Think about where your money will be spent over the next 10 years when you have a child. My son is almost 2 years old and I’m finding myself spending my money on food, healthcare, toys, electronics, entertainment, and apparel. So I was thinking why not put a portfolio together containing the stocks related to what I’ve been spending my money on for my son.

Here is what I have in mind.

MCD – McDonalds / Food

DIS – Disney / Entertainment

UNH – United Healthcare comes to mind / Healthcare

RSH or BBY – Radioshack or Best Buy / Electronics

GYMB or PLCE or GPS – Gymboree or Children’s Place or Old Navy-Baby Gap / Apparel

HAS or MAT – Hasbro or Mattel / Toys

CROX or NKE – Crocs or Nike / Shoes

Naturally you might move your holdings in CROX to say Nike as your child gets older. The same concept can be used when you start shopping for your kid at Nordstrom’s, JWN, or BEBE, symbol BEBE you can move your holdings in GYMB or PLCE to those respective names.

Based on this sort of Peter Lynch method of picking stocks, what would you pick for your first child?

*All these stocks look anywhere from "wait for a pullback" to "buy right now" from what I see on the charts and fundies.

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