Go to the Finance section of Yahoo.com to determine how stocks are correlated with various indexes.
a. Enter “GE,” the symbol for General Electric, in the box where you can obtain stock quotes. The Yahoo Finance Web site can generate a chart that shows historical stock price movements of GE or any stock you specify. It can also allow you to compare the stock’s price movements to a stock index. Determine how GE stock performed relative to the stock index. You can choose various time periods from one day to five years. Repeat the exercise for various time periods.
b. Repeat part (a) except replace GE stock with a stock in which you are interested.
Determine how your stock performed relative to the stock index. You can choose various time periods from one day to five years. Repeat the exercise for various time periods.