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.
Small-Cap Growth Manager: Barron's interviews Jim Oberweis, manager of the $10 million Oberweis Mid-Cap Fund (OBMDX). He favors Intuitive Surgical(ISRG Quote) and Flir Systems(FLIR Quote).Managing for Life: Barron's talks with Jeff Coons, co-director of research at Manning & Napier Advisors. The firm is a long-only shop that adjusts asset allocation between stocks and bonds based on investors' time horizons. He likes Google(GOOG Quote) and Medtronic(MDT Quote).
Power Up: Barron's believes that investors who place the correct bets on solar energy stocks could make a ton of money in the long term, despite near-term headwinds. The experts favor names like First Solar(FSLR Quote), Canadian Solar(CSIQ Quote) and Solarfun Power(SOLF Quote).
Bank On It: Barron's thinks the massive selloff in financial stocks represents a "once-in-a-generation opportunity," and among the stocks it likes are Lehman Brothers(LEH Quote) and Prudential(PRU Quote).
Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, there's information on Wells Fargo(WFC Quote) and General Motors(GM 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 Trinity Industries(TRN Quote), Accenture(ACN Quote) and T. Rowe Price (TROW).
Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Eastman Kodak(EK Quote), Overseas Shipholding(OSG Quote) and Premier Exhibitions(PRXI Quote).
Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Piper Jaffray(PJC Quote), Cypress Semiconductor(CY Quote) and Intel(INTC Quote).
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 Bankrate(RATE Quote), American Eagle(AEO Quote), Goodrich Petroleum(GDP Quote) and Charming Shoppes(CHRS Quote).
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