This Week's Barron's Roundup
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.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, there's information on
Carnival
(CCL) - Get Report
.
Top Insider Purchases of the Week
: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling.
Barron's
lists the companies where managers and officers are buying their own stock, and we build a portfolio of those names. There's been interesting activity in stocks like
Ruby Tuesday
(RT)
,
Smithfield
(SFD)
and
World Acceptance
(WRLD) - Get Report
.
: Each week,
Barron's
has bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those articles in this portfolio. This week¿s issue includes bullish stories on
Sears
(SHLD)
and
Monster
(MNST) - Get Report
.
: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by
Barron's
. This week, there are reports on
GE
(GE) - Get Report
,
Medtronic
(MDT) - Get Report
and
Forest Labs
(FRX)
.
Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week¿s list includes names like
Ikon Office Solutions
( IKN) and
VMWare
(VMW) - Get Report
.
At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no positions in stocks mentioned, although holdings may change at any time.
James Altucher is president of Stockpickr LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com and part of its network of Web properties, and a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs a fund of hedge funds. He is also a weekly columnist for
The Financial Times
and the author of
Trade Like a Hedge Fund
,
Trade Like Warren Buffett
and
SuperCa$h
. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback;
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