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Folio Assignment 2
Stock research using https://finance.yahoo.com/
Before you start, please watch the video by Dr. Zhang showing how to navigate
https://finance.yahoo.com/
Copy and paste your charts and answers in a WORD doc, save your file as
“yourfirstnamelastname_financeyahooresearch”
Alphabet Inc. – parent company of Google (ticker: GOOGL)
1. Create a 3 month chart , add to your chart S&P500 index (^GSPC) and NASDAQ index
(^IXIC). My instructional video shows that to add an index to your chart, you will click on
comparison at the top, then type in the ticker,
A. to add S&P500 index to your googl chart, you will type in ^GSPC
B. to add NASDAQ index to your googl chart, you will type in ^ IXIC
Questions
1) Did GOOGL outperform S&P500 index during this period (yes/no)
2) Did GOOGL outperform NASDAQ index during this period (yes/no)
2. Create a 1 year chart , add to your chart S&P500 index (^GSPC) and NASDAQ index
(^IXIC)
Questions
A. Did GOOGL outperform S&P500 index during this period (yes/no)
B. Did GOOGL outperform NASDAQ index during this period (yes/no)
3. Repeat step 2 by creating a 5Y chart, add to your chart S&P500 index (^GSPC) and
NASDAQ index (^IXIC)
Questions:
Which index is a better comparison for GOOGL performance (hint: which index has more
technology stocks? – Google it)
a. S&P500 index
b. NASDAQ index
B. Based on the three charts, do you find GOOGL stock a better investment over a 5-year period
compared with investing in an index type investment?
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