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.
Cheap Russian Stocks: Barron's believes the conflict between Georgia and Russia is driving Russian stocks down to interesting levels, although there are risks in investing in such a volatile region. Barron's advises investors interested in Russia to consider stocks like VimpelCom(VIP Quote), Suncor(SU Quote) and Wimm-Bill-Dann(WBD Quote).Biotech Buyouts: Barron's thinks a wave of consolidation is coming for the biotech sector, as Big Pharma looks to boost its pipeline. Potential takeover candidates include Amylin Pharmaceuticals(AMLN Quote) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals(ONXX Quote).
Billionaire Fund Manager: Barron's interiews Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott, CEO of Sprott Asset Management. He likes James River Coal(JRCC Quote) and Cal-Maine Foods(CALM 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 Broadcom(BRCM Quote), R.H. Donnelley(RHD Quote), and a bearish piece on Fannie Mae(FNM Quote) and Freddie Mac(FRE Quote).
Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Cleveland Cliffs(CLF Quote), Biogen Idec(BIIB Quote) and Answers(ANSW Quote).
Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports on InterDigital(IDCC Quote), Vale(RIO Quote) and Children's Place(PLCE 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 AIG(AIG Quote), Hologic(HOLX Quote), Sinclair Broadcast(SBGI Quote) and NewMarket(NEU Quote).
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