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.

Bargains Under $10: Barron's highlighted 11 profitable companies that trade for under $10 a share. Barron's says these companies are likely to increase earnings per share in 2009. Names they like include Starbucks(SBUX Quote), Southwest Airlines(LUV Quote) and Boston Scientific(BSX Quote).

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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 Nucor(NUE Quote) and Village Super Market(VLGEA Quote).

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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 ASML Holdings(ASML Quote) and Gaylord Entertainment Company(GET Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Yahoo!(YHOO Quote), Empresas ICA(ICA Quote) and Telmex Internacional(TII Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Broadcom(BRCM Quote), Fuel-Tech(FTEK Quote) and Yamana Gold(AUY Quote).

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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 Akami Technologies(AKAM Quote), Visa(V Quote), Discovery Communications(DISCA Quote) and Orexigen Therapeutics(OREX Quote).

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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