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
article contends that the bubble has burst in the U.S. Treasury market due to a glut of government bonds. It advises investors to consider buying corporates, high-yielding mortgage securities and certain municipal bonds. The article discusses the
ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20 Year Treasury ETF
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and
iShares Barclays US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
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, among others.
:
Barron's
talks with Jim Keegan, co-manager of the $1.1 billion RidgeWorth Intermediate Bond Fund. Keegan thinks an economic recovery is not at hand, due to the poor state of the U.S. consumer's balance sheet. Among the companies in which he holds bonds are
Time Warner Cable
TheStreet Recommends
(TWC)
and
Wal-Mart Stores
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.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on
BB&T
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and
United Technologies
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.
: 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
Medtronic
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,
Cerner
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and Wal-Mart.
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
Garmin
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,
Midway Gold
(MDW)
,
Verizon Communications
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and
Cabela's
(CAB)
.
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like
Constellation Energy Group
(CEG)
,
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
(JTX)
and
Terra Industries
(TRA)
.
: The latest analyst research highlighted by
Barron's
, including reports this week on
Energy Conversion Devices
(ENER)
,
Nuance Communications
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and
Nike
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.
At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no holdings of stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.
James Altucher is president of
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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