Editor's note: Welcome to Stockpickr's "Barron's Roundup." Each week, James Altucher presents Stockpickr portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.
Top Funds: This Barron's article ranks mutual fund companies by their 2008 performance. Top names include State Street(STT Quote), Northern Trust(NTRS Quote) and Waddell & Reed Financial(WDR Quote).
REIT Buys: Barron's talks with Marty Cohen, co-chief executive officer at Cohen & Steers. Cohen is a real-estate veteran who sees opportunity in buying high-quality REITs at cheap prices. Some of the names he likes are Simon Property Group(SPG Quote) and Boston Properties(BXP Quote). ...
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