Abstract: A web site for licensed investment analysts who wish to demonstrate their abilities to select a portfolio of investment instruments is made available to users. The licensed investment analysts are qualified through their respective investment firms so as to establish eligibility to participate in the web site as licensed investment analysts. The licensed investment analysts select investment portfolio characteristics such as the type of investment, the industry sector(s) that is (are) the focus of that portfolio, and an investment risk level. A registered licensed investment analyst is given a predetermined sum of fictional money to invest in a portfolio consonant with the portfolio characteristics that had been established at that analyst's own choosing. Once a portfolio is established, a licensed investment analyst may modify the portfolio by trading as often as he or she wishes.