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☆ Baron small-cap funds have beaten the market for decades. These are their picks in AI, data & sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Baron Growth Fund (BGRFX) , Baron Small Cap Fund (BSCFX) and Baron Discovery Fund (BDFFX) all invest in the small-cap universe, and they have produced double-digit annualized returns since inception and outperformed their respective benchmarks, according to Morningstar. Total small-cap growth exposure recently hit a 10-year low when investors are shunning the asset class. The Baron Growth and Small Cap funds were created in the 1990s, while the Baron Discovery Fund was launched in 2013. Small companies, which are more domestic-oriented and cyclical, are seen as beneficiaries from President-elect Donald Trump's tax cuts and protectionist policies. "We do an incredible amount of research on these companies, which allows us to find small companies that can have great competitive advantage.

Persons: Baron Capital, Baron, Morningstar, Laird Bieger, Donald Trump's, Russell, Randolph Gwirtzman, Gwirtzman, DraftKings Organizations: Baron Capital, Baron, Baron Growth, Fund, Baron Discovery Fund, Morningstar, Kratos Defense, Security Solutions, Tempus, Gartner Locations: New York

☆ Ron Baron sees Tesla worth $5 trillion in 10 years, says Musk eyeing $30 trillion value one day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Tesla, I think, is going to be worth $3 [trillion] or $4 trillion — $5 trillion in 10 years, based upon the business plan that I am aware of. Then Elon believes that longer term it's going to be worth $30 trillion," Baron said Friday on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." TSLA ALL mountain Tesla Tesla is seen as a big beneficiary of promised Trump administration policies as Musk has this year been a prominent backer and donor to the president-elect. Shares of Tesla have surged about 25% in November during the postelection rally to return to a $1 trillion market cap. Baron said he will hold on to his Tesla shares for the long run.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Elon Musk, Elon, Baron, Trump, Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, EV, Republican, Tesla, Optimus Locations: U.S, Tesla

☆ SCOTUS seems determined to dismantle the administrative state. It will make regulating major industries tougher.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Then, according to Hockett, the case would be heard by an administrative court. Straight to federal court. "These two rulings largely amputate the two most important arms that our regulatory agencies use every day in overseeing our industrial economy," Hockett said. AdvertisementIn overturning the Chevron doctrine in a 6-3 decision, the high court has hamstrung federal agencies' regulatory powers. Panuccio said that he supported the decisions and called them "important checks on administrative power."

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☆ Ron Baron says he can't put a top on how much money Tesla will make him because of robotics future
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ron Baron, a longtime Tesla champion, believes the electric vehicle's robotics business will be hugely profitable and it's not yet priced in the stock. Tesla is in the middle of developing autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots with CEO Elon Musk 's vision to make his firm "a leader in AI & robotics." "We're going to get charged every year for software, for using your robot, it's going to keep getting better and better and better," Baron said. Robotics, you're going to be a really big deal for Tesla. Tesla is the biggest holding in Baron's oldest and biggest fund, Baron Partners Fund (BPTIX), accounting for nearly 30% of the portfolio.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Baron Organizations: Baron Capital, EV, Robotics, Tesla, Baron Partners Fund Locations: Baron's

☆ Ron Baron, big Tesla shareholder, supports Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron, longtime Tesla bull and shareholder, wrote an open letter in support of CEO Elon Musk's controversial $56 billion pay package. The pay package, proposed by Tesla's board of directors, has repeatedly come under fire for its close ties with Musk. If passed, it would be the largest pay package for a CEO in corporate America. "I'm voting for the pay package," Baron said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday. In January, Judge Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery voided the original pay package.

Persons: Elon, Baron, Ron Baron, Tesla, Judge Kathaleen McCormick, Musk Organizations: Baron Capital, Delaware's, Baron Partners Fund, Elon Locations: Tesla's Fremont, America, Texas, Delaware, Tesla, Baron's, Elon

☆ Billionaire investor Ron Baron: You can do quite well by being a long-term investor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBillionaire investor Ron Baron: You can do quite well by being a long-term investorRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, Baron's Tesla investment, Elon Musk's leadership, Tesla's robotaxi ambitions and road ahead, EV demand, Baron's SpaceX investment, why he still hasn't bought into bitcoin, and more.

Persons: Ron Baron, Baron, Elon Musk's, Tesla's, hasn't Organizations: Baron Capital, Elon, EV, SpaceX Locations: bitcoin

☆ Billionaire investor Ron Baron: Expect Tesla's stock to go up 'huge' now
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBillionaire investor Ron Baron: Expect Tesla's stock to go up 'huge' nowRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, Baron's Tesla investment, Elon Musk's leadership, Tesla's robotaxi ambitions and road ahead, EV demand, Baron's SpaceX investment, why he still hasn't bought into bitcoin, and more.

Persons: Ron Baron, Baron, Elon Musk's, Tesla's, hasn't Organizations: Baron Capital, Elon, EV, SpaceX Locations: bitcoin

☆ Investor Ron Baron says Tesla is at a bottom and the stock will 'go up huge' from here
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Yun Li | Adam Jeffery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron, a longtime Tesla bull, believes Elon Musk's electric vehicle manufacturer has hit a bottom. What they are doing is going into robotaxis and going to make the low-cost cars," Baron said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Thursday. Tesla is the biggest holding in Baron's oldest and biggest fund, Baron Partners Fund (BPTIX), accounting for more than 30% of the portfolio. The fund is down more than 17% this year amid a 35% decline in Tesla shares. TSLA 1Y mountain Tesla shares over past 12 months.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Elon, Baron, Musk, weathers, — Organizations: Baron Capital, Baron Partners Fund Locations: robotaxis, Tesla, Baron's, Austin , Texas

☆ Stellan Skarsgård would rather sit for 8 hours naked in the makeup chair than do CGI
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

To play the corpulent evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in "Dune: Part Two," the 72-year-old Swede spent eight hours a day in the makeup chair. When it came time to choose between wearing prosthetics or simply doing his scenes with motion-capture dots on his face, Skarsgård opted for hours in the makeup chair. AdvertisementOn doing silly takes with Robin Williams and doing stunts with F1 drivers(L-R) Robin Williams and Stellan Skarsgård in "Good Will Hunting." Is it true Robin Williams pranked you on one take during filming and suddenly started improvising and talking like Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro? Skarsgård didn't mind that "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" director David Fincher wanted "25 takes" for scenes(L-R) Daniel Craig and Stellan Skarsgård in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

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☆ Breaking down the thrilling ending of 'Dune: Part Two,' and if we'll ever see a third movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Though the movie's ending takes some liberties from Herbert's book, it should leave audiences begging for a third movie. In the movie's thrilling conclusion, Paul drinks the Water of Life, which is supposed to bring death to any man who consumes it. Sure, they might stay together if Villeneuve gets to make "Dune 3," but it could be a while before that happens. AdvertisementIn late 2023, he said at a press conference in South Korea that the screenplay for the third movie, which would be based on Herbert's book "Dune Messiah," was "almost finished." But even if "Dune: Part Two" becomes a box office success, the director will not hustle to close the trilogy.

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☆ They survived life in the murderous LeBaron cult. Figuring out how to move on was just as difficult.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Julie Gerstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Celia and Anna LeBaron are the children of murderous cult leader Ervil LeBaron. AdvertisementTo look at them, you would never know that Celia and Anna LeBaron grew up in a violent cult. AdvertisementCelia and Anna say they barely knew their father — Anna only recalls meeting him twice. They were just two of more than 50 children Ervil fathered with his 13 wives. A yearslong killing spreeAnna and Celia's father Ervil LeBaron.

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☆ Ron Baron's firm has had 31 different stocks deliver 1,000% returns over the last 40 years. He shares why he's now placing massive bets on 2 companies.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Baron, who founded Baron Funds in 1982, says he's found success over the years by taking a long-only approach and refusing to sell shares of companies he believes in. And over the last 10 years, both the Baron Partners Fund (BPTRX) and the Baron Focused Growth Fund (BFGFX) have beaten 99% of similar funds, according to Morningstar. Baron co-manages both funds, with his son Michael co-managing the Partners Fund and his son David co-managing the Focused Growth Fund. SpaceX is not publicly traded, but funds like the ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX) and the two Baron funds mentioned above offer exposure to it. For SpaceX, Baron told CNBC he believes the company will go public around 2027, and that it will double in price many times over.

Persons: Ron Baron, it's, Baron, he's, Morningstar, Michael, David, Tesla, Michael Baron, That's, Elon Musk Organizations: Funds, Baron Partners Fund, Partners Fund, Baron Investment Conference, SpaceX, Innovation, Partners, Elon Musk, Intel, Microsoft, GM, Ford, Barons, CNBC Locations: New York, Nevada

☆ Choice Hotels chairman on Wyndham hostile bid: A 'transformative transaction' for both companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChoice Hotels chairman on Wyndham hostile bid: A 'transformative transaction' for both companiesPatrick Pacious, Choice Hotels International CEO, Stewart Bainum, Choice Hotels International chairman, and billionaire investor Ron Baron join 'Squawk Box' from the Baron Investment Conference to discuss Baron's investment in the company since 1996, the state of the travel industry, takeover bid for Wyndham, and more.

Persons: Patrick Pacious, Stewart Bainum, Ron Baron Organizations: Wyndham, Hotels, Baron Investment Conference

☆ When things get tough, people tend to invest more market in their real estate, says CoStar CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhen things get tough, people tend to invest more market in their real estate, says CoStar CEOAndy Florance, CoStar Group founder and CEO, and billionaire investor Ron Baron join 'Squawk Box' from the Baron Investment Conference to discuss why Baron's been bullish on the company since his first investment in 2001, the state of the real estate market, commercial real state trends, impact of the $1.8 billion broker fees ruling verdict, and more.

Persons: Andy Florance, Ron Baron, Baron's Organizations: Baron Investment Conference

☆ Billionaire investor Ron Baron: I've never owned a bond
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBillionaire investor Ron Baron: I've never owned a bondRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' from the 30th annual Baron Investment Conference to discuss the latest market trends, Baron's biggest investment bets including Tesla, EV demand, autonomous driving, and more.

Persons: Ron Baron, I've, Baron Organizations: Baron Capital, Baron Investment Conference, EV

☆ SpaceX could be worth around $500 billion by 2030, says billionaire investor Ron Baron
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSpaceX could be worth around $500 billion by 2030, says billionaire investor Ron BaronRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' from the 30th annual Baron Investment Conference to discuss the latest market trends, Baron's biggest investment bets including Tesla, SpaceX, and more.

Persons: Ron Baron Ron Baron, Baron Organizations: SpaceX, Baron Capital, Baron Investment Conference

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Baron Capital chairman and CEO Ron Baron
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Baron Capital chairman and CEO Ron BaronRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' from the 30th annual Baron Investment Conference to discuss the latest market trends, Baron's biggest investment bets including Tesla, EV demand, autonomous driving, and much more.

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☆ Watch what happens once Tesla starts selling cars for $25,000, says billionaire investor Ron Baron
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch what happens once Tesla starts selling cars for $25,000, says billionaire investor Ron BaronRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' from the 30th annual Baron Investment Conference to discuss the latest market trends, Baron's biggest investment bets including Tesla, EV demand, autonomous driving, and more.

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Bezos founded Amazon but it is unconnected to the Post, which Bezos bought with his own funds and in Baron’s telling, seems to genuinely relish owning. Baron, executive editor of the Post from 2013-2021, clearly has researched extensively and thought deeply about how to cover the unprecedented presidency of Donald Trump. Baron writes that he “needed to get myself ready for his brand of presidency” and cites the books he read on authoritarianism and the manipulation of public opinion. To any who think the news media march to the same cadences, Baron writes “newsrooms often are a wellsprings of conflict, dissent and grievance.”Often, though, from spirited arguments, great journalism arises. Baron writes that the Committee to Protect Journalists, which typically monitors threats to press freedom in other countries, began to focus on Trump as a threat within U.S. borders.

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☆ Ron Baron stands by Tesla, sees the EV maker 4-5 times bigger in 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by his bullish thesis on Tesla , seeing the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker growing as much as fivefold in the future. The Baron Capital chairman and CEO revealed that his firm has made about 20 times its investment in Tesla since he first bought the stock in 2014. Tesla is the biggest holding in Baron's oldest and biggest fund, Baron Partners Fund (BPTIX), accounting for 46% of the portfolio. "I think Tesla in the next seven years will be about four or five times as big as it is right now in the stock market," Baron said Wednesday on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." Baron Capital managed about $40 billion at the end of 2022.

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☆ Investor Ron Baron on trusting Elon Musk after making big bets on Tesla and SpaceX
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestor Ron Baron on trusting Elon Musk after making big bets on Tesla and SpaceXRon Baron, Baron Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Walter Isaacson's recent book on Elon Musk, Baron's thoughts on the innovator, and a story Baron remembers about Elon Musk.

Persons: Ron Baron, Elon Musk, SpaceX Ron Baron, Baron, Walter Isaacson's Organizations: SpaceX, Baron Capital, Elon

☆ Ron Baron has a rare long-term record of beating the market. Here's how he did it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron is one rare active manager that has been outperforming the market since the 1980s, thanks to his eye for long-term growth. The 80-year-old investor founded Baron Capital in 1982, and 16 of his 19 mutual funds representing 98.8% of the firm's asset under management have beaten their benchmark since their inception dates. Similarly, Baron Capital considers stocks as representing part ownership of publicly traded businesses. The Baron Capital chairman and CEO has been known as a longtime bull in Tesla , a stock with a 46% weighting in the Partners fund. Baron Capital managed about $40 billion at the end of 2022.

Persons: Ron Baron, Morningstar, Baron, Warren Buffett's, Tesla, Charles Schwab Organizations: Baron Capital, Baron Partners Fund, Partners, SpaceX, Iridium Communications, Arch Capital Group, FactSet Research, Hyatt Hotels Locations: Tesla

☆ A Tesla board member once locked Elon Musk's phone in a safe to keep him off Twitter. The billionaire forced hotel security to open it, biographer says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Grace Kay | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Antonio Gracias once locked Elon Musk's phone in a hotel safe, biographer Walter Isaacson said. The move by the Tesla board member was meant to stop Musk from tweeting late into the night. Musk got hotel security to unlock the safe around 3 a.m., Isaacson said. Tesla board member and close Musk confidant Antonio Gracias once took Musk's phone away to prevent him from tweeting late into the night, Isaacson said during a Twitter Spaces event on Wednesday. Musk later got hotel security to open the safe at around 3 a.m. so he could start tweeting again, Isaacson said.

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☆ Read the email billionaire Ron Baron sent Elon Musk telling him to stop tweeting when angry: 'Get an ice cream cone. Just don't use Twitter'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Grace Kay | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla investor Ron Baron once emailed Elon Musk and told him to stop tweeting when upset. Baron told CNBC that Musk has made him "$5 billion so far, on a $400 million investment." In his 2018 email, Baron told Musk to turn the other cheek. When an attorney for the plaintiffs showed him the email, Musk offered his own take on Baron's message to him. "He's not saying don't use Twitter, he's saying I shouldn't respond to criticism in the news on Twitter," Musk said on the stand at the time.

☆ Ron Baron, who runs one of the best-performing funds, says Tesla could hit $1,500 a share by 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Longtime investor Ron Baron said he's standing by his growth darlings, unfazed by the volatility in the stock market, especially in the tech sector. "I'm not really worried about the stock market," Baron said on CNBC's " Squawk Box " Tuesday. Elon Musk's Tesla has a 30% portfolio weighting in Baron's fund, the biggest holding in the portfolio. Last year, he revealed that this biggest purchases of 2022 included $100 million worth of SpaceX private investments. "It used to cost you $100 million to get to space, $200 million more for a satellite.

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