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This Week's Barron's Roundup

James Altucher

Bullish and Bearish: The stocks profiled in individual stories in this week's Barron's. There was a bearish cover story on the recent Blackstone(BX Quote) IPO. Barron's also had bullish pieces on Cisco(CSCO Quote) and Intel(INTC Quote), and a bearish story on Crocs(CROX Quote).

Schneider Capital Management: The company's founder, Arnie Schneider, gives his top picks. Pay attention, because he has an excellent track record. His (SCMLX Quote)Schneider Value Fund is up 29.2% annually, on average, since its October 2002 launch.

The Striking Price -- Car Companies discusses whether or not automakers can emerge from their slump.

The Best ETFs: Interview with Morgan Stanley's head ETF analyst on his favorite choices in this burgeoning market.

Barron's Insider Purchases: Each week, Barron's compiles a list of companies where insiders have been purchasing shares. We build a portfolio of these stocks and tell you who else owns them. This week's portfolio of about 20 companies includes homebuilder Brookfield Homes(BHS Quote) and breast implant maker Mentor(MNT Quote).

Research Reports: In every issue, Barron's publishes research reports on various companies. We provide a portfolio of those stocks, along with synopses of the reports. This week, there were bullish reports on Circuit City(CC Quote), Yahoo!(YHOO Quote) and more.

Barron's Activist Situations: Each week, Barron's compiles a list of recent 13D filings. Investors (typically activist hedge funds) must file 13Ds when they accumulate more than 5% of a publicly traded company. Often, these investors plan to push for change, i.e., the sale of the company or some of its assets, replacement of management, a share buyback, etc.

Speaking of Dividends: Which companies this week are sweetening their dividends? Palm(PALM Quote) and Home Depot(HD Quote) are among those doing so.

1 What would best describe your stance heading into the coming week of trading? Bullish Bearish Neutral 2 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move up in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities 3 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move down in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities View the results without voting