Barron's Big Money Managers Stock Picks
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Barron's latest Big Money poll reveals unrelenting bullishness among many money managers, despite their pronostications for a "contagious" recession and punk profits through 2009.

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  • ZBRA
    Zebra Technologie
  • $29.68
  • -1.56%
  • $30.04

Fox sees bargains in several debt-free companies, including Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), a maker of specialty printers, which trades around $20 a share. The company has $4 a share of cash, and is expected to earn $1.73 a share this year.

People owning ZBRA also tend to own: GETXNBBOXCKFRDELLHANSMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • KNX
    Knight Transporta
  • $20.29
  • -1.79%
  • $20.72

Phoenix-based trucking outfit Knight Transportation (KNX) is another favorite; it trades for $15, and is expected to earn 64 cents in '08.

People owning KNX also tend to own: BBBYCOPDHIJKHYSPFUNMBOH

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • PFG
    Principal Financi
  • $27.40
  • -1.30%
  • $27.80

Tim Call, a portfolio manager with Capital Management in Richmond, Va., sees promise in various financial groups, including insurance. He also likes Principal Financial Group (PFG), a Des Moines-based leader in servicing small and mid-range 401K retirement plans. The company trades for only four times 2009 expected earnings. "Don't look for banks," he says, noting insurers are "in better shape and just as oversold."

People owning PFG also tend to own: AEPAMPAOCCAGCSXEIXF

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • BRK.A
    Brk.a
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

When it comes to individual stocks, the managers gave their biggest votes of confidence to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and General Electric (GE), to which the Great One recently gave a $3 billion helping hand. The managers also cast their votes for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM), whose shares have been decimated this year, and Wells Fargo (WFC), a much-admired survivor among the nation's biggest banks.

People owning BRK.A also tend to own: ACFBMYBNIBRK.BCCITCMCSA

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • GE
    General Electric
  • $18.07
  • -0.66%
  • $18.33

When it comes to individual stocks, the managers gave their biggest votes of confidence to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and General Electric (GE), to which the Great One recently gave a $3 billion helping hand. The managers also cast their votes for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM), whose shares have been decimated this year, and Wells Fargo (WFC), a much-admired survivor among the nation's biggest banks.

People owning GE also tend to own: APCAXPBABACBBBYBKBP

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • RIMM
    Research In Motio
  • $73.0575
  • -1.90%
  • $75.12

When it comes to individual stocks, the managers gave their biggest votes of confidence to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and General Electric (GE), to which the Great One recently gave a $3 billion helping hand. The managers also cast their votes for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM), whose shares have been decimated this year, and Wells Fargo (WFC), a much-admired survivor among the nation's biggest banks.

People owning RIMM also tend to own: AAPLAIGAMZNAPOLBACBIDUCEO

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • WFC
    Wells Fargo & Com
  • $30.38
  • +0.30%
  • $30.50

When it comes to individual stocks, the managers gave their biggest votes of confidence to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and General Electric (GE), to which the Great One recently gave a $3 billion helping hand. The managers also cast their votes for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM), whose shares have been decimated this year, and Wells Fargo (WFC), a much-admired survivor among the nation's biggest banks.

People owning WFC also tend to own: AEPAPABACCOFCOPCVXDELL

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • RIG
    Transocean Ltd (s
  • $81.84
  • -2.19%
  • $83.50

Capital Management's Tim Call likes Transocean (RIG), a deepwater driller, because of its cheap valuation and solid growth prospects. At around $78 the stock trades for five times estimated 2009 earnings of $16.14 a share. Morgan Stanley has a $150 price target on Transocean, and expects the well-capitalized driller will be able to expand capacity in a tight credit environment.

People owning RIG also tend to own: AEPAPABACCOFCOPCVXDELL

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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