Stockpickr: Barron's Roundup

Editor's note: Welcome to Stockpickr's "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, James Altucher presents Stockpickr portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.

Barron's Insider Purchases: Each week, Barron's lists the latest stock purchases by company insiders. We provide a little more color on who's doing the buying. This week's list includes mega-exchange and Cramer favorite NYSE Euronext.

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Research Reports: Every week, Barron's publishes research reports on various companies. We provide a portfolio of their stocks, along with synopses of the reports. This week, Global Sources and Hewlett-Packard received buy and sell ratings, respectively.

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Bullish and Bearish: The stocks profiled in individual stories in this week's Barron's. Among others, Barron's was bullish on Reuters(RTRSY Quote) and Annaly Capital Management, and bearish (again) on Motorola.

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Barron's Activist Situations: Each week, Barron's picks out the most interesting situations where activist investors are clamoring for change. This week's list include 3COM and Ceridian.

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Speaking of Dividends: Which companies this week are boosting their dividends?

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Cover Story: The Top 500 Companies: How have previous top companies done? This year's top 20, plus analysis. Several usual suspects are featured, including Goldman Sachs and Microsoft.

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Barron's: Top Steel Stocks. An interview with steel expert Michelle Applebaum, who outlines her top picks for the upcoming year, including Reliance Steel & Aluminum.

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Mutual Fund Profile: The (FBRVX Quote)FBR SmallCap Value Fund has returned 19.8% per year for the past five years. Its manager, Charles Akre, outlines his top picks right now.

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The $100 Club: Michael Santoli discusses the pros and cons of owning a stock with a three-digit price. Those mentioned include newcomer Apple and old-timers Goldman Sachs and Google.

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The Top Morgan Stanley Healthcare Picks: Super-analyst Henry McVey from Morgan Stanley is back with his top health care plays. They include Merck. He also names the stocks he'd avoid now, including Amgen.

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A French Toast: It's nonstop love for these stocks as Sarkozy assumes power in France.

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Top Disk Drive Makers: Everybody hates them; Barron's loves them (and picks the top two).

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