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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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 Altria and Deere.

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