Mgmt Anchorage • • • • • • 874 5 10
4 N Sarah Springer Baird Anchorage • • • 970 2 5
5 4 Kenneth Jones Merrill Wealth Mgmt Anchorage • • • 834 3.4 10.2
6 N Peter Jurasz Merrill Wealth Mgmt Juneau • • 578 2.5 10
ARIZONA
1 N Charlie Maxwell Cresset Scottsdale • • • • $39,596 $25 $50
2 1 Trevor Wilde Wilde Wealth Management Group Scottsdale • • • 2,770 2 3
3 2 Steven Schultz UBS Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • 2,063 10 15
4 7 Eddie Dulin Mariner Wealth Advisors Scottsdale • • • 1,489 2.1 9
5 4 David Stahle Merrill Wealth Mgmt Gilbert • • • • • 2,752 5 10
6 3 Robert Bancroft Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • 2,732 35 55
7 10 Todd Reeg Baird Scottsdale • • • • • 1,025 4 6
8 6 Michael Butt Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • • 1,415 3.1 3.9
9 5 Kevin Ehlers Ameriprise Financial Peoria • • 976 1.5 2
10 8 Glenn Pahnke RBC Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • • • 1,102 5 6
11 9 Brian Friedman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • • 2,043 5 12
12 12 Christopher Downs Merrill Wealth Mgmt Gilbert • • • 1,206 1 2
13 14 Joe Di Vito RBC Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • • 709 5 8
14 15 Henry Villeda Merrill Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • • • • 55,976 70 250
15 17 James Marten Merrill Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • • 2,774 3 6
16 16 Michael Hudak Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • 3,104 10 20
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S19
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
ARIZONA (continued)
17 11 Paul Groves Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • • $4,070 $35 $50
18 N Sean Waltz Merrill Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • • 1,009 5 7.5
19 20 Nayan Ranchhod Ameriprise Financial Scottsdale • • • 628 1 5
20 N Matthew MacLean Ameriprise Financial Peoria • • 964 1.5 2.3
21 24 Mitchell Stillman Wells Fargo Advisors Scottsdale • • • 751 0.8 3
22 23 Steve Rabin Ameriprise Financial Gilbert • • • 972 1.5 3
23 19 Brian Crawford Millennium Private Wealth Tucson • • • 1,065 1.2 2.5
24 27 Scot Benefiel Merrill Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • • 554 5 10
25 N Richie Schmock Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Scottsdale • • 923 40 150
26 N Brad Howell UBS Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • 455 4 20
27 21 Jennifer Hersh Merrill Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • • 513 2 5
28 28 Charles Pisoni RBC Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • • 532 2.1 4.2
29 N Trent Longnecker Merrill Wealth Mgmt Phoenix • • • • • 851 2.5 6
30 N Seth Henrie Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Scottsdale • 4,065 25 75
ARKANSAS
1 3 Joseph Young Merrill Wealth Mgmt Jonesboro • • • $881 $5 $10
2 1 Joseph Small Ameriprise Financial Little Rock • • 612 0.7 1
3 2 Hardy Winburn UBS Wealth Mgmt Little Rock • • • • 857 3 5
4 4 John Engskov Merrill Wealth Mgmt Little Rock • • • 2,546 10 15
5 6 Robby Bader Raymond James Springdale • • • 786 4 6
6 N Jackson Rhoades FSIS Group | Raymond James Mountain Home • • • • • 572 0.5 0.8
CALIFORNIA
1 2 Mark T. Curtis Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Palo Alto • • • • $296,349 $5 $25
2 1 Gregory Vaughan Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • • 45,582 75 150
3 4 Karen McDonald Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Palo Alto • • • • 289,861 3 10
4 6 Troy Griepp Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • • 15,469 30 50
5 8 Mark Douglass Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • • 45,582 75 150
6 3 Spuds Powell Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Mgmt Los Angeles • • 52,780 13 25
7 5 Andy Chase Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • 25,352 35 50
8 9 Dorian McKelvy Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • • 10,159 8 15
9 13 Drew Freides UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 7,321 35 50
10 20 Michael Breen Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 17,802 50 100
11 15 Richard Jones Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 27,579 50 75
12 16 Eric Gray Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • 25,908 50 80
13 18 Matthew Babrick J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 5,850 55 90
14 17 David Hou Evoke Advisors Los Angeles • • • 3,947 30 50
15 11 Drew Zager Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • 17,742 80 150
16 N Thomas Tournat Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 27,579 50 75
17 7 Francis X. Malone Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 63,955 25 75
18 12 Alan Whitman Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Pasadena • • • 2,943 5 17
19 35 Lisa Detanna Raymond James Beverly Hills • • • • 6,019 10 20
20 10 Jon Neuhaus Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 63,950 25 75
21 27 Tom Palecek Summit Trail Advisors San Francisco • • • 3,434 48 75
22 14 Shane Brisbin Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 7,717 50 75
23 31 Elaine Meyers J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 7,957 45 100
24 28 Michael Kanigher UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • 7,321 35 50
25 21 Dana Jackson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • 5,540 50 100
26 19 Craig Chiate UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Century City • 6,059 35 50
27 47 Rick Gordon J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • 4,770 20 45
28 48 Hugh Beecher J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 4,770 20 40
29 N David Bahnsen The Bahnsen Group Newport Beach • • • • • 4,569 7.5 10
30 34 Brian Firring Wells Fargo Advisors Beverly Hills • 7,410 50 150
31 N Cheryl L. Young Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Los Gatos • • 3,188 7 15
32 23 Chris Clifford UBS Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • 2,090 25 50
33 25 Laila Pence Pence Wealth Mgmt Newport Beach • • • 2,652 2.5 5
34 22 Jesse Bromberg Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 2,799 9.1 15
35 33 Jim Berliner Westmount Asset Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 5,012 7.5 15
36 49 Bruce Munster Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • 3,388 45 100
37 N Duncan Rolph Miracle Mile Advisors Los Angeles • • • 4,959 5.5 15
S20 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
CALIFORNIA (continued)
38 75 Greg Onken J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • $5,166 $20 $32
39 58 Tracey Gluck J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 2,505 15 30
40 40 John Cardente Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 20,839 250 650
41 41 Gabriel Jay UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Walnut Creek • • • • 2,065 5 7
42 24 Ned Gibbons Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • 4,500 40 60
43 38 Seth Haye Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Westlake Village • • • 1,853 7 15
44 108 Catherine Evans J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 1,980 10 25
45 53 Philippe Hartl Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • 8,479 35 100
46 74 Steven Soja J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 1,671 10 15
47 63 Debbie Jorgensen Merrill Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 2,362 25 55
48 37 Karl Wolfslau Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Long Beach • • 2,332 1 3
49 N Vicken Ekmekjian CIBC Private Wealth San Francisco • • • 1,631 26.8 50
50 30 Tim Emanuels Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 13,860 25 50
51 55 Darren Edwards Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 2,523 25 50
52 N Marcus Fagersten UBS Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 9,360 10 25
53 90 Tripp Taylor Neuberger Berman San Francisco • • • • 1,510 20 50
54 64 Chad Evans Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Newport Beach • • 17,324 250 1000
55 56 Thomas Van Dyck RBC Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • • 3,213 20 25
56 29 Rich Petit Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • 13,860 25 50
57 39 John Shadden Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Long Beach • • • • • 4,676 10 20
58 50 Sean Yu Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Pasadena • • • 1,975 15 70
59 N Valerie Garcia Houts Merrill Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • • • • 55,976 70 250
60 N Inna Kelly Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 1,782 20 30
61 54 Scott McEwan Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Newport Beach • • • • • 6,692 5 30
62 70 Lisa Reed Neuberger Berman Los Angeles • • 1,099 7.3 10
63 57 Sam Schoner J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 3,153 8 15
64 65 Alex Shahidi Evoke Advisors Los Angeles • • • 14,006 20 25
65 N Thomas Hutson-Wiley Merrill Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • • • • 55,976 70 250
66 68 Colin Higgins Summitry Foster City • • 2,103 1.6 10
67 93 Mark Sear Evoke Advisors Los Angeles • • 1,841 30 50
68 N William Bonelli Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt La Jolla • • • 1,922 10 20
69 52 Mike Burbank Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 3,123 50 100
70 36 Gerard Zell Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • 4,500 40 60
71 72 Carolyn Taylor Weatherly Asset Mgmt Del Mar • • 1,123 3.1 7
72 77 Gail Reid Ameriprise Financial Glendale • • • • 1,946 3 5
73 85 Adam S. Goldstein Ameriprise Financial Calabasas • • • 2,813 1 3.5
74 62 George Papadoyannis Ameriprise Financial San Mateo • • • 2,265 2.5 6.5
75 78 Andrew Palmer Evoke Advisors Los Angeles • • 2,763 20 25
76 42 Michael Baumer Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 7,456 50 75
77 N Robert Carmichael RBC Wealth Mgmt Walnut Creek • • • 1,235 5 10
78 71 James Demmert Main Street Research Sausalito • • • • • 1,750 7 38
79 N Justin Tipp J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 2,688 3.3 10
80 N Shawn Sladek Merrill Wealth Mgmt Walnut Creek • • 1,734 3 5
81 82 William Wheatley Merrill Wealth Mgmt Newport Beach • • • 1,257 3 4
82 N Brian Parker EP Wealth Advisors Torrance • • 1,233 1.2 4
83 N Joseph McCullough Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • • 17,856 25 75
84 44 L. Greg Fullmer Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • 1,611 25 75
85 69 Ryan McClellan UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • 34,759 30 50
86 N Dan McCormick Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • • 25,352 50 100
87 91 Justin Vaicek Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Newport Beach • • • 2,257 25 50
88 N Mark Varo Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Beverly Hills • • • 4,008 15 50
89 51 Jack Wong Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Mountain View • • • 1,510 10 15
90 59 Jeffrey Traum Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • 3,721 20 50
91 79 Aric Zamel UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Beverly Hills • • • • 2,083 10 20
92 45 James Greenfield Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 3,535 15 30
93 67 Andrew Basch Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 3,526 10 20
94 N Ash Chopra Syon Capital San Francisco • • • 2,012 60 100
95 60 Darren Pfefferman Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Diego • • • 2,259 15 35
96 102 Michael Allard CalBay Investments Danville • • • 1,011 1.5 4.5
97 96 John Acker UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 1,905 5 10
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S21
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
CALIFORNIA (continued)
98 80 Philip Walters Wells Fargo Advisors Beverly Hills • • • $4,976 $10 $40
99 100 Vivek Thoppay Merrill Wealth Mgmt San Jose • • 1,027 5 10
100 87 Micah Scheinberg Alex. Brown | Raymond James Century City • • 2,100 17.5 50
101 103 Pedro Marti Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Los Angeles • • 1,344 5 75
102 118 Daniel Murphy Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Palo Alto • • • 188,273 5 10
103 83 Anthony Jones Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • • 10,016 30 50
104 98 Mark Hebner Index Fund Advisors Irvine • • • • 1,438 3.6 3.6
105 95 Jennifer Garcia Wells Fargo Advisors Encino • • 1,263 20 25
106 86 Grant Lee Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 4,588 15 25
107 92 Matthew Sheehan Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • 4,008 10 25
108 76 Tony daRoza Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • 2,077 25 40
109 N John Krambeer Validus Capital El Segundo • • 1,576 15 50
110 66 James Klein Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Los Angeles • • • 5,258 20 35
111 99 Brett Berry J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • • 1,168 10 25
112 109 Braydon Hamilton UBS Private Wealth Mgmt La Jolla • • 1,535 10 20
113 106 Matthew Gallo Merrill Wealth Mgmt Walnut Creek • • • 1,029 1.7 4
114 117 Jason Hayes Merrill Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 1,366 10 15
115 105 Mark Udis Certuity Manhattan Beach • • 4,126 50 50
116 88 Anouchka Balog Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Laguna Niguel • • • 1,070 5 15
117 110 Sonny Kothari Merrill Wealth Mgmt Brea • • 1,313 3.5 6
118 114 David Jasper UBS Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 2,048 50 50
118 94 Victoria Bailey Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Menlo Park • • • • 5,468 50 150
120 115 Michael Evans UBS Private Wealth Mgmt San Francisco • • • 2,048 50 50
COLORADO
1 1 Shawn Fowler Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • $14,226 $47 $96
2 2 Jonathan Beukelman UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • • • 5,219 15 30
3 3 Maxwell Bull Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • 14,226 47 96
4 4 Wally Obermeyer Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Aspen • • 2,120 5 20
5 5 Scott Thisted Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • • 3,388 25 25
6 6 Melissa Corrado-Harrison UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • • 1,457 45 65
7 7 Donna Di Ianni Merrill Wealth Mgmt Aspen • • • 1,949 25 45
8 N Michael Caplan Invictus Private Wealth Denver • • • • 1,025 4 5
9 9 Joseph Brienza UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • • • • 2,649 45 100
10 N Steve Booren Prosperion Financial Advisors Greenwood Village • • • 1,400 3 10
11 8 Scott Sparks Sparks Financial Denver • • • 1,186 3 10
12 11 Joseph Janiczek Janiczek Wealth Mgmt Denver • • • 1,029 4 7
13 14 Mark Brown Brown & Company Denver • • 706 7 15
14 12 Gary Cooper UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • • 2,207 10 25
15 16 Drew Lautrup Merrill Wealth Mgmt Denver • • • 818 7.5 10
16 N Craig Kinard UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Denver • • • 1,169 4 7
17 18 David Surofchek Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Colorado Springs • • • 2,178 3 5
18 13 Ali Flynn Phillips Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Aspen • • 2,120 5 20
CONNECTICUT
1 1 Jeff Erdmann Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • $12,023 $40 $60
2 2 William Greco UBS Wealth Mgmt Hartford • • • 4,859 8.5 11.5
3 3 Brian Hetherington Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt New Canaan • • 4,378 40 60
4 6 Matthew Somberg Gottfried & Somberg Wealth Mgmt Glastonbury • • • • • • 1,850 3 6
5 11 Charles J. Noble III Janney Montgomery Scott New Haven • • • 1,507 6 12
6 12 Ken Steeves Creative Planning Orange • • • 1,712 4 25
7 9 Thomas Vacheron Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Fairfield • • 2,420 10 30
8 8 Bryan Stepanian Alex. Brown | Raymond James Greenwich • • • 2,500 50 250
9 7 Harold Trischman Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • • • • • • 3,132 5 15
10 13 Robert Paolucci Principle Wealth Partners Madison • • 2,200 6 8
11 N Carl Zuckerberg RZH Advisors Stamford • • 1,503 8.5 16
12 5 Thomas Frame Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • • 1,960 8 15
13 4 Peter Chieco Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • • • 3,395 7 15
14 10 Rob Giannetti Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • • • • 12,023 40 60
15 14 Jeffrey Corliss RDM Financial Group | Hightower Westport • • • 1,000 3.5 7
16 28 David Goodwin Merrill Wealth Mgmt Hartford • • • 1,177 6.5 10
S22 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
CONNECTICUT (continued)
17 20 Matthew Lasko UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Stamford • • • • $11,055 $15 $30
18 17 Teresa Jacobsen UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Stamford • • • 1,424 10 25
19 N Frank Lockwood UBS Wealth Mgmt Stamford • • • 1,603 10 10
20 18 Thomas Hutchison Merrill Wealth Mgmt New Haven • • • 1,986 3 5
21 29 Chad Czerwinski UBS Wealth Mgmt Hartford • • • 1,977 7 20
22 19 Jason Cerniglia Ameriprise Financial Mystic • • • 1,847 1.4 4
23 21 Joshua Kampf Merrill Wealth Mgmt New Haven • • • 1,986 3 5
24 104 N.Y. Ira Millman Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Westport • • • 1,394 12.5 30
25 N Nancy Daoud Ameriprise Financial Oxford • • • 1,581 1.8 6
26 N Jenny Harrington Gilman Hill Asset Mgmt New Canaan • • 766 1.3 5
27 22 Jon Newman Ameriprise Financial Greenwich • • 377 2 10
28 15 Vincent Mancuso Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • • • 3,385 7 15
29 27 Will Gourd UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Stamford • • • 2,638 25 40
30 33 Andrew Worthington UBS Wealth Mgmt Hartford • • 2,028 6 7
31 N Dennis Stanek Jr. RBC Wealth Mgmt Farmington • • • • • • 858 7 12
32 24 John Goodwin Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Stamford • • • 3,066 40 75
33 30 Andrew Shantz UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Stamford • • 2,189 35 75
34 36 Elizabeth Angelone Merrill Wealth Mgmt Greenwich • • • 1,580 6.3 9.3
35 35 Ashley Martella UBS Wealth Mgmt Hartford • • • 2,028 5 7
36 N Matthew Tackman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Ridgefield • • • 1,203 2.5 4
DELAWARE
1 1 Kimberlee Orth Ameriprise Financial Wilmington • • • $2,870 $7.8 $18.6
2 3 Donald DeWees Jr. Wells Fargo Advisors Greenville • • • • 1,096 4 7
3 2 Thomas Weisenfels Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wilmington • • • 683 1.5 3.5
4 4 Thomas Rice Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wilmington • • • 1,559 3.5 7
5 N Michael Porter Janney Montgomery Scott Greenville • • • • 1,061 2.5 7.5
6 N Michael Koppenhaver Merrill Wealth Mgmt Dover • • • 551 2 3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1 1 Marvin McIntyre Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • • • $5,698 $10 $25
2 6 Keith Apton UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 5,345 10 30
3 11 Nick Francia UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 5,345 10 30
4 13 Tom Rietano Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 2,485 20 25
5 2 John M. Williams Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • • 3,756 20 35
6 3 Jonathan Legg Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 2,038 75 100
7 10 Gregory Marcus UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 971 30 75
8 16 Jason Goldstein Raymond James Washington • • • • 4,200 35 55
9 9 John McKnight Merrill Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 2,803 6.5 10
10 12 James New UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 2,932 12 20
11 15 Richard Harris Alex. Brown | Raymond James Washington • • • • • 3,750 7.5 25
12 19 Rod von Lipsey UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 1,360 20 30
13 5 Brett Anthony Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • • 5,695 12 25
14 4 Michael O’Neill Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 3,079 25 35
15 20 William Finnerty UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • 766 15 30
16 18 Frederick Shreves Wells Fargo Advisors Washington • • • • 4,362 4 10
17 N Justin Gaither Merrill Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • 1,914 6.5 8
18 7 Barry Haffner UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 1,095 5 7.5
19 17 Dexter Walker Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 1,859 15 25
20 14 H.L. McLaughlin III Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • • 5,651 12 25
21 N Ronya Corey Merrill Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 897 3 10
22 N Grantham Myers UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • 902 22 26
23 24 Robert Allred UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • 718 3 5
24 22 Donald A. Caron Jr. Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Washington • • • 1,365 7.5 10
FLORIDA
1 1 Brian Pfeifler Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach • • • $12,257 $75 $100
2 2 Scott Siegel Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • • 7,886 20 50
3 N Thomas Moran Moran Wealth Mgmt Naples • • • 4,158 5 25
4 3 Kevin Peters Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach • • 8,056 16.6 91
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S23
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
FLORIDA (continued)
5 5 Adam Carlin Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Coral Gables • • $5,558 $20 $25
6 4 Deborah Montaperto Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach • 39,813 100 150
7 7 Salvatore Tiano J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Jupiter • • • • • • 3,482 20 40
8 13 Andrew Vahab J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • 3,872 12.5 30
9 6 John Elwaw Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Miami • • 3,049 5 25
10 8 Dominic Casanueva Merrill Wealth Mgmt Lakewood Ranch • • • • 10,109 1.5 3
11 38 Michael Beckerman Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Coral Gables • • 3,242 50 75
12 30 N.Y. Michael Sawyer Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Miami • • 25,828 40 80
13 10 Ed Ventrice UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • 2,949 15 30
13 10 Michael Bober UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • 2,949 15 30
15 12 Peter Bermont Raymond James Coral Gables • • • • • 3,335 10 30
16 17 Michelle Mayer Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Naples • • 2,069 40 75
17 4 Minn. Brad Wheelock RBC Wealth Mgmt Naples • • • • 1,804 3.5 6
18 14 Roy Apple J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach Gardens • • 2,845 10 20
19 19 Mark Thorndyke Merrill Wealth Mgmt Naples • • • 2,584 7 15
20 16 Joseph Matina UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Naples • • 2,067 10 25
21 N Joseph Small Small World Wealth Mgmt | Fort Myers • • • 1,323 0.8 2
Northwestern Mutual
22 44 Nick Sadowsky UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • 4,278 50 100
23 22 Margaret Starner Raymond James Coral Gables • • 1,510 5 7
24 24 Trevor Fried Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Fort Lauderdale • • • 1,375 3 5
25 20 Jason Stephens UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Naples • • 1,692 15 25
26 25 James McLaughlin Princeton Wealth Advisors | Vero Beach • • • 2,454 3 5
Raymond James
27 30 Michael McCain Clarity Wealth Naples • • • 3,828 10 15
28 34 Eric Glasband RBC Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • 1,595 9.2 16.2
29 N Eric Propper CIBC Private Wealth West Palm Beach • • • 1,419 27.9 50
30 21 Don d’Adesky Raymond James Boca Raton • • • • 6,084 25 25
31 15 Sean Fetterman Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • 2,046 15 30
32 33 Keith Rowling Merrill Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach • • • 1,645 10 25
33 31 Douglas Braff UBS Private Wealth Mgmt West Palm Beach • • • • 11,207 5 10
34 N Jeremy Paul Perigon Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • • • 3,686 2 20
35 61 Saroj Kasturi Ameriprise Financial Palm Coast • • • 2,868 0.4 0.9
36 11 N.J. Frank Seminara Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach • • 2,952 15 20
37 36 John Olson Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt West Palm Beach • • 2,481 8 15
38 29 Andrew Schultz Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Miami Beach • • 1,493 15 40
39 18 Linda Stephans Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Palm Beach • • • • 8,028 150 100
40 60 Andrew Plum UBS Private Wealth Mgmt West Palm Beach • • 1,240 15 25
41 49 Christopher Aitken UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Ponte Vedra Beach • • 1,230 25 50
42 39 Randy Hallier Creative Planning St. Petersburg • • • 1,299 2.1 5
43 59 Chris Garvin UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Fort Lauderdale • • 1,802 5 10
44 57 Robert Dwyer Merrill Wealth Mgmt Punta Gorda • • • • 10,059 3 5
45 N Eric Diton The Wealth Alliance Boca Raton • • • • 1,699 3 6
46 28 Marc Fischer Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Naples • • • • • • 4,083 45 45
47 45 William Merriam Merrill Wealth Mgmt Jacksonville • • • • • • 1,442 2 5
48 23 Rod Aronson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach • • • • 2,729 25 40
49 42 Jose Cabrera Raymond James Coral Gables • • • • 6,084 25 25
50 47 Adam Palmer Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Tampa • • • • • • 8,951 9 12
51 48 Thomas Ruggie Ruggie Wealth Mgmt Tavares • • • 1,094 1.5 3
52 40 Louise Armour J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach Gardens • • • 1,631 10 25
53 26 Manish Mehta UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Winter Park • • • 1,773 5 7
54 70 Joel Manings Merrill Wealth Mgmt St. Petersburg • • • 995 1.9 2.5
55 N Garrett Burke Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Heathrow • • 1,848 1 10
56 N Brendan Burke Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Heathrow • • 1,848 1 10
57 55 Bobby Kolev Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Aventura • • • • 3,828 50 100
58 68 Kurt Sylvia J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach Gardens • • • 1,215 15 45
59 50 Jeff Hausinger All Seasons Wealth Tampa • • • 785 1.2 3
60 62 Mark Donohue J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach Gardens • • • • 1,191 10 25
61 51 Scott Owens Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Tampa • • • • 7,850 8 10
62 71 David Barcomb Merrill Wealth Mgmt Sarasota • • • • 1,316 10 15
63 66 Shon Flaharty Flaharty Asset Mgmt Clearwater • • • • 915 0.8 5
S24 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
FLORIDA (continued)
64 39 Ill. Michael Cohen Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Naples • • $2,014 $1 $2
65 53 Gregory O’Hare Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Palm Beach Gardens • • 1,195 25 40
66 N Daryl Emerson Merrill Wealth Mgmt Winter Park • • • 1,159 2 3
67 74 Erick Ellsweig Merrill Wealth Mgmt West Palm Beach • • 2,423 4 7
68 78 Daryn Pingleton Merrill Wealth Mgmt West Palm Beach • • • 1,289 4 5
69 64 Michael Silver Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors Boca Raton • • • • • 905 1.5 4
70 72 Rachel Barzilay Merrill Wealth Mgmt Boca Raton • • • 1,296 6 10
71 79 Matthew Lytell Riverwalk Wealth Advisors |
Northwestern Mutual
Tampa • • • 1,030 2.5 6
GEORGIA
1 3 Robert Balentine Balentine Atlanta • • • • $7,153 $24.5 $30
2 1 Rod Westmoreland Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • 4,625 25 60
3 5 Craig Savage William Blair Atlanta • • • • 7,659 10 30
4 N Kelly Westmoreland Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • 4,625 25 60
5 2 James Hansberger Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • • 2,800 25 50
6 4 Brian Frank Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • 2,540 10 25
7 26 Thomas Epperson Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Atlanta • 2,500 50 100
8 6 David Higgins Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Atlanta • • 1,950 61 100
9 8 Justin Ryan Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Atlanta • • 2,300 57 125
10 14 Michael Hines Consolidated Planning Corporation Atlanta • • • 1,446 3 4.5
11 7 Andrew Harbour Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • • • 12,205 5 10
12 N Earle Dodd UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • 14,800 350 700
13 N Scott Thompson CIBC Private Wealth Atlanta • • 1,987 37 245
14 9 Michael Merlin Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Atlanta • • 1,792 10 25
15 12 Donna Joyner Merrill Wealth Mgmt Alpharetta • • 1,160 15 25
16 N Wen Nottebohm Cresset Atlanta • 6,166 20 50
17 N Brian Jenkins J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • 3,708 30 47
18 11 Buck Wiley III Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • • 2,471 20 25
19 18 Todd Urowsky UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • 3,342 10 15
20 15 Ryan Smith Northwestern Mutual Atlanta • • • 1,051 3 5
21 21 David Skid Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • 1,767 10 10
22 27 Andy Zager UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • 1,840 4 5
23 22 Kevin Higginbotham Merrill Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • • • 105,476 15 40
24 23 Jay Jowers Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • 2,363 35 45
25 N Mark King UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • 946 25 40
26 N James Kaufman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • 105,476 10 30
27 13 Saul Levy Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • 2,764 10 20
28 19 Graham Roberts Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • • 2,400 10 20
29 28 Bill Pahl UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • 2,369 10 15
30 16 Bert Ponder Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Atlanta • • • • 2,363 15 35
HAWAII
1 1 Matthew Megorden UBS Wealth Mgmt Honolulu • • • $949 $3 $7
2 N Eric Fujimoto Ameriprise Financial Honolulu • • • • 1,070 2 7
3 3 Peter Backus Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Honolulu • • • 3,769 5 10
4 2 Wang Kar Lee Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Honolulu • • • • • • 1,873 2 4
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S25
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
HAWAII (continued)
5 4 Alan Kodama Pacstar Financial Group Honolulu • • $336 $0.3 $1.5
6 N Gregg Takara Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Honolulu • • • • • 1,298 3 5
IDAHO
1 2 Robert Brian King RBC Wealth Mgmt Eagleo • • $1,032 $5 $10
2 1 Dale Miller Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Coeur d’Alene • • 3,263 13.5 15
3 3 Sandy Dalton UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Boise • • • • 1,105 8 12
4 5 Justin Samples Ameriprise Financial Boise • • • • 1,221 1 2
5 4 Bruce Davidson Wells Fargo Advisors Boise • • • • 929 5 20
6 6 Uwe Ruttke Merrill Wealth Mgmt Boise • • • 1,016 4.5 9
ILLINOIS
1 3 Paul Tashima UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • $36,763 $100 $500
2 2 Thomas Wilson William Blair Chicago • • • 6,275 15 25
3 1 John Cultra William Blair Chicago • • 4,773 18 28
4 N Tom Bridges CIBC Private Wealth Chicago • • • • 4,122 4.3 8.7
5 6 David Mabie Chicago Capital Chicago • • 2,829 4.7 10
6 7 Peter Lee Summit Trail Advisors Chicago • • • 3,308 25 65
7 4 Steven Hefter HLM Capital Management Group Highland Park • • 2,651 12 30
8 10 Cameron McKinney William Blair Chicago • • • • 5,310 30 50
9 12 John Cimaroli William Blair Chicago • • • • 5,310 30 50
10 5 Brian Hahn Neuberger Berman Chicago • • 2,241 10 25
11 14 Scott Magnesen Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Oak Brook • • • 5,526 2 3.5
12 9 Raj Bhatia Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • • 2,108 15 25
13 11 Steve Jesanis William Blair Chicago • • • • • 2,821 6 25
14 18 Daniel Grant William Blair Chicago • • 2,264 15 25
15 17 Daniel Fries Merrill Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 1,738 3 5
16 8 Andrew Griffo Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • • 44,465 10 20
17 16 Carlette McMullan William Blair Chicago • • • • 1,734 5 15
18 13 James Whitney Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Chicago • • 4,657 50 100
19 19 Louise Lane William Blair Chicago • • • • 1,685 5 10
20 26 Louis Paster UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 36,763 100 500
21 24 Matthew Dillig The Dillig Bowen Group | Hightower Northbrook • • • 1,950 35 50
21 25 David Wright Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • • 3,124 25 35
23 15 Michael Gallagher Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • • 8,670 2.5 5
24 N Christopher DeMonte Cresset Chicago • • • 2,965 20 50
25 23 Benjamin Klein Merrill Wealth Mgmt Northbrook • • • 1,222 5 10
26 29 Sharon Oberlander Merrill Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 1,949 5 12
27 22 David Brown William Blair Chicago • • • 1,160 1 10
28 30 Patrick Baldwin Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 5,766 25 35
29 32 Michael Marcovici Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 5,766 25 35
30 20 Kristina Van Liew Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Chicago • • • • 8,028 150 100
31 31 Jay Maltby UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 3,275 10 15
32 49 Jason Beckwith Merrill Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 1,302 5 7.5
33 35 Thomas Kane Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • 7,187 35 75
34 N Chris Baldwin Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 3,530 25 50
35 33 Mike Covey Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • 7,187 35 75
36 27 Ajay Desai UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 2,374 30 100
37 43 Tony Hoban William Blair Chicago • • 1,687 15 25
38 45 Thomas Marx William Blair Chicago • • • • 1,246 6 12
39 N Joe Lamberti Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 2,486 15 25
40 42 Joseph Kartheiser Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 3,025 15 25
41 N Joseph Scandariato Merrill Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 1,966 6 12
42 N Ari Paxinos Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 2,486 15 25
43 51 Tom Kilborn Merrill Wealth Mgmt Northbrook • • • 1,249 5 8
44 50 Douglas Mabie Baird Chicago • • • • 914 5 10
45 47 Russell McLean McLean Wealth Mgmt |
Wells Fargo Advisors FiNet
Oak Brook • • • 1,360 3 6
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
ILLINOIS (continued)
49 40 Brian Marshall William Blair Chicago • • • • $969 $3 $5
50 N Trevor Mathias Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 1,149 4 5
51 58 Jacqueline Moss William Blair Chicago • • 1,088 30 40
52 52 John Stevenson Jr. Wells Fargo Advisors Quincy • • • • • 1,558 2 3
53 60 Rod Loewenthal UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Northbrook • • 1,150 6 8
54 53 Robert Siracusano Wells Fargo Advisors FiNet Naperville • • • 864 3.5 5
55 59 Brett White Ameriprise Financial Oakbrook Terrace • • 1,299 0.8 2.3
56 34 Brad DeHond Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • • 3,313 45 50
57 38 David Wilkinson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 1,220 35 40
58 N Steven Lopez Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 2,175 25 50
59 36 Mark Birringer Alex. Brown | Raymond James Chicago • • 2,029 25 40
60 41 Ted Davis Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Chicago • • 1,009 2.5 3
INDIANA
1 2 John Cate Merrill Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • • $21,683 $450 $1,000
2 1 Wm. Craig Dobbs Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Indianapolis • 37,007 203.6 252.2
3 4 Martin Gregor Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • • 5,503 30 60
4 3 Eric Payne Merrill Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • 2,696 5 8
5 6 Ronald Mencias Merrill Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • 2,696 5 8
6 7 Christopher Moore Ameriprise Financial Fort Wayne • • 1,245 2.3 4.3
7 9 Daniel Finley Merrill Wealth Mgmt Fort Wayne • • • • 1,451 2 5
8 17 Jonathan Klausner Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • • 2,739 6 12
9 8 Brian Austin Ameriprise Financial Indianapolis • • 1,732 1.2 2.1
10 13 Eric Brunton Merrill Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • • • 15,897 3.3 4.5
11 5 John Perry Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • • 2,175 20 30
12 14 John Schutz Baird Evansville • • 728 0.8 2
13 10 Chris Cooke Cooke Financial Group Indianapolis • • • • 2,425 5 8
14 10 Brian Cooke Cooke Financial Group Indianapolis • • • • 2,425 5 8
15 15 K. Gregory Akers Merrill Wealth Mgmt Indianapolis • • • • 1,825 3 5
16 12 Scott Saxe Saxe Pinkston Financial Group |
Wells Fargo Advisors FiNet
Evansville • • • 1,031 2 3
IOWA
1 1 Bryan Boesen Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Des Moines • • $2,236 $10 $20
2 N Ed McGill McGill Junge Wealth Mgmt |
Northwestern Mutual
Clive • • • • 1,153 2.5 6.6
KANSAS
1 1 Brenna Saunders Creative Planning Overland Park • • $2,885 $30.1 $100
2 3 Trey Barnes Mariner Wealth Advisors Overland Park • • • 3,658 1.1 10
3 2 Timothy Sutton Creative Planning Overland Park • • • 1,564 2.6 15
4 6 Jay Beebe Creative Planning Overland Park • • • 1,834 3.9 12
5 5 Jake Kern Mariner Wealth Advisors Overland Park • • • 3,658 1.1 6
6 N Jessica Culpepper Creative Planning Overland Park • 2,641 32.2 80
KENTUCKY
1 4 William Watson Ameriprise Financial Owensboro • • • $1,846 $0.8 $2.3
2 8 Douglas Kisker Ameriprise Financial Crestview Hills • • • • 1,763 2.3 2.5
3 3 Travis Musgrave Merrill Wealth Mgmt Lexington • • • 1,040 5 8
4 5 Mitch Settle Baird Owensboro • • • 970 1 1.8
5 2 Thomas Perrone Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Louisville • • • • • 1,643 1.3 1.5
6 N Lawrence Nagel Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Louisville • • • • 2,375 20 40
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S27
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
KENTUCKY (continued)
7 12 Pamela Thompson Mariner Wealth Advisors Louisville • • $660 $1.2 $6
8 10 Dan Foutch Baird Glasgow • • • • 956 1.3 2.5
9 7 Shannon Vitale Baird Bowling Green • • • 1,824 0.4 1
10 11 Mark Switow UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Louisville • • 11,055 8.5 24
11 N Kellie Sheryak UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Louisville • • 6,046 5 10
12 9 Morgan Fister Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Lexington • • • 1,289 3 5
LOUISIANA
1 1 Curtis Eustis Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt New Orleans • • • $1,795 $10 $27.5
2 2 James Spiro Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt New Orleans • • • 2,857 1 5
3 N Kevin Murphy Ameriprise Financial Shreveport • • 956 0.5 1.5
4 3 Scott Hardie Merrill Wealth Mgmt New Orleans • • • • • 1,723 4 6
5 4 Jacque Kuchta UBS Wealth Mgmt New Orleans • • • 938 3.5 7
6 5 Don Celestin Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Mandeville • • • • 1,056 2.5 5
MAINE
1 1 Brian Clement RBC Wealth Mgmt Portland • • • • $773 $3 $7
2 5 Robertson Breed F.L.Putnam Investment Mgmt Portland • • • • • 713 3 7
3 6 Melissa Duffy White Pine Wealth Mgmt | Hightower Falmouth • • • 703 2 3.5
4 N Christopher Rogers Raymond James Portland • • • 971 3 5
5 N Gary Bergeron Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Portland • • • • 771 2 5
6 N Andrew Thomas Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Portland • • • 1,156 3 5
MARYLAND
1 2 Kent Pearce Merrill Wealth Mgmt Towson • • $2,596 $10 $20
2 1 Robert Scherer Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Potomac • • • • • 14,487 25 25
3 3 Joseph Jacques Jacques Financial Rockville • • 1,796 1.3 3
4 4 Peter Dunne Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bethesda • • • • • 5,747 80 175
5 5 Jeff Leventhal Hightower Bethesda Bethesda • • 1,950 5 10
6 9 Barry Garber Alex. Brown | Raymond James Hunt Valley • • • 4,256 15 25
7 7 E. Geoffrey Sella SPC Financial Rockville • • 1,206 0.3 1.5
8 13 Thomas Lee Lee, Sipe & Associates Rockville • • • 1,165 2.4 3.2
9 11 Ross Charkatz Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Potomac • • • • • • 14,460 25 25
10 6 Ted Smith Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Baltimore • • 3,121 50 75
11 N Bruce Wall Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bethesda • • • 5,747 80 80
12 18 Ann Marie Etergino RBC Wealth Mgmt Chevy Chase • • • • • 1,725 10 25
13 16 Gregory Baker Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bethesda • • • 1,349 1 5
14 19 Richard Wagener Wagener Lee Wealth Advisors Columbia • • • • • 903 2 5
15 8 Brett Clifford Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Baltimore • • • 3,062 30 75
16 15 David Giulieri Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Bethesda • • • 1,874 3 10
17 23 Ryan Bowman Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Rockville • • • • 3,675 3 10
18 20 Adam Rorrer Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Bethesda • • • • • • 1,570 4.2 10
19 N Beth Rosenwald RBC Wealth Mgmt Baltimore • • • 770 3 7.5
20 24 Michael Riley RBC Wealth Mgmt Rockville • • • 823 2.1 5
21 10 James Meek Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Baltimore • • • • 2,435 20 30
22 N William Orr Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Frederick • • • • 1,209 20 25
23 N Jim Holzapfel Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Hagerstown • • • • 2,290 1.5 3.5
24 N Matthew Clark William Blair Baltimore • • • • 882 5 10
MASSACHUSETTS
1 3 Raj Sharma Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • $5,914 $15 $20
2 1 Peter Princi Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Boston • • • 9,100 10 20
3 5 Susan Kaplan Kaplan Financial Services Newton • • 2,578 4 10
4 2 Kevin Grimes Grimes & Company Westborough • • 4,489 4 8
5 6 Thomas Bartholomew Bartholomew & Company Worcester • • • 4,348 4 10
6 10 Daniel Wilson Ameriprise Financial Auburndale • • 4,483 1 5
7 4 Devin Condron Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 5,574 25 75
8 12 Charles S. Bean III Heritage Financial Services Westwood • • • 2,396 2.5 4
9 7 Brian Strachan Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • • 2,416 10 25
10 8 Victor T. Livingstone Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • • • 6,356 75 100
11 9 John Lechner Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 6,969 25 100
S28 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
MASSACHUSETTS (continued)
12 11 Richard F. Connolly Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • • • • • $9,631 $5 $7.5
13 26 Christopher Dillon UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • • 2,316 10 15
14 14 David Javaheri Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Wellesley • • 2,681 7.5 15
15 17 Gary McGuirk Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 2,975 42 55
16 24 Carl Cafaro Merrill Wealth Mgmt Newton • • 5,291 18 25
17 16 Andrew Zimmerman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 1,997 15 25
18 N Ramzi Nuwayhid Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 1,946 35 40
19 20 Ira Rapaport New England Private Wealth Advisors Wellesley • • 2,481 7 9
20 18 Peter Noonan J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Boston • • • 2,442 15 50
21 N Frederick Keator Keator Group Lenox • • • 860 2.5 8
22 25 Mary Mullin Merrill Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 1,465 7 15
23 13 Raju Pathak Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 1,725 7.5 15
24 21 Terrence McMahon Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 6,969 25 100
25 22 Stephen Kelliher Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Norwell • • • • • • 4,840 10 10
26 15 William Sullivan UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Boston • • 1,174 25 50
27 30 Richard Miller Ameriprise Financial Wellesley • • • 1,602 0.7 2
28 29 Mark Winthrop Winthrop Wealth Westborough • • • 2,328 3.5 5
29 N Eric Breemen Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wellesley • • • 1,807 5 8
30 N Debra Brede D.K. Brede Investment Mgmt | GW & Wade Needham • • • 1,458 3 4
MICHIGAN
1 1 Charles C. Zhang Zhang Financial Portage • • • $5,531 $4 $6
2 3 David Kudla Mainstay Capital Mgmt Grand Blanc • • • 3,515 2 5
3 4 Timothy Long Merrill Wealth Mgmt Grand Rapids • • • • • • 6,504 6 10
4 5 Philip Appel Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • 3,259 7.2 9
5 6 Dana Locniskar Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • 4,010 15 50
6 7 Leo Stevenson Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wyandotte • • • 1,126 1.5 2.5
7 10 Aaron Romain Merrill Wealth Mgmt Farmington Hills • • • • 2,172 1 5
8 9 Melissa Spickler Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • • 1,604 2 5
9 N Jason Klein Ameriprise Financial Portage • • 1,013 0.3 0.9
10 17 Bruce Ballard Merrill Wealth Mgmt Farmington Hills • • • 2,350 6 10
11 11 Brian Brice Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Birmingham • • • • 5,555 5 10
12 30 Gautam Muthusamy Arcadia Capital Saline • • • 1,115 2 5
13 15 William Mackay Merrill Wealth Mgmt Grand Rapids • • • • • 6,504 2 5
14 29 Abraham Post Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • • 1,139 6.5 10
15 21 Jay McGill Merrill Wealth Mgmt Auburn Hills • • • 1,045 3 5
16 19 Michael Rosloniec Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Grand Rapids • • • • • 7,352 82 110
17 14 Marie Vanerian Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • • • 2,697 10 20
17 27 Scott Bernecker Merrill Wealth Mgmt Grand Rapids • • • • • • 1,893 10 15
19 24 Jon Vigi UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Birmingham • • • • • 897 10 25
20 N Derek Ashcraft Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • • 1,289 5.5 9.5
21 13 David Brazen Ameriprise Financial Troy • • 2,576 2 4
22 18 Timothy Brice Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Birmingham • • • • 5,209 5 10
23 26 James Kruzan Kaydan Wealth Mgmt Fenton • • 693 1.8 3
24 28 John Mizzi Merrill Wealth Mgmt Dearborn • • • 774 1 1.8
25 N Mark Rogers Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Farmington Hills • • • • • • 2,106 2 5
26 22 Chris Wilker Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Troy • • • 842 2 5
26 N Gary Jbara Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Farmington Hills • • • • • • 2,111 2 5
28 20 Eric Furlotte Ameriprise Financial Farmington Hills • • • 2,576 2 4
29 N Nicole Christians Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bloomfield Hills • • 636 2 5
30 N W. Rob Juergens Merrill Wealth Mgmt Ann Arbor • • • 808 2 3
MINNESOTA
1 1 Robert Metcalf UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • $3,995 $75 $100
2 2 Richard S. Brown JNBA Financial Advisors Bloomington • • • 2,086 1.5 3
3 N Judy Fredrickson UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • 3,995 35 100
4 3 Louis Close UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • 3,698 15 25
5 5 Charlie Kelley Compass Capital Mgmt Minneapolis • • • • 1,791 5 10
6 7 Krystal Julius Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • • 1,218 3 5
7 9 Jesse Bull UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • 1,582 15 25
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S29
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
MINNESOTA (continued)
8 11 Joseph Loftus UBS Wealth Mgmt Minneapolis • • • $1,229 $15 $25
9 10 Aaron Howe RBC Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • • 948 3 8
10 12 Michael Slaggie Slaggie Capital Group Winona • • • • 1,851 1 2.5
11 8 Michelle Young Ameriprise Financial Edina • • 1,411 1.8 3.2
12 6 Christina Boyd Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • 907 6 12
13 N Travis Bezella Creative Planning Bloomington • • • 1,181 1.7 5
14 N David A. Olson Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Rochester • • • • 892 3.8 7.5
15 15 Robert Swiller UBS Wealth Mgmt Minneapolis • • • 945 2 10
16 21 Royal Jaros Ameriprise Financial Apple Valley • • 981 1 2
17 16 Rhett Neuman RBC Wealth Mgmt Stillwater • • • 789 2.5 5
18 17 Theresa Ward Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Minneapolis • • 2,029 5 10
19 18 Derek Cherne UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Wayzata • • 1,584 10 25
20 24 William Sukup Wealth Enhancement Group Woodbury • • • 585 1.5 2.3
21 N Chris Lee Wells Fargo Advisors Bloomington • • • 976 2 5
22 22 Jacob Creydt UBS Wealth Mgmt Bloomington • • • • 1,604 5 8
23 20 Michael Erpelding Erpelding Wealth Mgmt |
Northwestern Mutual
Edina • • • 1,140 0.8 2
MISSISSIPPI
1 1 Melanie Dowell Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Ridgeland • • • • $1,888 $4 $7
2 2 Bill Rush Mosby UBS Wealth Mgmt Jackson • • • • 1,643 2.5 4
3 4 Steve Sharp Wells Fargo Advisors Jackson • • • • 2,564 2 3
4 3 Arthur Finkelberg Raymond James Ridgeland • • • 616 2 3
5 N Todd Tauzin Tauzin Wealth Mgmt | Northwestern Mutual Ridgeland • • • • 465 1.6 7
6 5 Bill Geary Raymond James Jackson • • • 1,417 2 6
MISSOURI
1 N Matt Bret UBS Wealth Mgmt Kansas City • • • • $3,911 $1 $2.5
2 2 Bud King UBS Private Wealth Mgmt St. Louis • • 1,702 8 40
3 1 Michael Moeller Moeller Investment Group Chesterfield • • • • 2,490 3 5
4 4 Mark Wilkins UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Clayton • • 1,171 36 75
5 3 Diane Compardo Moneta Group Clayton • • 2,605 15 25
6 8 James Hise Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Kansas City • • 1,809 16 21
7 N Niall Gannon Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Clayton • • • 1,492 25 25
8 6 Scott Underwood Socium Advisors | Northwestern Mutual St. Louis • • • • 1,321 3 7
9 5 Seth Murray Ameriprise Financial Springfield • • 2,136 1 2
10 12 Bradford Koeneman Moneta Group Clayton • • • 870 8 10
11 14 Donald Swanson Edward Jones Joplin • • • 602 0.6 1.3
12 7 Kathleen Youngerman Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt St. Louis • • • 537 40 50
13 13 Brian Pultman Correct Capital Wealth Mgmt St. Louis • • • • 740 2 3
14 10 Shawn Williams Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Frontenac • • • 1,852 10 25
15 9 Ron Penney Ameriprise Financial Springfield • • 2,136 1 2
16 18 Ed Holt Edward Jones St. Louis • • • 496 0.9 1
17 15 Gordon Hamilton III Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Kansas City • • • 1,866 1.5 1.5
18 17 Robert Millner Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Clayton • • 1,514 2 5
MONTANA
1 1 James B. Stack Stack Financial Mgmt Whitefish • • • $1,766 $2 $5
2 2 William Royer UBS Wealth Mgmt Billings • • • • • 1,344 2.5 7
3 6 Charles Wagner Merrill Wealth Mgmt Billings • • • • 2,620 2.5 5
4 3 Jared Losing Ameriprise Financial Missoula • • • 1,141 0.4 2.2
5 4 Todd Vralsted UBS Wealth Mgmt Billings • • • • 1,344 2.5 7
6 N Joshua Hedge Merrill Wealth Mgmt Billings • • • • 2,620 2.5 5
NEBRASKA
1 1 Jim Siemonsma Mariner Wealth Advisors Omaha • • • $2,378 $1.2 $3
2 2 Ryan Swartz Creative Planning Omaha • • • 3,874 3.9 15
3 3 Andrew Robinson Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Omaha • • • 3,296 4.8 8.5
4 4 Jason Dworak UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Lincoln • • 1,542 15 30
5 6 Tim Harrison Harrison Financial | Northwestern Mutual Omaha • • • 906 2 7.7
6 5 John Garlock RBC Wealth Mgmt Omaha • • • • • 1,395 3.3 5.5
S30 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
NEVADA
1 2 Randy Garcia The Investment Counsel Co. Las Vegas • • • $1,615 $5.30 $15
2 1 Mark Binder UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Las Vegas • 6,059 35 50
3 3 Keith Tanabe Merrill Wealth Mgmt Henderson • • • • • • 6,677 8 20
4 4 Phillip Scott Merrill Wealth Mgmt Reno • • • 1,075 3 11
5 N Steve Russell Wells Fargo Advisors Incline Village • • • 1,706 7 25
6 6 Geoffrey Lee Ameriprise Financial Henderson • • • 930 1.3 3
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 6 Sean Doyle Merrill Wealth Mgmt Manchester • • • $844 $2 $2.5
2 4 Brian Doyle Doyle & Loughman Wealth Mgmt |
Wells Fargo Advisors FiNet
Hanover • • • 1,265 5 10
NEW JERSEY
1 1 David Briegs Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bridgewater • • • $2,274 $3 $4
2 2 Michael Ricca Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • • 5,675 10 15
3 5 Mark Lippman Wells Fargo Advisors Linwood • • • 2,820 2.5 4
4 4 Daniel Schwartz UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Paramus • • 2,713 10 25
5 12 Michael Bonevento ICGnext | LPL Financial Wall • • • 2,100 3.5 10
6 6 Andy Schwartz Bleakley Financial Group Fairfield • • • • 1,812 5 10
7 3 Scott Mahoney Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Morristown • • 1,920 20 43
8 9 Christopher Cook Merrill Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • 2,109 5 10
9 8 Neil McPeak Wells Fargo Advisors Linwood • • • • • 1,751 2.5 7
10 10 Mark Fendrick UBS Wealth Mgmt Mount Laurel • • • 2,260 5 12
11 20 John Micera RBC Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • • • 1,961 6.9 15
12 33 Jack Riley UBS Wealth Mgmt Warren • • 3,489 15 25
13 22 L. Marc Shegoski UBS Wealth Mgmt Princeton • • • • 5,385 58 63
14 28 Goran Bojovski Merrill Wealth Mgmt Iselin • • • • 16,799 2.5 5
15 16 Jack Burke Merrill Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • 6,877 9 15
16 25 Michael Taggart J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Morristown • • • 855 10 20
17 24 Michael Gara RBC Wealth Mgmt Princeton • • • 5,284 4 7
18 39 Greg Makowski CFS Investment Advisory Services Totowa • • • • 1,960 2 5
19 40 Harris Nydick CFS Investment Advisory Services Totowa • • • • 1,960 2 5
20 17 Yash Dalal Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Paramus • • • 1,097 6 10
21 18 Mark Tobias Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt New Brunswick • • • 1,047 5 10
22 7 Gary Tantleff UBS Wealth Mgmt Warren • • 6,690 11 10
23 26 V. Peter Traphagen Jr. Traphagen Investment Advisors Oradell • • • 1,467 1.5 2.5
24 15 Richard Udine Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Mount Laurel • • • • 4,782 4 5
25 21 Bruce Pomerantz Wells Fargo Advisors Short Hills • • • 1,995 3 5
26 N Michael James UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Paramus • • 2,527 25 50
27 27 Ken Schapiro Condor Capital Wealth Mgmt Martinsville • • • 1,548 2.4 3.5
28 31 Raymond Chase UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • • 1,931 7.5 10
29 48 August Zenzius Merrill Wealth Mgmt Paramus • • • 901 3 5
30 43 Michael Axelrod Bleakley Financial Group Fairfield • • 760 4 7
31 14 Mary Guza Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • • 5,258 10 15
32 47 Patricia Bell Merrill Wealth Mgmt Short Hills • • 741 5 8
33 34 Christine McGinley UBS Wealth Mgmt Mount Laurel • • • 1,175 9 18
34 45 Jeffrey Browne Merrill Wealth Mgmt Mount Laurel • • • 901 3.5 5
35 30 Anthony Valente Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Shrewsbury • • • • 2,496 1 2
36 N Benjamin Kaplowitz Merrill Wealth Mgmt Toms River • • • 861 5 10
37 29 Matthew Foley Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Paramus • • • 2,400 50 100
38 44 David Comito Merrill Wealth Mgmt Florham Park • • • 2,114 2.5 5
39 37 James Maltese Merrill Wealth Mgmt Iselin • • • 1,851 3 5
40 46 Steven Rothman UBS Wealth Mgmt Red Bank • • • 610 2 3.5
41 42 William Munn Ameriprise Financial Paramus • • • 805 0.8 3
42 32 Lawrence DeLuise Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Paramus • • • 2,400 50 100
43 36 Bruce Barth Merrill Wealth Mgmt Short Hills • • • • 1,470 2.3 3.5
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S31
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
NEW MEXICO
1 1 Michael Stevens Merrill Wealth Mgmt Albuquerque • • • $1,489 $3 $4
2 2 Michael Blackwell Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Albuquerque • • • 1,125 2.8 3.5
3 N Jon Bull J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Santa Fe • • • 626 3.5 14
4 4 Kathryn Thompson Merrill Wealth Mgmt Albuquerque • • • 1,489 3 4.5
5 5 Christopher Cates RBC Wealth Mgmt Albuquerque • • • 1,315 3 5
6 3 Charles Reardon Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Albuquerque • • • 1,514 2 4
NEW YORK
1 1 Lyon Polk Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • $39,813 $100 $150
2 2 Richard Saperstein Treasury Partners New York • • • 21,565 25 30
3 21 Justin McCarthy Mariner Wealth Advisors New York • • • 5,210 2.8 7.5
4 6 Jason Katz UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 4,759 15 40
5 5 Scott Stackman UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 8,916 75 300
6 4 Ron Basu Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 12,787 25 100
7 8 Seth Finkel Neuberger Berman New York • • • 3,593 7.5 20
8 18 Jonathan Kuttin Ameriprise Financial Hauppauge • • • 11,288 1.3 5.5
9 12 Scott Wilson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 9,398 25 50
10 N Nicholas Kavallieratos Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt New York • • • • • 12,835 15 35
11 9 Adam Epstein UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 4,326 30 50
12 10 Frank Marzano GM Advisory Group Melville • • 6,397 20 30
13 16 Stephanie J. Stiefel Neuberger Berman New York • • • 3,077 15 45
14 15 Noel Weil Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 18,319 50 100
15 3 Ron Vinder Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 12,204 75 350
16 13 Jordan Mayer J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 8,781 32 75
17 N R. Christopher Errico UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 3,892 10 50
18 14 Holly Newman Kroft Neuberger Berman New York • • • • 3,823 16 20
19 24 William Peterson Neuberger Berman New York • • • 2,672 4.5 16
20 22 Glenn Degenaars J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt New York • 5,129 35 70
21 7 Jim Detterick Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting New York • • • 64,238 12 20
22 26 Leigh Cohen Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 8,486 25 35
23 28 Russell Rabito UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 5,802 27 35
24 25 John Barrett Merrill Wealth Mgmt New York • • • • 2,870 20 60
25 20 Robert Stolar Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • 4,697 75 150
26 11 Martin Halbfinger UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 2,820 20 35
27 33 Virginia Guy Neuberger Berman New York • • 2,049 5.5 20
28 32 Gerard Klingman Klingman & Associates New York • • 3,696 15 18
29 37 Jonathan Kass Merrill Wealth Mgmt New York • • 8,825 7.5 18
30 41 Daniel O’Connell Merrill Wealth Mgmt Garden City • • • • • • 2,371 10 23
31 38 Jason Babb J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt New York • • 5,129 10 20
32 19 Richard Zinman Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • 3,611 50 100
33 39 Joseph Karas Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 3,871 25 45
34 44 David Magrone Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt New York • 5,323 75 150
35 17 Christopher Wimpfheimer J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt New York • • • • 7,917 50 100
36 45 Brian Bennett UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 1,657 3.5 15
37 52 Elizabeth Weikes J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt New York • • 5,056 25 50
38 27 Shawn Rubin Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 2,178 12 35
39 56 Robert Dyer Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • 2,189 45 61
40 61 Michael Chrys Merrill Wealth Mgmt Latham • • • • 5,642 10 15
41 42 Michael Poppo UBS Private Wealth Mgmt New York • • • • 1,632 10 12
42 35 Bruce Burrows Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Garden City • • • • 27,548 10 30
43 43 John Longo Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting New York • • • 25,058 100 50
44 55 Charles Balducci Merrill Wealth Mgmt New York • • 3,980 12.7 30
45 50 Robert Waldele Merrill Wealth Mgmt New York • • • 5,406 30 50
46 80 David Katz Merrill Wealth Mgmt New York • • 2,250 25 50
S32 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S33
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
NORTH CAROLINA
1 1 Mitchell Wickham UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • $18,674 $20 $40
2 2 Greg Cash UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • 18,674 20 40
3 3 William Oliver Wells Fargo Advisors Charlotte • • 2,588 10 20
4 5 John McCardell Merrill Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • • • 9,282 7.5 15
5 4 Brett Hoge Truist Investment Services Winston-Salem • • • • 2,400 5 15
6 7 David Rakestraw Truist Investment Services Raleigh • • 2,492 6 25
7 14 Jack Taylor Truist Investment Services Raleigh • • • 1,700 4 10
8 6 Michael Lappin UBS Wealth Mgmt Raleigh • • 1,693 7 20
9 11 Patrick Rush OneDigital Greensboro • • 909 1.5 2.5
10 8 George Seamen Merrill Wealth Mgmt Raleigh • • • 1,451 4.5 6
11 18 Rick Fisher Fisher Wealth Mgmt Burlington • • 1,040 1 2
12 12 Kelly Graves Wealth Enhancement Group Charlotte • • • 896 2 3
13 N Kristopher Carroll Wealth Enhancement Group Charlotte • • • 1,499 2.5 3.5
14 17 Bob McCarthy RBC Wealth Mgmt Raleigh • • 2,147 5 20
15 16 Mike Absher Absher Wealth Mgmt Chapel Hill • • • 785 2.1 3.5
16 13 Kathleen Malone Wells Fargo Advisors Charlotte • • 2,612 7 15
17 19 Brook Biddy Wells Fargo Advisors North Wilkesboro • • • 2,214 4 10
18 10 Lee Bryan III Alex. Brown | Raymond James Winston-Salem • • • • • 2,211 20 25
19 N Juan Sandoval UBS Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • • • 700 1.4 6
20 15 Mark Walker Ameriprise Financial Charlotte • • • 993 1 2
21 20 Bill Smith UBS Wealth Mgmt Raleigh • • 1,693 7 20
22 9 Adam Landau Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • • • 1,134 20 100
23 22 Kim Hoffman Edward Jones Wilson • • 618 2 5
24 23 Lee Morris Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Raleigh • • • 8,752 60 75
25 28 Robert Edmonds Ameriprise Financial Greensboro • • • 627 0.6 0.7
26 29 John Patterson Wealth Enhancement Group Charlotte • • • 596 1.4 3
27 26 R. Neil Stikeleather Merrill Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • • • 581 0.8 2.5
28 30 Thorne James Merrill Wealth Mgmt Raleigh • • • 758 2.6 3.7
29 N Ian McDade Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Charlotte • • • 897 13 25
30 N Keith Norman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Winston-Salem • • • 1,493 3.5 4
NORTH DAKOTA
1 1 Troy Nelson Edward Jones Bismarck • • $946 $2 $3
2 2 Joel Bird Ameriprise Financial Bismarck • • 6,942 1 1.6
3 3 Greg Tschetter Edward Jones Minot • • • • 467 0.6 1.1
4 N Tom Heilman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Fargo • • • 602 2 3.5
5 5 Thomas Reule Edward Jones Devils Lake • • 320 0.5 1
6 N Patrick McGrath Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Fargo • • • 441 7.5 10
OHIO
1 1 Valerie Newell Mariner Wealth Advisors Cincinnati • • • $5,385 $3 $7.5
2 2 David Singer Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • 7,096 25 30
3 3 Randy Carver Carver Financial Services Mentor • • 2,296 1.1 1.8
4 4 David Ellis UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • 2,376 5 5
5 6 Stephen Fish UBS Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • • 2,490 5 10
S34 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
OHIO (continued)
6 5 Craig Findley Venture Visionary Partners Sylvania • • • $4,513 $5 $7.5
7 9 Blair Cornell UBS Wealth Mgmt Miamisburg • • • 1,592 3 5
8 18 Kevin Bruegge Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • 7,096 25 30
9 10 Joel Guth Gryphon Financial Partners Columbus • • • 1,527 3.9 5.4
10 16 Joseph Chornyak Janney Montgomery Scott Columbus • • • • 1,410 3.5 5
11 7 Thomas Robertson Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Columbus • • • • • 9,960 2 5
12 8 Brian Edwards Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Columbus • • • 1,825 3 10
13 20 Sidney Jones Merrill Wealth Mgmt Canfield • • • 1,826 5 7
14 N William McCarthy UBS Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • • 3,314 5 10
15 12 Brady Fineske TFO Wealth Partners Maumee • • • • 4,121 5 20
16 11 Paul Carbetta Ameriprise Financial Powell • • • 2,331 0.9 2.7
17 N Jeffery Chaddock Ameriprise Financial Columbus • • • • • 3,135 1.8 3.5
18 23 Elizabeth Armitage Merrill Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • • 1,565 2.5 5
19 21 John Krieger Merrill Wealth Mgmt Pepper Pike • • • 1,327 3.8 6
20 26 J.R. Randall Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • • 1,198 2.5 4
21 25 Sean O’Reilly Merrill Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • 1,430 6 12
22 22 Luke Wiley UBS Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • • 997 2.5 3.5
23 15 Michael Chasnoff Truepoint Wealth Counsel Cincinnati • • 4,559 5 7
24 N Stephen Mangum Merrill Wealth Mgmt Columbus • • • 1,874 3 7.5
25 N Timothy Dumont UBS Wealth Mgmt Cincinnati • • • 3,314 5 10
26 24 Jeffrey Stewart Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Dublin • • • • 1,476 5 10
27 30 Michael Beers Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Columbus • • • 2,734 5 12.5
28 28 Gary Young UBS Wealth Mgmt Cleveland • • • 835 3 5
29 N David Himich Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Toledo • • • 766 3 5
30 27 Owen McBride UBS Wealth Mgmt Cleveland • • • • 3,193 3 7.5
OKLAHOMA
1 2 Matthew Monger Merrill Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • • $950 $2.5 $6
2 1 James Johnson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Oklahoma City • • • 998 20 100
3 5 Jana Shoulders Mariner Wealth Advisors Tulsa • • • 2,497 3.1 9
4 3 Steve Jelley Merrill Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • • 1,300 5 10
5 4 Jeffrey Blumenthal Wells Fargo Advisors Oklahoma City • • • 1,223 4 8
6 N Robert Duenner Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • 1,220 1 1
7 7 Donald Jackson UBS Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • 574 1 2
8 6 Matt R. Cain Merrill Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • • 2,732 5 7
9 8 Jeff Galvin Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • 1,038 5 10
10 10 Jim Eagleton Eagleton Brown Investment Group |
Wells Fargo Advisors FiNet
Tulsa • • • • 1,416 0.6 1.5
11 N James Wood Merrill Wealth Mgmt Oklahoma City • • • 786 3.4 7.5
12 11 Donald Lehman Merrill Wealth Mgmt Tulsa • • • • 2,732 5 7
OREGON
1 1 Rebecca DeCesaro J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Portland • • $2,193 $7 $9
2 N Jeffrey Yandle J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Portland • • • 2,193 7 9
3 8 Dale Donaldson Ameriprise Financial Lake Oswego • • • 714 0.5 2
4 6 Edward Lang UBS Wealth Mgmt Portland • • 672 4.2 10
5 5 William Kiefel Merrill Wealth Mgmt Lake Oswego • • • 788 2 10
6 7 Joshua Ulmer Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Portland • • • 2,392 28.1 40
7 9 Glen Clemans CGC Financial Services Lake Oswego • • • 743 0.6 0.9
8 N Julia Carlson Financial Freedom Wealth Mgmt Group Newport • • 432 0.5 1.3
9 10 James Beatty UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Lake Oswego • • • 2,231 5 15
10 N Daniel Ruediger Ameriprise Financial Portland • • • • 867 2.5 7.5
11 4 Justin Buell Wells Fargo Advisors Portland • • • 1,066 4 10
12 11 Rob Shick Baird Portland • • • 510 4 6
PENNSYLVANIA
1 1 Rob Thomas Mariner Wealth Advisors State College • • • $2,928 $0.4 $1
2 3 Johanna Walters Merrill Wealth Mgmt Blue Bell • • 5,779 12.5 15
3 4 Peter Rohr Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Philadelphia • 5,774 35 90
4 5 Patti Brennan Key Financial West Chester • • • 1,849 2 4
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S35
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
PENNSYLVANIA (continued)
5 7 Robert Fragasso Fragasso Financial Advisors Pittsburgh • • • • $2,144 $0.9 $2
6 6 Dane Burkholder Ameriprise Financial Lancaster • • • 3,595 0.8 3.5
7 2 Grant Rawdin Wescott Financial Advisory Group Philadelphia • • • • • 3,539 7.5 22
8 9 James Rimmel UBS Wealth Mgmt Pittsburgh • • • 2,030 2 5
9 8 John J. Parker Sr. Wells Fargo Advisors Philadelphia • • • 1,772 6 10
10 32 Andrew Jugan Ameriprise Financial Pittsburgh • • • 5,470 1.3 3
11 10 Michael Henley Brandywine Oak Private Wealth Kennett Square • • 1,508 4.3 5.5
12 15 Alan Cohn Sage Financial Group Conshohocken • • • • 2,850 4.3 6
13 17 Stephen Bealer Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wyomissing • • • 2,758 4 6
14 11 Derek Jancisin Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Pittsburgh • • • • 3,132 7.5 10
15 13 Virgil Kahl Spring Ridge Financial Group Wyomissing • • 1,154 1 2
16 22 Michael Hirthler Jacobi Capital Mgmt Pittston • • • 2,158 3 5
17 30 John Minnich Merrill Wealth Mgmt Wyomissing • • • 2,758 4 6
18 24 Bradford Bernstein UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Philadelphia • • • 5,751 10 25
19 16 Megan Bailey Merrill Wealth Mgmt Blue Bell • • 5,779 7.5 10
20 40 Jay Beaulieu Wells Fargo Advisors Radnor • • 2,881 10 15
21 18 Peter Strope UBS Wealth Mgmt Canonsburg • • • 1,142 3.5 8
22 28 Thomas Seiler Raymond James Newtown • • 1,240 25 50
23 19 Jack Hafner J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Philadelphia • • 1,559 40 50
24 38 Richard Corcoran Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt West Conshohocken • • 2,128 35 75
25 34 Gregory Hayes Merrill Wealth Mgmt Yardley • • • • 1,402 2.5 5
26 23 Edward Blumenthal Janney Montgomery Scott Philadelphia • • • • • • 2,283 2 3
27 27 David Kron Kron & Polis Financial Group |
Wells Fargo Advisors
Philadelphia • • 1,262 3.5 7.5
RHODE ISLAND
1 1 Malcolm Makin Professional Planning Group Westerly • • $1,592 $1.5 $3
2 3 Nick Loring Loring Advisory Group Greenville • • • • 614 0.5 2
3 6 John Zitzmann Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Providence • • • 1,006 5 8
4 5 Edythe De Marco Merrill Wealth Mgmt Providence • • • 1,406 3.3 4.9
5 2 Denise Roberts Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Newport • • • 738 2.8 5
6 4 Marc Verga Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Providence • • • 1,050 5 10
SOUTH CAROLINA
1 1 Rick Migliore Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Columbia • • • • • $9,282 $10 $15
2 3 Cheryl Holland Abacus Planning Group Columbia • • 1,582 5 12
3 13 Ohio Peter Motta Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Hilton Head • • 4,234 10 50
4 2 Robert Vingi Wells Fargo Advisors Charleston • • • 2,406 10.2 23
5 4 Ronnie Dennis Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Columbia • • • 9,282 20 50
6 8 John Bennett Merrill Wealth Mgmt Mount Pleasant • • • 738 1.8 5
S36 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
SOUTH DAKOTA
1 1 David Hillard RBC Wealth Mgmt Rapid City • • • • $1,573 $3 $5
2 2 Todd Nelson Merrill Wealth Mgmt Sioux Falls • • • 3,012 1 5
3 4 Gordon Wollman Cornerstone Financial Solutions Sioux Falls • • 512 0.8 1.5
4 3 Nathan Quello Raymond James Sioux Falls • • • • • 821 2 3
5 5 Kelly Rae Haskell Edward Jones Aberdeen • • 398 1.2 2.5
6 6 Jon Hauger Edward Jones Dakota Dunes • • • 548 1.5 3
TENNESSEE
1 N John Montgomery Rockefeller Capital Mgmt Franklin • • $1,681 $15 $25
2 7 Charles Kirby UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Nashville • • • 2,690 50 60
3 4 Matthew Miller Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Brentwood • • 1,767 25 75
4 3 Brett Bartman RBC Wealth Mgmt Nashville • • • • • 2,248 10 15
5 11 Brock Kidd Raymond James Nashville • • • 963 5 15
6 2 Tim Roberson Merrill Wealth Mgmt Brentwood • • • 3,084 5 15
7 8 Timothy Pagliara CapWealth Advisors Franklin • • • 1,252 3.5 6.7
8 1 Jay Williams UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Memphis • • 1,692 155 970
9 9 Brent Trentham Ameriprise Financial Alcoa • • 1,893 0.6 1.2
10 17 Stephen Weatherly Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Memphis • • 772 6 20
11 10 Stanton Jacobs UBS Wealth Mgmt Oak Ridge • • 635 1.5 3
12 12 Malcolm Liles Baird Nashville • • • 1,811 7.5 15
13 18 David Adams Adams Wealth Partners | Raymond James Nashville • • • • 725 5 10
14 14 Elias Hassan Baird Murfreesboro • • • 1,062 5 7
15 13 Gregory Herman LBMC Investment Advisors Brentwood • • • 1,750 3.5 12
16 16 Trey Smith Truist Investment Services Nashville • • • 914 4.5 25
17 6 Eric Klindt Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Nashville • • • • 2,333 20 30
18 N Arthur Mayernick Northwestern Mutual Nashville • • • 1,155 1 5
TEXAS
1 2 Richard Szelc Neuberger Berman Dallas • • $2,435 $18 $25
2 4 William Corbellini Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • 5,049 30 35
3 8 Kevin Blonkvist RBC Wealth Mgmt Midland • • • • 3,524 20 55
4 6 Ryan Long UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 5,527 10 25
5 3 Charles McKinney Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 3,500 150 250
6 9 Brent Anderson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 4,135 25 50
7 13 Frederick de Groot Merrill Wealth Mgmt The Woodlands • • • 3,105 7 11
8 10 Van Pearcy Van Pearcy’s Wealth Services Team Midland • • • 2,146 2.5 10
9 5 Charles Jones Ameriprise Financial Dallas • • 1,355 3.3 6.3
10 12 Dwight Emanuelson Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • 5,049 30 35
11 7 Scott Tiras Ameriprise Financial Houston • • • 1,501 4 7
12 14 Tommy McBride Merrill Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 1,531 5 15
13 15 Darrell Pennington Ameriprise Financial Houston • • 1,436 1.5 2.5
14 16 Mark Moore UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Austin • • 2,355 8 18
15 27 Charla McIntyre Fields Ameriprise Financial Hurst • • • 2,069 1.5 3.2
16 22 Sean Fitzpatrick Raymond James Houston • • • 2,048 3 5
17 19 Brian Tramontano Merrill Wealth Mgmt San Antonio • • • 1,194 3 4.5
18 21 Jeffery Price Merrill Wealth Mgmt Southlake • • • 1,413 2.5 4.5
19 23 Gil Baumgarten Segment Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 1,382 15 25
20 N Evan Troop J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • 8,624 100 500
21 17 R. Scot Smith Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • • 1,305 3.5 8
22 25 Langston Turner UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 3,110 25 50
23 33 Bonner Barnes Corda Investment Mgmt Houston • • • 1,449 1.2 2
24 24 Stephen Engro Beacon Financial Group Dallas • • • 1,001 1.7 3
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S37
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
TEXAS (continued)
25 36 Doug John Requisite Capital Mgmt Dallas • • • • $1,579 $30 $50
26 32 Richard Piatas Merrill Wealth Mgmt Frisco • • • 4,825 7.5 25
27 N Jennifer Marcontell Ameriprise Financial Mont Belvieu • 1,432 1.8 2.7
28 26 Steve Nagel Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Frisco • • 1,868 8 10
29 28 J. Michael Fox Merrill Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 1,334 4 8
30 34 Audree Begay Ameriprise Financial Houston • • • 1,985 2.6 2.7
31 35 Craig Massey Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 4,732 100 150
32 38 Nestor Vicknair Merrill Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 6,735 8 12
33 59 Darren Fenz Merrill Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 1,677 3.5 5
34 20 William Gouldin Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 1,656 5 20
35 31 Howard Lorch Wells Fargo Advisors Houston • • • 3,454 5 15
36 84 Joni Abalos Merrill Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 1,677 3.5 5
37 30 Ira Kravitz UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Plano • • • 1,205 5.5 8
38 55 Scott Cohen CD Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • 931 1.7 12
39 37 Richard Ashcroft Baird Houston • • 2,300 4 5
40 66 Bradley Bruce mFORCE Capital Fort Worth • • 1,484 5 15
41 47 Jason Tarver Merrill Wealth Mgmt Frisco • • • 3,003 9.2 12
42 39 Gregory Glosser RBC Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 1,183 3 10
43 43 R. Craig Rathjen UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • • 2,543 50 90
44 18 Ron Kern Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting San Antonio • • • 5,179 25 30
45 58 J. Dow Crocker Raymond James Dallas • • • 1,485 7.5 15
46 29 Lewis Metzger Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 1,923 5 6
47 N Maxwell Pearl J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • • • • 8,624 8 15
48 51 Champ Warren Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 3,843 25 50
49 50 Reed Smith Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 3,843 25 50
50 49 Will Murphy Wells Fargo Advisors The Woodlands • • • 982 7.5 25
51 64 Greg McDonald UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Midland • • • • 2,378 10 20
52 62 Dan Michel UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Midland • • • • 2,378 10 20
53 76 Rob Bertino UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 813 40 75
54 52 William Hrynyshyn UBS Private Wealth Mgmt San Antonio • • • 696 1.8 3.6
55 N Todd Dahlin Merrill Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • 1,014 2 4
56 74 Charles Johansen Merrill Wealth Mgmt The Woodlands • • • 2,337 5 8
57 61 Gail Utter Wells Fargo Advisors Sherman • • • 764 1.8 4.5
58 N Jared Holden Merrill Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • • 1,462 2 5
59 80 Stephen Tosha Merrill Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • • 892 2 2.5
60 56 Mark Gladstein Merrill Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 1,959 4 15
61 73 Brian Petrauskas Merrill Wealth Mgmt The Woodlands • • • • 2,337 5 8
62 N Melinda Johnston Merrill Wealth Mgmt Fort Worth • • 1,404 3 5
63 41 William Leven Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 772 31 41
64 44 Charles Lewis Wells Fargo Advisors Waco • • • • • • 967 2 3
65 65 Brian Sauer UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 3,053 15 30
66 75 Dan Nelson Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt San Antonio • • • • 2,565 17 20
67 N William Sammons Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting San Antonio • • • • 5,179 25 30
68 77 F. Michael Wood Jr. Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt San Antonio • • • • 2,565 17 20
69 70 Kenny French Sr. Edward Jones Victoria • • • 673 1 1.5
70 72 Elizabeth Lockwood UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 3,053 15 25
71 81 Ted Smith Merrill Wealth Mgmt Fort Worth • • • 816 1 5
72 N Malia Morales Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 3,260 30 50
73 N Laurie Mathews Merrill Wealth Mgmt Beaumont • • 1,055 2 2.5
74 48 James Woldert Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Houston • • 1,107 10 20
75 42 Kevin Dickey Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 1,732 25 40
76 83 Jay Gerrie Merrill Wealth Mgmt Austin • • • 1,292 2.5 7.5
77 N Steven Ogle RBC Wealth Mgmt San Antonio • • • 697 2.5 7
78 78 Charles Neuhaus Wells Fargo Advisors Houston • • • 968 20 40
79 88 Matthew Kardesch Ameriprise Financial Houston • • • 821 1 3
80 90 Mark Elias UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • • 779 15 25
81 40 David Novelli Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • • 1,797 25 35
82 67 Alan Yonack Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • 860 5 15
83 86 Timothy Hickman Merrill Wealth Mgmt The Woodlands • • • 878 5 20
84 87 Myrteel Ward Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting San Antonio • • • 5,179 30 45
85 71 Donald Peterson UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Dallas • • • • 2,323 10 50
S38 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
TEXAS (continued)
86 85 Alvaro Gonzalez Merrill Wealth Mgmt McAllen • • $700 $20 $50
87 57 Donald Whitehead Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 1,095 3 6
88 68 Kapil Mathur Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Sugar Land • • 1,536 2.5 10
89 N Brad Bishop UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Houston • • • 685 2 5
90 82 J. Craig Falls Enclave Advisors Austin • • • 900 20 50
UTAH
1 3 Jeff Roundy Merrill Wealth Mgmt Salt Lake City • • • $1,671 $10 $15
2 1 John Van Wagoner Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Salt Lake City • • 1,197 10 25
3 4 Michael Peirce UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Salt Lake City • • • • 1,034 13 16
4 2 Dane Runia Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Provo • • 1,598 70 85
5 5 Jack Broderick Stifel Park City • • 1,010 10 15
6 6 Paul Shoemaker Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Salt Lake City • • • 1,601 4 15
VERMONT
1 1 Tim Stotz Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Colchester • • • • • $2,406 $4 $5.3
2 4 Jared Hendler UBS Private Wealth Mgmt South Burlington • • 737 25 30
3 2 Brian Pelkey Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Colchester • • • 1,444 3 5
4 3 Timothy O’Brien UBS Wealth Mgmt South Burlington • • • 520 1.5 3.5
5 6 CJ Charlebois Melendy Ameriprise Financial Williston • • 502 1.3 2.5
6 5 Christopher Dubie Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Colchester • • • • 1,572 2 3
VIRGINIA
1 2 Joseph Montgomery The Optimal Service Group |
Wells Fargo Advisors
Williamsburg • • • • • • $34,982 $8 $15
WASHINGTON
1 1 Phil Scott J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • $2,560 $10 $50
2 4 Dean Braun Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Seattle • 7,755 25 40
3 5 Michael Matthews UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • • 2,387 15 30
4 3 Erik Morgan Freestone Capital Mgmt Seattle • • • 8,636 4.4 5.8
N=not ranked
March 11, 2024 BARRON’S S39
CLIENT TYPES
High Ultrahigh Team Typical Typical
2024 2023 Retail Net Worth Net Worth Assets Account Net Worth
Rank Rank Advisor Firm City (Up to $1 mil) ($1 mil-10 mil) ($10 mil+) Foundations Endowments Institutional ($mil) ($mil) ($mil)
WASHINGTON (continued)
5 6 Cameron Ragen Baird Seattle • • $3,002 $2.5 $8
6 23 Jens Pascucci Merrill Wealth Mgmt Seattle • • • • 2,824 10 50
7 2 Randall Linde Ameriprise Financial Renton • • • 5,062 1.4 3
8 7 Terry Cook Parcion Private Wealth Bellevue • • 1,971 49 65
9 30 Michael Maroni Merrill Wealth Mgmt Bainbridge Island • • • 3,013 3 5
10 10 Jay Kirkpatrick Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Spokane • • • 3,742 10 15
11 12 Matthew Van Beek Merrill Wealth Mgmt Seattle • • • • 3,120 5 20
12 9 Lowry West Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Seattle • • 2,949 25 50
13 13 Michael Hershey J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • • 1,438 10 25
14 15 Lawrence Hood Pacific Portfolio Consulting Seattle • • • • 4,369 8 15
15 26 Tait Lane Merit Financial Advisors Issaquah • • • 1,002 0.6 2.5
16 8 Erin Scannell Ameriprise Financial Mercer Island • • • 7,225 3 8
17 14 Kevin Fitzwilson Coldstream Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • • 1,509 3.6 3.6
18 N Jason Weese Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • 1,372 25 75
19 16 Stacy Oster UBS Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • 964 10 15
20 17 Corina Davis Merrill Wealth Mgmt Seattle • • • 1,071 3 7
21 21 Will Strong Baird Seattle • • • • 2,972 6 10
22 25 Matt Riesenweber Cornerstone Wealth Strategies Kennewick • • • • 963 1 2.4
23 N Carlos Lopez Creative Planning Bellevue • • • 1,087 2.6 7
24 N Dan Becraft Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Seattle • • • • 1,623 7 10
25 20 David Midgley Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Seattle • 3,351 35 50
26 29 James Ferguson Merrill Private Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • 2,073 20 40
27 24 Jack Almo Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Mgmt Seattle • • • • 2,020 30 50
28 18 Jason Therrell UBS Wealth Mgmt Everett • • • 1,704 10 20
29 19 Jeffrey Crosby Ameriprise Financial Kirkland • • • 2,437 2.9 3.9
30 22 Paul Jackson Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Bellevue • • 1,695 8 15
WEST VIRGINIA
1 1 Christopher Hall Hall Financial Advisors Parkersburg • • • • $1,387 $1 $1.5
2 2 David Houchins Truist Investment Services Charleston • • • • 1,413 4 6
3 3 Michael Shalhoup Merrill Wealth Mgmt Charleston • • 1,866 6 9
4 4 David Miller RBC Wealth Mgmt Huntington • • • 1,419 0.8 3
5 6 J. Michael Goodwin Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Charleston • • • • • • 5,657 2 5
6 5 Jason Thompson Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt Charleston • • • • 805 2.5 5
WISCONSIN
1 1 Michael Klein Baird Milwaukee • • • • • $13,519 $27 $35
2 2 Andrew Burish UBS Wealth Mgmt Madison • • • 4,868 3 4
3 4 Bryan Sadoff Wealth Enhancement Group Milwaukee • • • 1,643 2.5 4
4 5 Michael Sadoff Wealth Enhancement Group Milwaukee • • • 1,643 2.5 4
5 3 Thomas Parks Morgan Stanley | Graystone Consulting Milwaukee • • • 18,847 70 70
6 7 Matthew Heckmann Northwestern Mutual Middleton • • 1,225 2.5 6
7 6 Tyson Ray FORM Wealth Advisors Lake Geneva • • 817 1 2.5
8 8 David Spano Annex Wealth Mgmt Elm Grove • • 4,645 0.8 1.5
9 10 Philip Dallman Baird Milwaukee • • • • • 13,519 27 35
10 13 Chris Calvelli Baird Milwaukee • • • 4,734 8 10
11 11 Vince Cimino Wealth Enhancement Group Clinton • • 727 0.2 0.5
12 9 Jason Maas UBS Wealth Mgmt Madison • • • 4,868 3 4
13 15 Andrew Epstein Baird Milwaukee • • • 4,734 8 10
14 16 Chris Doughty Gentian Financial Mequon • • • 646 1.5 2.5
15 N Greg Sommersberger Baird Mequon • • • • • • 743 2.5 5
16 N Jerod Spaeth Northwestern Mutual Milwaukee • • • 1,182 0.8 3
17 14 Michael Smith Ameriprise Financial Stevens Point • • 766 0.9 1.5
18 12 Jerry David Prescient Financial Solutions Milwaukee • • • 1,368 2 5
WYOMING
1 1 Dagny Maidman J.P. Morgan Wealth Mgmt Jackson • • • $3,845 $25 $100
2 2 Lester Brunker UBS Private Wealth Mgmt Teton Village • • 443 12 16
3 N Jeffrey Vincent Vincent Financial Services Riverton • • • 375 1.3 3
4 3 Kevin Murphy Stifel Casper • • • • • 660 2.5 5
5 4 Randy Halfpop The Compass Wealth Group Cheyenne • • • 430 0.8 2
6 6 Ryan Scott Edward Jones Rock Springs • • 296 1.8 2.8
S40 BARRON’S March 11, 2024
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