A couple days ago I read the article How Women Invest Differently Than Men on Yahoo! Finance. The point of the article was that women have less volatile portfolios, little ego and therefore better returns compared to men. Now I’m no expert but I do have an interest in stocks. My girlfriend, on the other hand, has virtually no interest in the market. That gave me an idea! What would happen if I went head- to-head with my girlfriend in a stock picking competition? So here are the game rules:

1. We each pick 1 stock per week for 4 weeks.

2. Any stock is fine

3. Each stock is replaced at the end of the week

4. The best performance % wins

First week Picks:

Me – Buy XLF (Financial Select Sector SPDR) at $11.75

My analysis – any recovery will have to include the financials, they have had a nice run up but I think they could go higher.

My GF – Buy WFMI (Whole Foods Market) at $20.55

My GF’s analysis – every time she visits Whole Foods there are more people there than the last time she went.

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