Editor's note: Welcome to Stockpickr's "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, James Altucher presents Stockpickr portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.
Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week's issue has information on Pfizer(PFE Quote) and Exelon(EXC Quote).
Top Insider Purchases of the Week: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling. Barron's lists the stocks that insiders are buying, and we build a portfolio with those stocks. There's been interesting activity in IMAX(IMAX Quote), Chesapeake Energy(CHK Quote), GE(GE Quote) and Fuel-Tech(FTEK Quote). ...
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