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.

Biotech Analyst Interview: Barron's talks with Tony Yao, biotech analyst for Janus Capital(JNS Quote). Among his bullish picks are Celgene(CELG Quote) and Allergan(AGN Quote).

---

Top 10 Mutual Funds for a Recession: Barron's compiled a list of all-star mutual funds that investors should consider during tough times. They include Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX), Sentinel Capital Growth (BRGRX) and James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund (GLRBX).

---

High-Yielding Utility Stock Picks: This article says shares of the largest regulated utilities could advance by 10% to 15% in the next year, as profits grow and dividends rise. Names mentioned include PG&E(PCG Quote) and Wisconsin Energy(WEC Quote).

---

Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Buffalo Wild Wings(BWLD Quote), Las Vegas Sands(LVS Quote) and O'Reilly Automotive(ORLY Quote).

---

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 Wyeth(WYE Quote), DryShips(DRYS Quote) and MBIA(MBI Quote).

---

Top Insider Purchases of the Week: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling. Barron's lists the companies where managers are buying stock. There has been interesting activity in 3Com(COMS Quote), Enterprise Products(EPD Quote), Corcept Therapeutics(CORT Quote) and Jabil Circuit(JBL Quote).

---

Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Silicon Graphics(SGIC Quote), Bluefly(BFLYD Quote) and Alliance Data Systems(ADS Quote).

---

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