starting a small portfolio - thoughts?

Hello,

This is my first post to Hot Copper and I am also fairly new to the Stock Market.

I have dabbled a little bit over the last few years, but are looking to be more purposeful and strategic from now on.

I don't have a lot of spare dollars ($15,000) to invest, but I am prepared to be a bit of a risk taker. My thoughts are to have 4-6 different stocks at any given time, and to hold them for between 6-24 months.

There are 8 stocks I have my eye on, and I would be interested to know your thoughts. I have done my own research, and I feel confident with my strategy and plan, but I this site was recommended to me, so I am also keen to hear other people's views and thoughts - if you have the inclination!

The stocks I am looking at are (in alphabetical order):
AYN, EHR, GGP, LYC, MYG, PDN, PRR & SSN

Thanks for reading and look forward to reading your comments