This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup

A roundup of Stockpickr portfolios related to the latest issue of <I>Barron's</I>, including stock picks from the biggest money managers.
By Stockpickr Staff ,

Editor's note: Welcome to "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, Stockpickr presents portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.

Big Money Stock Picks

This

Barron's

article highlights some of the top stock picks from America's biggest money managers. Among the stocks mentioned are

Qualcomm

(QCOM) - Get Report

,

Cisco Systems

(CSCO) - Get Report

,

Apple

(AAPL) - Get Report

and

Google

(GOOG) - Get Report

.

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

Fiserv

(FISV) - Get Report

and

Guess?

(GES) - Get Report

, plus a cautious piece on

Rambus

(RMBS) - Get Report

.

One-Stop Shop

:

Barron's

talks with Terry Diamond, chairman of Chicago's Talon Asset Management, a 100% employee-owned firm that has $1.1 billion spread among three hedge funds, individually managed accounts, private equity, and venture capital. Diamond and his team deliver benchmark-beating returns by finding strong, unique companies whose corporate managers have skin in the game. Among the stocks in his portfolio are

EMC

(EMC)

,

Millicom International Cellular

(MICC)

and

Teva Pharmaceutical

(TEVA) - Get Report

.

'Speaking of Dividends'

: This

Barron's

column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold

(FCX) - Get Report

,

Johnson & Johnson

(JNJ) - Get Report

and

Southern Company

(SO) - Get Report

.

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' stocks. There has been interesting activity in

Hansen Medical

(HNSN)

,

Monsanto

(MON)

,

Winmark

(WINA) - Get Report

and

SAIC

(SAI)

.

Research Reports

: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by

Barron's

, including reports this week on

Charles Schwab

(SCHW) - Get Report

,

Advanced Micro Devices

(AMD) - Get Report

and

Harley-Davidson

(HOG) - Get Report

.

Latest Activist Purchases

: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like

Nabi Biopharma

(NABI)

,

Lionsgate Entertainment

(LGF)

and

SeaChange International

(SEAC) - Get Report

.

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