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.

Miller Time: This Barron's article says that Bill Miller's Legg Mason Value Trust (LMVTX) is worth a fresh look after a disappointing run. Among the stocks mentioned are eBay(EBAY Quote), AES(AES Quote), Goldman Sachs(GS Quote) and NYSE Euronext(NYX Quote).

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Auto Zone: Barron's talks with John Murphy, lead U.S. automotive analyst at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Murphy is bullish on select domestic vehicle producers that will benefit from the demise of Chrysler and General Motors, and he likes auto-dealership stocks that will benefit as aging vehicles need to be replaced. Among the stocks mentioned are Ford Motor(F Quote), AutoNation(AN Quote) and Group 1 Automotive(GPI 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 bearish stories on Energizer(ENR Quote) and U.S. Steel(X Quote), plus a bullish piece on McGraw-Hill(MHP 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 Thor Industries(THO Quote), ConocoPhillips(COP Quote) and Duke Energy(DUK Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Sepracor(SEPR Quote), SIGA Technologies(SIGA Quote) and Famous Dave's of America(DAVE 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 shares, and we build a portfolio with those companies' stocks. There has been interesting activity in Enterprise Products(EPD Quote), Saic(SAI Quote), Threshold Pharmaceuticals(THLD Quote) and Stericycle(SRCL Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Goldman Sachs, Mosaic(MOS Quote) and AU Optronics(AUO Quote).

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