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.
Growth Manager: Barron's interviews Elizabeth Bramwell, senior vice president and manager of the Sentinel Capital Growth Fund (BRGRX). Some of the names she currently favors are Jacobs Engineering(JEC Quote - Cramer on JEC - Stock Picks), Peabody Energy(BTU Quote - Cramer on BTU - Stock Picks) and IBM(IBM Quote - Cramer on IBM - Stock Picks).Speaking Of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, there's information on Tyco International(TYC Quote - Cramer on TYC - Stock Picks) and Kraft Foods(KFT Quote - Cramer on KFT - Stock Picks).
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 Middleby(MIDD Quote - Cramer on MIDD - Stock Picks) and McAfee(MFE Quote - Cramer on MFE - Stock Picks).
Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes Flow International(FLOW Quote - Cramer on FLOW - Stock Picks), Virgin Media(VMED Quote - Cramer on VMED - Stock Picks) and DayStar Technologies(DSTI Quote - Cramer on DSTI - Stock Picks).
Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Melco Crown Entertainment(MPEL Quote - Cramer on MPEL - Stock Picks), Live Nation(LYV Quote - Cramer on LYV - Stock Picks) and PNC Financial Services(PNC Quote - Cramer on PNC - Stock Picks).
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 SourceForge(LNUX Quote - Cramer on LNUX - Stock Picks), MBIA(MBI Quote - Cramer on MBI - Stock Picks), American Capital(ACAS Quote - Cramer on ACAS - Stock Picks) and Grubb & Ellis(GBE Quote - Cramer on GBE - Stock Picks).
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