Question $1$

Download prices for the following indices: S&P$/$TSX Composite Index, NASDQ, DJIA in an excel spreadsheet. You can find them on Yahoo.Finance website. Use the period from beginning of $2014$ up to latest data available and use monthly frequency.

A$.$ Label all your columns clearly and calculate for each series:

Mean, standard deviation, variance and Sharpe Ratio.

Describe your findings and conclusions about the relative performance of the $3$ Indices over the period.

Re$-$do the same analysis by using annual returns and compare the answers with your prior analysis.

B$.$ Chose one stock trading on NASDQ. Find its beta $($put the reference of where it comes from$).$