This Week's 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.

Top Banks Linked to Subprime: Which banks have the most exposure to underperforming subprime loans? Barron's has compiled a list, along with descriptions of interesting trades on their options.

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The Rupee Index: With the Indian currency cruising to new highs, Indian companies whose shares trade in the U.S. could see their stock prices suffer. Barron's looks at Infosys and others.

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Fund Profile: Barron's takes a close look at the (DODIX Quote)Dodge & Cox Income Fund and highlights its top holdings.

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Top Insider Purchases of the Week: We think insider purchases are a more useful indicator of a stock's prospects than insider selling. Barron's lists stocks where company managers have been scooping up shares, and we build a portfolio of those stocks.

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Gabelli's Consumer Expert: In this week's Barron's, Larry Haverty, manager of the Gabelli Multimedia Trust, discusses his picks in the consumer and media spaces, including Best Buy. He also talks about why the market remains strong at current levels.

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Stocks That Are Still a Buy: One year ago, Barron's published a cover story entitled "Time To Buy." The stocks discussed in that article are up an average of 31%. This week, Barron's identifies which of them are still a buy.

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Barron's Summaries: Each week, Barron's has bullish and bearish articles on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those stories in this portfolio. This week's issue includes bullish takes on Macy's and Akamai, and a bearish story on Google.

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The Next Takeover Targets: The pundits on the Barron's Roundtable have seen many of their picks get acquired. Now they discuss which companies might be the next targets.

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Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations, and cutbacks. This week, there's news on Corning and others.

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Research Reports: Each week, Barron's provides synopses of the latest analyst research reports. In the current issue, there are reports on Answers and Pulte Homes.

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Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes Target.

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