Question:
You have decided to construct your own index to measure consumer confidence. You have chosen the following three companies Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), Target Corp (TGT) and Kroger Co. (KR). Using monthly prices from August 2008 through August 2010, Construct both a price weighted and value weighted index. Use a beginning index of 100 where appropriate. What are the monthly returns for your two indexes? Compare your returns to the DJIA and S&P 500 respectively. Do you have any comments on the returns?