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.

Pros' Opinions: Barron's presents the first installment of its annual New York roundtable discussion with investment experts. Fred Hickey and Meryl Witmer like Kaiser Aluminum(KALU Quote), Microsoft(MSFT Quote) and Agnico-Eagle Mines(AEM Quote).

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Bank On It: This Barron's article says banks will have a tough year but that some bank stocks could rise dramatically from currently depressed levels. Names include PNC Financial(PNC Quote) and State Street(STT Quote).

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Power Plays: This Barron's article says nuclear-power giants are set to soar higher due to President-elect Barack Obama's plans to invest $150 billion over 10 years in clean energy. Companies that could benefit include Exelon(EXC Quote) and Entergy(ETR Quote).

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Europe's High-Yielders: Barron's says dividend-paying stocks are back in vogue and the best way to play them is with Europe's high-yielders. Some of the names they like are Deutsche Telekom(DT Quote) and Telefonica(TEF 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 Citigroup(C Quote) and Boeing(BA 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 American Physicians Capital(ACAP Quote) and Thermo Fisher Scientific(TMO Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Barnes & Noble(BKS Quote), Home Inns & Hotels Management(HMIN Quote) and 99 Cents Only Stores(NDN Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Google(GOOG Quote), Archer Daniels Midland(ADM Quote) and Idexx Laboratories(IDXX 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 Wynn Resorts(WYNN Quote), Monogram Biosciences(MGRM Quote), Superior Well Services(SWSI Quote) and Hormel Foods(HRL 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