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.

Top 10 Stock Picks: Barron's conducts a survey of the 10 top strategists and investment officers to see if they are bullish or bearish. The top stock pickers think that equities will make only limited progress between now and year end. Among the stocks mentioned are Sohu.com(SOHU Quote), Morgan Stanley(MS Quote), Amazon.com(AMZN Quote) and Marvell Technology(MRVL Quote).

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Best Retail Bets: Barron's talks with Deborah Weinswig, managing director and retailing analyst for Citigroup Investment Research. She believes that investors must be selective as retailers adjust to the rapid changes in consumer shopping habits. Among the stocks mentioned are Target(TGT Quote), Saks(SKS Quote) and Kohl's(KSS Quote).

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Pick of the Crop: Barron's talks with Jeffrey Auxier, manager of the $92 million Auxier Focus Fund (AUXFX). Auxier applies his farming wisdom, which he gains from running a profitable 108-acre hazelnut and timber farm, to managing money. Among the stocks in his portfolio are Paychex(PAYX Quote), Philip Morris(PM Quote) and Kroger(KR 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 Amgen(AMGN Quote), EOG Resources(EOG Quote) and M&T Bank(MTB 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 Verizon Communications(VZ Quote) and Rogers Communications(RCI Quote).

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