Average Return and Standard Deviation:

Go to finance.yahoo.com and enter the ticker symbol for any of the following companies listed. Then, look for the historical prices and find the monthly closing stock price for the last six years. Calculate the annual arithmetic average return, the standard deviation, and the geometric return for this period.

Companies	Ticker Symbols
3M Company	MMM
International Business Machines	IBM
Dell Computer	DELL
Advanced Micro Devices	AMD
American Standard Company	ASEN
Bed Bath & Beyond.	BBBY