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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. Confessions of a Short-Seller: Barron's talks with Doug Kass, president of Seabreeze Partners Management, a hedge fund with about $200 million in short positions. Kass also is a contributor to TheStreet.com. He currently has bearish bets on KelloggK, Berkshire HathawayBRK.A and FastenalFAST.
Going International: Barron's interviews Virginie Maisonneuve, head of global and international equities at Schroder Investment Management. Maisonneuve currently oversees $22 billion, which includes 52% of Vanguard's International Growth Fund (VWIGX). She likes SyngentaSYT and Arcelor MittalMT.
Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on CloroxCLX.
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 Kraft FoodsKFT, East West BancorpEWBC and OracleORCL, plus a bearish piece on Agfeed IndustriesFEED.
Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Top ShipsTOPS, TranswitchTXCC and AutoNationAN.
Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on ClearwireCLWR, Barr PharmaBRL and Rodman & RenshawRODM.
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 Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY, Enterprise ProductsEPD, American Capital StrategiesACAS and ev3EVVV.
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