This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup
Editor's note: Welcome to "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, Stockpickr presents portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.
: This
Barron's
article says investors are flocking into bond ETFs, which have good returns and are secure. Among the stocks mentioned are
iShares Barclays Aggregate
(AGG) - Get Report
,
Vanguard Total Bond Market
(BND) - Get Report
and
PowerShares Build America
(BAB) - 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
(GOOG) - Get Report
,
Concur Technologies
(CNQR)
and
Goldman Sachs Group
(GS) - Get Report
.
: This
Barron's
column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on
Cummins
(CMI) - Get Report
and
Weyerhaeuser
(WY) - Get Report
.
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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' shares. There has been interesting activity in
Oracle
(ORCL) - Get Report
,
Monsanto
(MON)
,
Overseas Shipholding Group
(OSG) - Get Report
and
Republic Airways
(RJET)
.
: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by
Barron's
, including reports this week on
Deckers Outdoor
(DECK) - Get Report
,
CommVault Systems
(CVLT) - Get Report
and
Raymond James Financial
(RJF) - Get Report
.
: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like
Lions Gate Entertainment
(LGF)
,
Bowne & Co.
(BNE)
and
Verisign
(VRSN) - Get Report
.
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