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.

Baby Boomer Plays: This Barron's article says that baby boomers are a growing force at 77 million, and companies that ignore this group will be doing so at their own peril. Among the stocks mentioned are Johnson & Johnson(JNJ Quote), Target(TGT Quote) and Walt Disney(DIS 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 Peabody Energy(BTU Quote), AVI BioPharma(AVII Quote) and Assured Guaranty(AGO 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 Yum! Brands(YUM Quote) and Calavo Growers(CVGW Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Calpine(CPN Quote), Facet Biotech(FACT Quote) and WSFS Financial(WSFS 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 Sandridge Energy(SD Quote), Chelsea Therapeutics International(CHTP Quote), Seachange International(SEAC Quote) and Metro Bancorp(METR Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Jefferies Group(JEF Quote), Iron Mountain(IRM Quote) and Abbott Labs(ABT Quote).

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