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
lists stocks where managers or officers have been buying, and we build a portfolio with them. There has been interesting activity in stocks like
Pep Boys
(PBY) - Get Report
,
Dillard's
(DDS) - Get Report
,
Foot Locker
(FL) - Get Report
and
Scientific Games
(SGMS) - Get Report
.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, the stocks mentioned include
Freddie Mac
and
Bristol Myers Squibb
(BMY) - Get Report
.
: This week's "Striking Price" column focuses on some options strategies for financial and consumer stocks. Among the names are
Bear Stearns
(BSC)
and
Merrill Lynch
(MER)
.
: Each week,
Barron's
publishes bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present the summaries in this portfolio. This week, there are bullish stories on
Palm
(PALM)
and
JPMorgan Chase
(JPM) - Get Report
.
: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by
Barron's
. This week, there are reports on
Panera Bread
(PNRA)
,
China Direct
(CDS)
and
Discover Financial Services
(DFS) - Get Report
.
Latest Activist Hedge Fund Purchases
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like
United Rentals
(URI) - Get Report
and
California Pizza Kitchen
(CPKI)
.
At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund 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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