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.

Legendary Investors' Stock Picks: This Barron's article highlights more than a dozen stock picks and pans from some of Wall Street's most recognized money managers, like David Einhorn and Steve Mandel. Among the stocks mentioned are Green Mountain Coffee Roasters(GMCR Quote), Monsanto(MON Quote), Whole Foods Market(WFMI Quote) and Wyndham Worldwide(WYN Quote).

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Five Retail Stock Bargains: This Barron's article says that retailers could enjoy a much stronger Christmas than Wall Street expects. With this in mind, Barron's identified five stocks that could rally as results improve and new products take off. Among the stocks mentioned are Best Buy(BBY Quote), Coach(COH Quote) and Gap(GPS Quote).

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Dividend Player: Barron's talks with Brian McMahon, chief investment officer of the $4.1 billion Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund (TIBAX). The fund has boosted its dividend 14.2% annually, on average, over the past five years. Among the stocks in his portfolio are Teva Pharmaceutical(TEVA Quote), McDonald's(MCD Quote) and Total S.A.(TOT 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 Exxon(XOM Quote), FedEx(FDX Quote) and FMC(FMC 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 Wynn Resorts(WYNN Quote) and Prudential Financial(PRU Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Qwest Communications(Q Quote), Cedar Shopping Centers(CDR Quote) and AEP Industries(AEPI 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' shares. There has been interesting activity in Knight Capital(NITE Quote), Noble Energy(NBL Quote), Magnum Hunter Resources(MHR Quote) and Sunoco(SUN Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Dish Network(DISH Quote), Pioneer Natural Resources(PXD Quote) and Zhongpin(HOGS Quote).

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