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.

'Barron's' 500: Barron's ranks the 500 largest public companies. Top names include Research In Motion(RIMM), MasterCard(MA) and Perini(PCR).

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Stress-Test Winners: Barron's picked some bank stocks worth buying following the results of the stress test. Among the names are Bank of America(BAC) and JPMorgan Chase(JPM).

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Supply Chain: Barron's looks at the future of the auto parts suppliers given all the problems General Motors(GM) and other automakers are having. Names that could be in trouble include Lear(LEA), American Axle(AXL) and Johnson Controls(JCI).

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High-Yield Manager: Barron's talks J. Matthew Philo, senior managing director at Mackay Shields, an asset manager in New York with around $30 billion under management. Philo sees value in higher quality junk bonds, including the bonds Harley Davidson(HDI) and Tyson Foods(TSN).

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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 Thomson Reuters(TRI), American Water Works(AWK) and CMS Energy(CMS).

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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 Campbell Soup(CPB) and Hess Corp.(HES), plus a bearish take on Hansen Natural(HANS).

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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 Visa(V), Cepheid(CPHD), Stryker(SYK) and Bristol Myers Squibb(BMY).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Bitstream(BITS), Delta Petroleum(DPTR) and Telephone & Data Systems(TDS).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on SunTrust Banks(STI), Wynn Resorts(WYNN) and Och-Ziff Capital(OZM).

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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

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