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| 1984 | ||
| "Merchant Banker Lends Hand When Things Get Tough" | October | Tribune/News |
| "Expert Says Troubled Firms Need Cohesive Plan" | November | Evening Outlook |
| 1985 | ||
| "Crisis Busting: Tips for an Ailing Business" | February | Los Angeles Magazine |
| "Enterprise Interview: Bruce W. Barren--"Merchant Banker" " | February | The Enterprise |
| "Barren, Top Award of Merit Honor from LA County Supervisors" | May | Los Angeles Times |
| "Keeping a Business Healthy" | May | Retailer News |
| "A Bankers Look at Business" | July | Small Business Report (American Management Association) |
| "The Business Doctor" | August | Orange County Business Journal |
| "Corporate "Doctors" Can Salvage Troubled Firms" | August | The Tribune |
| "Merchant Banker Says Capital Sources Turning Away from Local High-Tech" | September | Corporate Times |
| "This Consultant Troubleshoots Corporate Woes" | November | San Diego Daily Transcript |
| 1986 | ||
| "Tips from a Banker" | January | San Francisco Examiner |
| "EMCO Chairman Analyzes Revamping of Four Winds" | March | Shipping and Trade News (Tokyo, Japan) |
| "L.A. May Anoint First Economic "Czar" " | July | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "How to Manage a Consultant" | September | The Times (London) |
| "Meyers to Pay $2-$5 Million for Four Winds" | September | San Diego Daily Transcript |
| "Business Helper Bruce Barren Gets Four Winds Blowing in Right Direction" | October | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Where UK Fails in Business" | December | Today (U.K. Edition) |
| 1987 | ||
| "Got a Sick Company? Business Doctor Barren Prescribes Vigilance, Tried and True Remedies" | July | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Consultant Offers Money Losers a One-month Gambit to Win "Hardship" Refunds from IRS" | November | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Its Critical to Have a Clear Understanding of Your Banker's Needs Before Asking for a Loan" | December | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| 1988 | ||
| "Nurture Rising Managers, or Risk Losing Them" | January | Daily News |
| "US Fund to Groom Companies for Takeover" | March | Financial Times (London) |
| "Why California Executives are Different" | May | Daily News |
| "Investment Bank Boutiques" | May | Investment Age |
| "The Bank as Business Partner" | July | Small Business Report (American Management Association) |
| "Two Methods Exist for "Receivables Financing" Strategy" | September | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| 1989 | ||
| "The British Connection" | January | Daily News |
| "Bruce Barren, Business Doctor" | February | Working World |
| "Lender Liability vs. the Turnaround Consultant" | February | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Employee Stock Ownership Plans Offer an Out for Business Owners Who Need Control" | March | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Making Sure Your Banker is Ready When You Are" | April | Financial Broadcasting News |
| "Creditor Reconstructing: an Alternative to Chapter 11" | April | Small Business Reports (American Management Association) |
| "A Capital Idea: Know Exactly What You're Doing When it Comes Down to Capital Needs" | May | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Business Pitfalls to Avoid" | June | Daily News |
| "Business Success Formula" | July | Southern California Business (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) |
| "Cash Remains King" | July | Business to Business |
| "Mending Your Finances Without Bankruptcy" | July | San Gabriel Valley Tribune |
| "Rx for Business Success" | August | Business to Business |
| "Avoiding Undercapitalization" | August | Small Business Reports (American Management Association) |
| "Keeping Those Key Executives" | August | Business to Business |
| "Mending Your Finances Without Bankruptcy" | August | Financial Broadcast Network |
| "Seeking Capital" | September | Business to Business |
| "Merchant Banking - The North American Variant" | October | Invest America |
| 1990 | ||
| "There is Nothing Like Starting a Business or like the Common Perils That Can Hit You" | February | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "10 Points on Selling Your Business" | Premiere Issue |
Connections to Excellence |
| "Business Doctor Bruce Barren Talks Tough on America's Business Future" | May | Long Beach Business Journal |
| "Getting Financing in 1990" | June | Small Business Reports (American Management Association) |
| "Capital Offense" | June | Entrepreneur |
| "When Seeking Capital During the Life of Your Business" | Volume 3 | Connections to Excellence |
| "Vital Voices: Advice from the Top" | Volume 3 | Connections to Excellence |
| "Avoiding the Pitfalls of an Unrealistic Business Valuation" | August | Dallas Business Journal |
| "Keep Up with Your Value" | August | San Antonio Express News |
| "To Get Credit, Do Homework" | August | Houston Chronicle |
| "Texas Real Estate Market Improving" | September | Temple Daily Telegram (Dallas, Texas) |
| "Finding Capital in '90s Won't be Easy" | October | The Business Press (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| "Financier Gives Advice on Dealing with Banks in Good Times and Bad" | October | Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
| 1991 | ||
| "Chapter 11 Bankruptcy" | April | Small Business Reports (American Management Association) |
| "A Good Fiscal Workout" | April | California Business Magazine |
| "Recession Will Return After '92 Elections" | June | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Solving Barbados' Fiscal Dilemma" | July | Barbados Business Magazine |
| "Huge Debt Indicates Recession Isn't Over Yet" | August | Houston Business Journal |
| "Dimension Visions Group Ltd." | September | The Wall Street Journal |
| "12 Guidelines Toward Effective Cash Management and Credit Collection" | September | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Capital-Starved Business" | October | International Business |
| "Finding Capital in 1990s Won't be Easy" | Winter | Commercial Finance Conference of California, Inc. |
| 1992 | ||
| "Current U.S. Economic Recovery Slow to Moderate-- Deeper Recession: 1993" | Spring | Commercial Financial Conference of California, Inc. |
| "Euro Car Dealers Face Tight Roads in Roads To Riches" | March | Orange County Business Journal |
| "Dealer Turns to Turnaround Expert" | March | Orange County Business Journal |
| "Financial Help is Here But Getting Your Act Together is First Step | May | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Cash Remains King -- A Symptom to Troubled Companies" | Summer | Commercial Finance Conference of California, Inc. |
| "Tough Times Call for Credit Collection Policy Review" | October | Business Credit |
| "Key Financial Ratios" | Sept./Oct. | The Secured Lender |
| "A Dozen Ways to Sharpen Your Firm's Collections" | November | Nations Business |
| 1993 | ||
| "Funding Strategies" | Winter | Outlook (Publication of the California Society of CPAs) |
| "Brush Up on Your Business Ratios to Impress Lenders and Investors" | January | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Key Financial Ratios" | Fall/Winter | Commercial Finance Conference of California, Inc. |
| "Executive Compensation: Is the IRS Looking For You?" | June | Chief Executive |
| "Credit Guidelines -- "A Baker's Dozen" " | June | Credit and Collections Manager's Letter (BBP/Prentice Hall Newsletters) |
| "Getting Into the Lender's Head Helps a Borrower Get Quick Loan Approval" | September | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "Filling Out Forms May be the Most Important Step In Getting Your Loan" | September | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "There Is a Way to Outwit The Grinch Eyeing Your Problem Loan Portfolio" | December | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| "The Corporate Credit Write-Up Process" | Fall | Commercial Finance Conference of California, Inc. |
| 1994 | ||
| "Going Public Takes Time, Money - and Careful Attention to Details" | July | Los Angeles Business Journal |
| 1995 | ||
| "How to Get the Best Terms When Raising Capital" | May | Controller's Cost Report |
| 1996 | ||
| "Need Capital? Don't Let Ego Blow the Deal" | September | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "What to Do When You're Faced with a Cash Crunch" | October | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "Business Valuation Expert can Carry a Big Price Tag - Follow These Strategies to Protect Your Firm" | December | CFO & Controller Alert |
| 1997 | ||
| "Creative Finance: New way to pay vendors in stock, preserve cash" | February | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "Raising money: Hunting for the best deal from lenders" | April | CFO & Controller Alert |
| 1998 | ||
| "Team up with the money men to get the backing you need" | August | Facility Manager's Alert |
| "The downside of I.R.S. reform: Audits will get tougher" | August | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "Are you sure you have the right Directors' & Officers' insurance?" | July | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "Raising capital: More competition, less availability by the Year 2000" | September | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "Tax savings: Combining an S-Corp and ESOP may be the ticket" | November | CFO & Controller Alert |
| 1999 | ||
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"Receivables financing: You have CFO & Controller more options, but costs are up" |
April | CFO & Controller Alert |
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"Creative financing: A ‘hot’ market CFO & Controller makes alternatives easy to overlook" |
June | CFO & Controller Alert |
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"New ‘Un-IPO’ offers best of both CFO & Controller worlds - but is it right for you?" |
August | CFO & Controller Alert |
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"Financial Reform Could Change The Rules of Merchant Banking" |
August | KPMG Banking Insider, an internet publication |
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"Financing: With cash getting tight, packaging matters more than ever." |
October | CFO & Controller Alert |
| ...AND GIVING HELP | October | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "Banks' Big Adventure in Venture Capital" | December | KPMG's Banking Insider |
| 2000 | ||
| "CMGI Chief sees salary double" | November | The Boston Herald |
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"Chinese Banking: A WTO Waiting Game"
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February | KPMG's Banking Insider |
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"Early signs say downturn: Will they squeeze
you for cash?"
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March | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "KPMG Analysis Internet: VC Flooding into Latin America" | April | KMPG Banking Insider |
| "Phanton stock keeps execs happy - and defers payouts" | April | CFO & Controller Alert |
| "KPMG Analysis: Commercial Loan Portfolios Brace For Rate Hike" | May | KMPG Banking Insider |
| "Report from New York: Techs Are Being Revalued" | May | Toronado-Investor.com - an European Internet Publication |
| "KPMG Analysis - Commercial Real Estate: More Money, More Building, More Risk" | June | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "Banks' Big Adventure in Venture Capital" | January | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "KPMG Analysis Banks Incubating New Businesses" | August | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "New anti-money laundering guidelines issued" | December | Long Island Business News |
| 2001 | ||
| "KPMG Analysis: Money Laundering Proposals Rankle Banks Again" | January | KPMG Banking Insider |
"KPMG Analysis: Internet No Savior For Trade Finance Business" |
April | KPMG Banking Insider |
"KPMG Analysis: Distressed Debt Draws New Investors" |
April | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "KPMG Analysis: Internet Bond Sales Found Treasure or Just Junk" | June | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "KPMG Analysis: Asset-Based Lending Becomes Fashionable" | July | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "KPMG Newsdesk: Attacks Nearly Break Food Manufacturers’ Supply Chain" | October | KPMG US Home |
| 2002 | ||
| "KPMG Analysis:Food Company M&A: The Brand’s the Thing" | January | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "KPMG Analysis: Consumer Products Companies Try to See the Silver Lining In Private-Label Brands" | March | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insiders Focus |
| "KPMG Insiders: Supermarket In-Store Franchises Aren't Just Taking Up Space" | April | KPMG Banking Insider |
| "KPMG Insiders: Department Stores, Clothes Retailers Trying To Sell By Design" | June | KPMG Banking Insider |
| 2003 | ||
| "Merchant Banking - The North American Variant" | January | Leveraged Capital Newsletter |
| "Global Medical Products holdings, Inc. - Presentation At Local Hospital" | February | Shanghai News |
| "Fairfield County Waterfront Property, Recession Proof" | July | Stanford Advocate |
| "KPMG Analysis: Specialty Foods, Supermarkets Need Each Other, But Often Don't Do Business" | July | KPMG Banking Insider |
| Slotting Fees Retard Differentiation | Summer | RetailWire Digest |
| 2004 | ||
| Creating the Right Exit Strategy | February | American Venture |
| Disney Directors Vote Themselves a Raise | July | Investors Business Daily |
| Disney Directors Raise Their own Wages | July | CBS MarketWatch.com |
| Can booming sales bankrupt a business | November | Finance 21 |
| 2005 | ||
| Show Me The Money: Finding Hidden Sources of Capital | Jan./Feb. | Executive Decision |
| Commodities Futures Take Food Companies For a Ride | January | KMPG’s Consumer Markets Insider |
| 5 Traps To Avoid When the Cash Finally Rolls In | February | Finance 21 for CFO’s & Controllers |
| Retailers, Manufacturers Fighting Transit Deadheading | May | KMPG’s Consumer Markets Insider |
| Merger Ahead | July/Aug. | Executive Decision |
| Keys To Collecting (Faster and Smarter Than Ever) | August | Finance 21 |
| Savvy A/P Practices That Juice Up Your Cash Flow | October | Finance 21 |
| Consumer Products Companies Can't Keep on Truckin' | October | KMPG’s Consumer Markets Insider |
| 2006 | ||
| Updating China's Healthcare | February | MarketWatch.com |
| 10 Crucial Exit Strategies Leading to a Successful Sale of Your Business | March | WorkonInternet.com |
| Turning Around a Troubled Business | April/May | BluePrints, The Produce Professionals Quarterly Journal |
| Sunnylife, Front Page | May | Baotou Evening News - China |
| A Novel Therapy for China: HMOs | June | Los Angeles Times |
| Retailers' New Demands on Food and Consumer Products Companies | April | KMPG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| Indian Retail: An Opportunity or Trap for American Companies | June | KMPG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| Consumer Products Companies Discover It's Not Easy Being Green | August | KMPG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| 2007 | ||
| Corporate Indecision: Will Someone Make a Decision | Jan/Feb | Executive Decision |
| You Need an Exit Strategy Before You Even Start | Jan | StartUpSpark.com |
| Mexican Retail Tied to U.S. Economy | May | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| Private Equity Sees a Markdown On Retail | June | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| Companies Search for Sustainable Packaging Savings | August | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| For retailers, Holiday Gloom Points to a Dreary 2008 | November | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| 2008 | ||
| For Retailers, ‘Recession’ Means ‘Contraction’ | January | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insider |
| Shenyang Municipal Government Mayor - - - - | April | Shenyang Daily Newspaper |
| Mayor Mr. Li Yingjie along with other - - - - - | April | Shenyang Daily Newspaper |
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Private Label Specialty Foods May Give |
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| Consumers Cheaper Alternative | May | KPMG's Consumer Markets Insider |
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After 2008, Mr. Barren basically limited himself in doing articles and interviews except in an highly unusual situation. For example, in 1991, Mr. Barren predicted the ecomonic recession following the economic expansion of the Reagan years. The same held true following the Clinton years followed by George Bush whose tenure in office was colored by recession which only deeped during President Obama's first term where money was printed without any reasonable thought. In 2011, Mr. Barren further predicted that the price of gold would settle in the $1,800 range which is true of today where its price, as of November 25, 2012 is at $1,751. See his commetary in London's The Daily Telegraph dated 6 November 2011 titled: Ore or Nothing.: