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This Week's Barron's Roundup

James Altucher

Cover Story: Barron's 500: Barron's reshuffles its list of the best companies. Among the top five this year are BlackRock(BLK - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Research In Motion(RIMM - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Charles Schwab(SCHW - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

Value Manager Interview: Barron's talks with David Katz, portfolio manager at Matrix Advisors Value Fund (MAVFX). He's currently bullish on Cisco(CSCO - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Morgan Stanley(MS - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Monster Worldwide(MNST - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on PepsiCo(PEP - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Yum! Brands(YUM - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Barrick Gold(ABX - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

Bullish and Bearish: Each week, Barron's publishes bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those stories in this portfolio. This week there are bullish stories on American International Group(AIG - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Cameron International(CAM - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Dr. Pepper Snapple(DPS - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Forward Industries(FORD - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Motorola(MOT - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Vitesse Semiconductor(VTSS - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports on Alvarion(ALVR - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), ExpressJet(XJT - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and KKR Private Equity(KPEQF.PK - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

Top Insider Purchases of the Week: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling. Barron's lists companies where managers are buying stock, and we build a portfolio with those companies' stocks. There has been interesting activity in Annally Capital Management(NLY - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Verizon(VZ - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Coca Cola Enterprises(CCE - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and XTL Biopharmaceuticals(XTLB - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

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