It's the first week of a new Shares Race and past achievements count for nothing.
Money editor Caitlin Fitzsimmons is seeking to make her mark early in the contest with impressive results to take top spot.
But what's this? Caitlin is holding Fairfax Media, which owns this newspaper.
What does she know that others don't and is this the Shares Race's first example of insider trading?
Maybe not, as the Fairfax foray has cost her. Caitlin has done well out of Latam Autos though, a fast-growing online auto advertising company that serves South America.
Caitlin's portfolio has grown her hypothetical $100,000 to $101,755 when the Australian share price, as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 index, fell by about 1 per cent over the week to 5225 points.
Race stalwart and AFR journalist Phil Baker takes second-place early in the four-week race, growing his $100,000 to $101,746.
Phil Baker also picked Latam Autos which, as with Caitlin, is his best-performing stock.
Phil shows a fearless contrarian approach to investing by backing McGrath. That's the real estate business that has been savaged after failing to meet its prospectus forecasts following its float at the end of last year.
The Fairfax pair and Angie Ellis of 80 20 Investments all have BWX, a body, hair and skincare company with the $10,000 investment now worth $10,880.
Angie has suffered a set-back with 3P Learning, with her $10,000 investment now worth $8231.
The online education business has suffered falls in profitability despite strong revenue growth throughout the world.
The All Ordinaries index fell 47 points for the week.
Shares Race is a fantasy shares game. Players choose 10 stocks and start with $10,000 in each.
