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.
Top Insider Purchases of the Week
: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling.
Barron's
list the top purchases, and we build a portfolio of the stocks. There has been interesting activity in stocks like
XM Satellite Radio
(XMSR)
,
American Eagle Outfitters
(AEO) - Get Report
,
Newell Rubbermaid
(NWL) - Get Report
and
AmeriCredit
(ACF)
.
: This week
Barron's
highlights some of the best-performing stocks in its 400 index, which is up 54% in the past three years. Some of the stocks mentioned:
(GOOG) - Get Report
and
ViroPharma
(VPHM)
.
: Each week,
Barron's
has bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those stories and build a portfolio with the stocks. This week's issue had bullish stories on
Bayer
and
Goodrich
(GR)
, among others.
TheStreet Recommends
: Eight strategists were surveyed by
Barron's
, and all were bullish. Check out this portfolio to see which stocks they liked.
: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by
Barron's
. This week, there were reports on
Altria Group
(MO) - Get Report
and
DaimlerChrysler
(DAI)
, among others.
Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes several intriguing micro-caps and large-caps that might be in deep value situations.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations, and cutbacks. This week, there's news on
Altria
(MO) - Get Report
and
Deere
(DE) - Get Report
.
At the time of publication, Altucher had no holdings in stocks mentioned, although positions 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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