Description: Can you beat the Stock Market? Research and analyze an individual investor's ability to beat the Stock Market. The Stock Market can be defined with any index such as the S&P 500 Index or Dow Jones Industrial Index. Beating the market means that the stocks in your portfolio outperformed the stock market, as defined above, on a risk- adjusted basis. Suggested Research topics: Does security analysis lead to outperforming the stock market? (Active mutual funds will sell their funds using this concept.). If not, what should investor do to replicate the stock market's risk and return? Efficient Market Hypothesis (Pros and Cons) Transaction costs of trading vs. buy and hold Random Walk Theory Examples of active investors who have consistently beaten the market You may use these references below, but put it in your own words. These are not required topics, but may give you a good base to start your research. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE FROM THE INTERNET. USE THE SOURCE BUT PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS RE?UIREMENTS Minimum - 3 pages, Maximum - 5 pages You may receive up to 5% added to your final grade depending on the quality of the paper, I will grade the paper from 0 to 100% then multiply times 5%, then add to your final grade from all tests. Start off your paper by comparing and contrasting active verses passive investment management. Maximum one page. Choose one investment strategy and find three real world examples of individuals or institutions that follow either passive or active management and haw they execute their strategies. . . Answer the following questions: Can an individual investor beat the stock market? If so, how? If not, why? Many practitioners and academics are divided on this issue If so, what must this individual do in order to beat, or outperform, the stock market? Please put in your own words. If you use a source: SOURCE IT. Please put it in MS Word file and submit on the class's internet platform. Description: Can you beat the Stock Market? Research and analyze an individual investor's ability to beat the Stock Market. The Stock Market can be defined with any index such as the S&P 500 Index or Dow Jones Industrial Index. Beating the market means that the stocks in your portfolio outperformed the stock market, as defined above, on a risk- adjusted basis. Suggested Research topics: Does security analysis lead to outperforming the stock market? (Active mutual funds will sell their funds using this concept.). If not, what should investor do to replicate the stock market's risk and return? Efficient Market Hypothesis (Pros and Cons) Transaction costs of trading vs. buy and hold Random Walk Theory Examples of active investors who have consistently beaten the market You may use these references below, but put it in your own words. These are not required topics, but may give you a good base to start your research. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE FROM THE INTERNET. USE THE SOURCE BUT PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS RE?UIREMENTS Minimum - 3 pages, Maximum - 5 pages You may receive up to 5% added to your final grade depending on the quality of the paper, I will grade the paper from 0 to 100% then multiply times 5%, then add to your final grade from all tests. Start off your paper by comparing and contrasting active verses passive investment management. Maximum one page. Choose one investment strategy and find three real world examples of individuals or institutions that follow either passive or active management and haw they execute their strategies. . . Answer the following questions: Can an individual investor beat the stock market? If so, how? If not, why? Many practitioners and academics are divided on this issue If so, what must this individual do in order to beat, or outperform, the stock market? Please put in your own words. If you use a source: SOURCE IT. Please put it in MS Word file and submit on the class's internet platform
