Essentials of Corporate Finance

In Chapter 11 of our textbook, "Essentials of Corporate Finance (8e),"we discussed betas, portfolios, and portfolio betas. This assignment is asking you to look at some information regarding a portfolio you will create. Please type your answers in a Word document.

Use the following steps:
1) Choose five stocks—any five stocks you find interesting. List the company, the ticker symbol, and the percentage of your total portfolio that this stock makes up. 

2) Find and report the beta for each of the stocks in your portfolio. Discuss what the beta of each stock means for that company. 

3) Calculate the portfolio beta and discuss what it means. Based on the betas of each stock, which stocks might you choose to invest more heavily in and why? 

Please organize your case for each section so I can easily see which part you are answering.