1. You have each been assigned a sector of the economy to develop a sector based mutual fund. ( I was assigned to Industrial Coal Mining, SIC Code:12)

a- What is your sector(Industrial Coal Mining), and do you expect Coal Mining to outperform the S&P500 over the next 2 months? Why or why not?

b- Do you expect that the companies you have chosen for your fund will outperform the sector in general over the next 2 months? Why or why not?

Note: please use coal mining industry to answer the questions above