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.
: A
Barron's
article says how much a company spends on research and development can be a guide to how its stock will perform. Companies with strong R&D spending include
Motorola
(MOT)
,
Sun Microsystems
(JAVA)
and
Pfizer
(PFE) - Get Report
.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week, there's information on
Microsoft
(MSFT) - Get Report
,
General Electric
(GE) - Get Report
and
McDonald's
(MCD) - Get Report
.
: 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
JPMorgan Chase
(JPM) - Get Report
and
Tyco Electronics
(TEL) - Get Report
among others.
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like
Chesapeake Energy
(CHK) - Get Report
,
J. Crew Group
(JCG)
and
Telephone & Data Systems
(TDS) - Get Report
.
: The latest analyst research highlighted by
Barron's
, including reports this week on
Apple
(AAPL) - Get Report
,
JA Solar
(JASO)
and
Red Hat
(RHT) - 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
SourceForge
(LNUX)
,
The Gabelli Global D
(GDL) - Get Report
,
Conseco
(CNO) - Get Report
and
Crown Holdings
(CCK) - 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.
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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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