This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup

Make your portfolio recession proof with shares of Western Union and PetSmart and learn some dividend lessons from a pro.

Author:
Stockpickr Staff
Publish date:
Feb 7, 2010 9:21 AM EST

Make your portfolio recession proof with shares of Western Union and PetSmart and learn some dividend lessons from a pro.

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

Good Buys for Bad Times

: This

Barron's

article says that with the U.S. economy expected to grow by only 3% in 2010, investors should look for companies that are recession resistant. Among the stocks mentioned are

PetSmart

(PETM)

Fiserv

(FISV) - Get Free Report

and

Western Union

(WU) - Get Free Report

Dividend Player

Barron's

talks with Don Kilbridge, portfolio manager of the $2.8 billion

Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund

(VDIGX). Kilbridge gravitates towards companies where he sees approximately 10% average annual payout boosts over a five-year horizon. Among the stocks in his portfolio are

Johnson & Johnson

(JNJ) - Get Free Report

Marsh & McLennan

(MMC) - Get Free Report

and

Automatic Data Processing

(ADP) - Get Free Report

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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

Motorola

( MOT),

Jefferies Group

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and

Computer Sciences

(CSC)

'Speaking of Dividends'

: This

Barron's

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

L-3 Communications