Mr. Adam Monk's 2008 stock picks

Here are the five stocks Mr. Adam Monk, our stock-picking monkey colleague, has selected for his 2008 portfolio. We pretend he bought 100 shares of each and will track his results through the year.

Company: Marvel Entertainment (MVL), character-based comics, toys.

Close to date: $26.19, down 2.7%.

Comment: Leans on Spidey franchise.

Company: WellCare Health Plans (WCG), managed health plans.

Close to date: $42.17, down 38.8%

Comment: Feds raided Tampa office in October.

Company: Time Warner Cable (TWC), cable TV systems.

Close to date: $27.29, down 33.8%

Comment: Likely spinoff by Time Warner

Company: Atheros Communications (ATHR), chips for computers, phones.

Close to date: $31.10, up 45.9%

Comment: Investing in GPS.

Company: Teradata (TDC), data management software.

Close to date: $27.50, up 6.2%

Comment: Spun off from NCR.