Fools, I'm excited to present our latest free feature on Fool.com -- Rising Stars.

Over the past 17 years, we've built up the Motley Fool's analyst training program to the point where I'd put it up against the training programs of any hedge fund, mutual fund, or investment bank out there.

It's this program that has allowed nearly every one of our membership services to beat the market.

This has previously taken place behind the scenes, but today, we're drawing back the curtain with our Rising Stars feature. We're giving some of our most promising analysts real money to invest however they want for the world to see. We'll start each of their portfolios off with $5,000 and add $1,000 each month.  

Watch the video below for my announcement and then read below for our analysts' profiles and first picks:

Head over to our Rising Stars homepage, or click on a link below if a profile or article catches your attention.

Analyst

First article (if any)

First Buy (if any)

Alex Pape

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Alyce Lomax

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Timberland (NYSE: TBL)

Anand Chokkavelu, CFA

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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)

Andrew Sullivan, CFA

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Andy Louis-Charles

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Retail Opportunity Investments Corp

Bryan Hinmon, CFA

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Bryan White

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Dan Dzombak

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Eric Bleeker

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Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS)

Jason Moser

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Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI)

Jim Mueller, Ph.D.

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Transocean (NYSE: RIG)

Jim Royal, Ph.D.

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Jordan DiPietro

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Michael Olsen

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RailAmerica (NYSE: RA)

Rex Moore

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Sean Sun and Ilan Moscovitz

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China Yida

Our analysts are as excited about these portfolios as I am. We hope you enjoy Rising Stars, and that it becomes another tool for you on your road to financial freedom.

Fool on,
Tom Gardner, CEO of the Motley Fool