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This Week's Barron's Roundup
05/11/08 - 11:15 AM EDT
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. Cover Story: Barron's 500: Barron's reshuffles its list of the best companies. Among the top five this year are BlackRockBLK, Research In MotionRIMM and Charles SchwabSCHW.
Value Manager Interview: Barron's talks with David Katz, portfolio manager at Matrix Advisors Value Fund (MAVFX). He's currently bullish on CiscoCSCO, Morgan StanleyMS and Monster WorldwideMNST.
Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on PepsiCoPEP, Yum! BrandsYUM and Barrick GoldABX.
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 American International GroupAIG, Cameron InternationalCAM and Dr. Pepper SnappleDPS.
Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Forward IndustriesFORD, MotorolaMOT and Vitesse SemiconductorVTSS.
Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports on AlvarionALVR, ExpressJetXJT and KKR Private EquityKPEQF.PK.
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' stocks. There has been interesting activity in Annally Capital ManagementNLY, VerizonVZ, Coca Cola EnterprisesCCE and XTL BiopharmaceuticalsXTLB.
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