This Week's Barron's Roundup

Stock quotes in this article: MO , DAI , XMSR , AEL , NWR , ACF , GOOG  

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 Insider Purchases of the Week: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling. Barron's list the top purchases, and we build a portfolio of the stocks. There has been interesting activity in stocks like XM Satellite Radio, American Eagle Outfitters, Newell Rubbermaid and AmeriCredit.


Barron's 400: This week Barron's highlights some of the best-performing stocks in its 400 index, which is up 54% in the past three years. Some of the stocks mentioned: Google and ViroPharma.


Barron's Summaries: Each week, Barron's has bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those stories and build a portfolio with the stocks. This week's issue had bullish stories on Bayer and Goodrich, among others.


Barron's Strategist Picks: Eight strategists were surveyed by Barron's, and all were bullish. Check out this portfolio to see which stocks they liked.


Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's. This week, there were reports on Altria Group and DaimlerChrysler, among others.


Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes several intriguing micro-caps and large-caps that might be in deep value situations.


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


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At the time of publication, Altucher had no holdings in stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

James Altucher is president of Stockpickr LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com and part of its network of Web properties, and a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs a fund of hedge funds. He is also a weekly columnist for The Financial Times and the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett and SuperCa$h. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.

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