This Week's Barron's Roundup

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.

Cash Cows: Barron's says companies that generate lots of cash are the place to be when credit is tight. Some of the "cash cows" that Barron's favors are CME(CME Quote - Cramer on CME - Stock Picks), Baker Hughes(BHI Quote - Cramer on BHI - Stock Picks) and Hewlett-Packard(HPQ Quote - Cramer on HPQ - Stock Picks)

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Speaking Of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on General Motors(GM Quote - Cramer on GM - Stock Picks), Verizon Communications(VZ Quote - Cramer on VZ - Stock Picks), and Diamond Hill Investment(DHIL Quote - Cramer on DHIL - Stock Picks).

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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 Apple(AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks), MetLife(MET Quote - Cramer on MET - Stock Picks) and Banco Santander(STD Quote - Cramer on STD - Stock Picks)

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Canadian Superior Energy(SNG Quote - Cramer on SNG - Stock Picks), Global Ship Lease(GSI Quote - Cramer on GSI - Stock Picks) and Epicor Software(EPIC Quote - Cramer on EPIC - Stock Picks).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Annaly Capital Management(NLY Quote - Cramer on NLY - Stock Picks), Citigroup(C Quote - Cramer on C - Stock Picks) and Thinkorswim(SWIM Quote - Cramer on SWIM - Stock Picks).

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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 Vanda Pharmaceuticals(VNDA Quote - Cramer on VNDA - Stock Picks), Sunoco(SUN Quote - Cramer on SUN - Stock Picks), Knology(KNOL Quote - Cramer on KNOL - Stock Picks) and Comverge(COMV Quote - Cramer on COMV - Stock Picks)

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1 What would best describe your stance heading into the coming week of trading? Bullish Bearish Neutral 2 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move up in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities 3 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move down in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities View the results without voting