Catching Up With a Wall Street Veteran

Todd Ahlsten, chief investment officer of Parnassus Investments and lead manager of Parnassus Core Equity Investor Fund (PRBLX), has been a member of the Barron's Roundtable since 2019. In this year's Midyear Roundtable, to be published July 11, Todd pounds the table for "Great American Companies" with durable franchises and wide-moat businesses. Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin and Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn speak with Todd about his investment approach, economic outlook, and favorite stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Bernstein, CEO and CIO of Richard Bernstein Advisors, calls this the most speculative investment climate he has ever seen in his lengthy career. The good news? As investors chase overpriced assets with negligible value, many neglected stocks are high-quality, dirt-cheap, and poised to soar. In other words, as Bernstein says, a lot of Maseratis are priced like Fords. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where do markets head from here? Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren Rublin and Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn size up the outlook for stocks, bonds, energy, gold, and more. We welcome your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do increased hostilities in the Middle East mean for equity and energy markets? Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin and Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn check in with Keith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist Advisory Services, to discuss the markets' reaction, and the outlook from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin and Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn talk with Tom Hancock, portfolio manager at GMO, about the firm's Quality Strategy and the hallmarks of "quality" stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin, Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn and Michael Reid, senior U.S. economist at RBC Capital Markets discuss the outlook for financial markets, industry sectors, and individual stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barron's Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn and Associate Editor Al Root are joined by MRA technical analyst John Kolovos to discuss the week's earnings, Tesla's robotaxi deadline, and what the charts say about the market right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin and Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn discuss the outlook for financial markets, industry sectors, and individual stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin, Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn and Christopher Rossbach, chief investment officer of J Stern & Co. discuss the outlook for financial markets, industry sectors, and individual stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Bary is Barron's resident "Buffettologist," writing frequently on Berkshire Hathaway and its CEO, Warren Buffett. Fresh from Berkshire's fabled annual meeting in Omaha, Neb., Andrew joins Barron's Senior Managing Editor Lauren Rublin and Deputy Editor Ben Levisohn to share his insights about the company's future, and other investment topics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices