1. Statistical measures of risk include the standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and correlation coefficient. Tell us what they are?
How can we use them to lower our exposure to risk?
2. Go to Google Finance or Yahoo Finance or any other financial information source and look up the beta for Boeing.
How does that compare with beta for Wal-Mart?
What does that imply?
3. In regards to risk and return, is there really a correlation between risk and return in a well-functioning market?