This Week's 'Barron's Roundup'

Editor's note: Welcome to "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, Stockpickr presents portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.

Globetrotter: Barron's talks with Gary Motyl, the chief investment officer of the $90 billion Templeton Global Equity Group, a unit of Franklin Resources(BEN Quote). Motyl is bullish on the chances for a global economic recovery and a rebound in stocks. Among the stocks in his portfolio are China Telecom(CHA Quote), Cisco Systems(CSCO Quote) and Telefonica(TEF Quote).

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Mid-Cap Dominators: Barron's talks with Christopher McHugh, the lead manager of the Turner MidCap Growth Investor Fund (TMGFX). McHugh and his team of 20 analysts look for mid-cap companies that really dominate their sectors. Among the stocks in his portfolio are Alexion Pharmaceuticals(ALXN Quote), Micron Technology(MU Quote) and Coach(COH 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 Yahoo!(YHOO Quote) and LSI(LSI Quote), plus bearish pieces on Sturm, Ruger & Company(RGR Quote) and Smith & Wesson(SWHC 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 Medtronic(MDT 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