This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup

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

Five Stocks To Short: Barron's highlights five stocks to bet against right now, plus a list of stocks that look dangerous and require further scrutiny. Among the names mentioned are IMAX(IMAX Quote), Compass Minerals(CMP Quote) and Middleby(MIDD Quote).

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Overpriced S&P 500 Stocks: Barron's screens high-priced S&P 500 and finds 10 names that look expensive based on price-to-earnings ratios. Among the names mentioned are Intuitive Surgical(ISRG Quote), Salesforce.com(CRM Quote) and Amazon.com(AMZN Quote).

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High Profit Multi-Cap Manager: Barron's talks with Phil Foreman, the investment manager of the $820 million Principal Capital Appreciation Fund (CMNWX). Among the stocks in his portfolio are Dionex(DNEX Quote), Microsoft(MSFT Quote) and Charles Schwab(SCHW 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 Foot Locker(FL Quote), PowerShares DB Agricultural ETF(DBA Quote) and PetSmart(PETM 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 General Mills(GIS Quote) and Expeditors International(EXPD 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