Problem
Select 4 equity stocks (from 4 different industries/sectors: scroll down for industry info) preferably from yahoo finance or google finance and answer the following questions
A. Briefly discuss each of the equity stocks that you picked for your project (a paragraph or two summaries about the company profile).
B. Using daily frequency data and the following holding period (Nov 1st, 2018 - October 28 th, 2022) and calculate the average annual return for each equity stock, Use the formula:
C. Compare the standard deviation of each individual security over the entire period. Which is the riskiest security and which is the least risky based on the Standard Deviation?