By John Collett
The top three places remain unchanged at the end of week two of the four-week Shares Race, as the themes of the first week continued into the second.
The Australian sharemarket finished the week with the S&P/ASX 200 at about 5600 points, slightly down on last week.
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Markets continued to be dominated by investors weighing up US President Donald Trump.
On the one hand, there's his promise to spend big on infrastructure, which is positive for Australian miners.
But, then again, investors are worried whether his isolationist policies will slow economic growth.
That concern, together with further weakness in the US dollar, has been good for gold prices.
Chartist Richard Pritchard remains in first spot with his portfolio now worth $112,670, up from $111,563 last week.
He continues to do very well from zinc-lead-silver miner Marindi Metals with his $10,000 holding now worth $14,444.
The share prices of his gold miners, Regis Resources and Newcrest Mining, are also higher.
Richard Hemming, author of the Under the Radar report, maintains second place with his portfolio growing to $110,313 from $109,788 in week one.
Swick Mining Services, drilling services to the mining industry, is his star performer with his original $10,000 now worth $12,264.
Global Construction Services, which provides construction services to the resources and residential and commercial property sectors, continues to do well for Hemming.
Angie Ellis, of 80 20 Investments, maintains third spot with gold producer Resolute Mining her best-performing pick.
The Shares Race is a fantasy shares game. Contestants start with $100,000 across 10 stocks.