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.

High-Debt, Big-Return Stock Picks: Barron's cover story highlights risky stocks with high debt that could produce big returns if the credit environment improves. Stocks mentioned include McClatchy(MNI), Gray Television (GTN) and Idearc (IAR). However, Barron's doesn't like the chances for Charter Communications(CHTR) and Six Flags (SIX).

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Speaking Of Dividends: This Barron's column lists the companies that recently have made dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, there's information on Colgate-Palmolive(CL) among others.

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Bullish and Bearish: 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 Energizer(ENR), Unilever(UN) and Apple(AAPL).

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Top Insider Purchases of the Week: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling. Barron's lists the companies where officers are buying, and we build a portfolio with their stocks. There has been interesting activity in Netgear(NTGR), Janus Capital(JNS), MGM Mirage(MGM) and Marchex(MCHX).

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Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes Circuit City(CC), Power-One(PWER) and Sara Lee(SLE).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's. This week, there are reports on Clean Harbors(CLHB), OXiGENE (OXGN) and Extreme Networks(EXTR).

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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