Barron's Recap: Strategies for a New Age

This weekend in Barron's online: part three of the Barron's 2015 roundtable, the best stock pickers of 2014, a farewell to a longtime Barron's columnist, as well as the prospects for Advanced Micro Devices, Delphi Automotive, Wendy's and more.

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" by Lauren R. Rublin. This week's cover story in

offers the final installment of the 2015 Barron's Roundtable. The experts explain why to buy gold, bet on Macau, and invest with John Malone. Discover where to find bargains around the world, from European blue chips to Singapore real estate investment trusts (REITs). Panelists Marc Faber, David Herro, Oscar Schafer, and Mario Gabelli discuss their approaches to investing and offer 33 savvy picks. The article includes videos of these four, as well as links back to the first two parts of the Barron's Roundtable.

"Revenge of the Giants in Stock Picks" by Vito J. Racanelli features the winners of Barron's 2014 second-half rankings. See how exposure to soaring consumer-oriented stocks and a general avoidance of small-cap stocks put Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Credit Suisse on top. Robin Goldwyn Blumenthal's "AMD Bets With a New Stack of Chips" points out that while the long-term decline in PC sales may have slammed shares of chip maker

, its efforts at diversification are paying off. In "Delphi Automotive Wins with Safety Technology," Jack Hough makes the case that

, a leader in driving technology, has become a robocar player that is mistaken for an old-line supply company. Shares of

are now at a premium valuation, says David Englander in "After Big Gain, It's Time to Exit Wendy's." Discover why all the good news appears to be built into the stock's price. Check out "Thriving by Seeking Both Cheap and Good," in which Daren Fonda profiles Rick Lane, co-manager of the Broadview Opportunity fund. See how Lane has built a career on finding growth stocks and then waiting for the right price. In Richard C. Morais's Penta article, "The Latest From Geneva's Watch Fair," the focus is on how the worlds' luxury watchmakers showed off some tempting wares at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), even after a Swiss-currency move that boosted prices overnight. The best advice of New York advisor Gregg Fisher is offered in "A Financial Advisor With an Eye on the Bottom Line" by Michael Vallo. Because it is not what investors earn but what they keep that is important, Fisher's focus is on tax efficiency, as well as investment gains. "Shirley Lazo: The Very Best of Barron's" is a letter from editor and president Edwin A. Finn Jr. The article offers a fond farewell to columnist Shirley Lazo, who is retiring after 46 years of service at Barron's. "In the Cradle of Democracy" is an editorial commentary by Thomas G. Donlan in which he suggests that Greeks have voted for good times and debt forgiveness.

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