$10,000 Portfolio: First-Week Checkpoint

Our portfolio of four stocks is up 4.92% after one week, greatly outperforming the Dow (0.5%) and NASDAQ (1.36%). It's way too early to come to any conclusions--we need at least six months to a year of seasoning--but the results so far can't hurt. Apple seems to be the only disappointment, but I remain confident because of potential good news concerning new products (iPhone 5, iPad 3, and iTV) and unconfirmed reports of high sales volumes in the most recent quarter.