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.

Commercial Property Survivors: Barron's separates the winners from the losers in the commercial property market. Among the names that could emerge victorious are Simon Property Group(SPG Quote), Vornado Realty Trust(VNO Quote) and Public Storage(PSA Quote). The risky plays include Kimco Realty(KIM Quote) and ProLogis(PLD Quote).

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Interesting Market Plays: Barron's talks with Ron Baron, chairman and CEO of Baron Capital Group. Baron sees investment opportunities in sectors like energy, technology, education and gaming. Among his picks are Morningstar(MORN Quote), Wynn Resorts(WYNN Quote) and Blue Nile(NILE Quote).

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Minnesota Bull: Barron's talks with William B. Frels, co-manager of the Mairs and Power Growth Fund (MPGFX). The $1.4 billion growth fund is chock full of Minnesota companies, which tend to outperform the broader market. Among the names he likes are 3M(MMM Quote), Fastenal(FAST Quote) and Medtronic(MDT 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 Clorox(CLX Quote), Mentor Graphics(MENT Quote) and Schlumberger(SLB 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 Huntington Bancshares(HBAN Quote), Genzyme(GENZ Quote), Cryo-Cell(CCEL Quote) and Marriott International(MAR Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Mindspeed Technologies(MSPD Quote), Life Time Fitness(LTM Quote) and GSI Group(GSIG Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Qualcomm(QCOM Quote), Humana(HUM Quote) and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners(BWP 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