Editor's Note: Welcome to James Altucher's "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, Altucher presents Stockpickr portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.
The Barron's Summary portfolio is a list of all the stocks that received bullish or bearish mentions in Barron's this weekend. Stocks on the bullish side include WebEx Communications(WEBX Quote) and Sotheby's(BID Quote), while there was a negative article about cold remedy maker Adams Respiratory Therapeutics(ARXT Quote).
The cover story was on activist hedge fund Relational Investors. We've updated Relational's Stockpickr portfolio to reflect information in the article. Relational has logged an average annual gain of 18.76% since its inception in 1996. From the interview: "First, Relational establishes a "toehold" stake in a target of around $100 million or so. Then Whitworth contacts the company, requesting a meeting with management and directors to present Relational's list of proposals to boost shareholder returns." ...
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