Stockpickr'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.

Speaking Of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, there's information on Nordic American Tanker Shipping(NAT), among others.

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Talking With Joe Rosenberg: Barron's interviews Joe Rosenberg, chief investment strategist at Tisch family conglomerate Loews(LTR) and a key adviser to CEO Jim Tisch. His current favorites include Microsoft(MSFT) and Target(TGT).

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Barron's Summaries: 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 Wells Fargo(WFT) and American International Group(AIG).

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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. There has been interesting activity in stocks including Rofin-Sinar(RSTI), Valence(VLNC), Cirrus Logic(CRUS) and Wachovia(WB).

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Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes The New York Times(NYT), Wendy's International(WEN) and Transmeta(TMTA).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Crocs(CROX), First Marblehead(FMD) and Investools(SWIM).

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

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