Feature

Vito J. Racanelli

Wall Street’s top strategists see stocks rising 5% next year after 2016’s thunderous postelection rally.

Technology Trader

Tiernan Ray

The year ahead will be slow for consumer tech, but Internet infrastructure stocks will boom.

Fund of Information

Beverly Goodman

Rising interest rates will help small-caps, and volatility will favor stockpickers.

Small Caps

David Englander

Among our top 5 picks for 2017: a REIT, a movie-theater chain, a TV station operator.

Feature

Vito J. Racanelli

The franchiser looks to be rewarding shareholders more than Applebee’s and IHOP franchisees.

Mutual Fund Profile

Sarah Max

Cohen & Steers’ Tom Bohjalian looks to health-care REITs for healthy gains in his Real Estate Securities fund, which is in the top 10%.

Interview

Andrew Bary

Robert Willens, an expert on the U.S. tax code, discusses how to position yourself for the Trump tax plan.

Editorial Commentary

Thomas G. Donlan

Better stop Trump before he tweets again.

Editorial Commentary

Thomas G. Donlan

The Congressional Budget Office sums up another year of fiscal irresponsibility.

The Trader

Ben Levisohn

A mixed reaction was good news as the markets absorbed the rate hike and the indication of three more. Also: What Donald Trump means for the market, why Nike should be sidelined, and the implications of a stronger dollar.

Trader Extra

Ben Levisohn

Known for just doing it, the company stumbled in 2016.

Trader Extra

Ben Levisohn

A strong dollar puts U.S. investors in a bind.

International Trader - Europe

Digby Larner

Companies with a U.S. footprint, including British American Tobacco and Inditex, could have a strong 2017 if local currencies stay weak.

International Trader - Asia

Shuli Ren

The yen and yuan will fall further, supporting both Tokyo and Shanghai stocks. Sony looks attractive.

Current Yield

Amey Stone

Interest rates have risen much further and faster than expected since November. But don’t expect them to keep climbing in a straight line.

The Striking Price

Steven M. Sears

The Trump rally continues. But investors should buy puts and calls to cope with the inevitable disappointment or shock next year.

Commodities Corner

Chelsey Dulaney

Industrial metals like copper and agricultural items like wheat look ready to rally. Gold, not so much.

Emerging Markets

Dimitra DeFotis

One stock should benefit from warmer U.S.-Russia relations, the other from its big presence in U.S. infrastructure.

Up & Down Wall St.

Randall W. Forsyth

The consensus is that the positive things that Trump has promised for investors will come to pass in 2017. But will they?

Streetwise

Kopin Tan

Investors are accustomed to seeing a bull market in equities counterbalance a bear market in bonds. What would happen if both go south?

Barron's Penta

Sonia Talati

How wealthy investors can position their portfolios for the coming infrastructure boom.

Feature

Tim Ursiny

Personal narratives strengthen bonds with existing clients and forge new bonds with prospective ones. 

Speaking of Dividends

Lawrence C. Strauss

Slower earnings gains could hold down payout boosts, but stock buybacks are likely to remain strong.

Review

Burlington Stores, Nordstrom, and Macy’s all have rallied sharply this year. None is on the markdown rack now.

Preview

A leading expert predicts that recent gains in agricultural commodities’ prices are just the start. Two picks: Wilmar International and JBS

Follow Up

At 14.6 times 2017 earnings, CBS stock is 15% cheaper than the broad market.

13d Filings

Plus SEC filings on eight other holdings

Market Watch

Paul Farrell

Plus, the FOMC’s search for a delicate balance, and the dot-plot puzzle

Research Reports

Paul Farrell

Plus reports by Credit Suisse, Canaccord Genuity, and Barclays on 3M, Boeing, and Allstate.

Mailbag

Letters about “How to Save America” with taxable Build America Bonds