Which asset was riskiest during the great depression

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Date Stock Price Dividend Return 1+Rt

Aug-94 $29.250 $0.000

Sep-94 $27.750 $0.000 -5.13% 0.949

Oct-94 $29.500 $0.260 7.24% 1.072

Nov-94 $27.125 $0.000 -8.05% 0.919

Dec-94 $27.875 $0.000 2.76% 1.028

Jan-95 $25.250 $0.260 -8.48% 0.915

Feb-95 $26.125 $0.000 3.47% 1.035

Mar-95 $26.875 $0.000 2.87% 1.029

Apr-95 $27.125 $0.310 2.08% 1.021

May-95 $29.250 $0.000 7.83% 1.078

Jun-95 $29.750 $0.000 1.71% 1.017

Jul-95 $29.000 $0.310 -1.48% 0.985

Aug-95 $30.750 $0.000 6.03% 1.060

Sep-95 $31.125 $0.000 1.22% 1.012

Oct-95 $28.750 $0.350 -6.51% 0.935

Nov-95 $28.250 $0.000 -1.74% 0.983

Dec-95 $28.875 $0.000 2.21% 1.022

Jan-96 $29.500 $0.350 3.38% 1.034

Feb-96 $31.250 $0.000 5.93% 1.059

Mar-96 $34.375 $0.000 10.00% 1.100

Apr-96 $35.875 $0.350 5.38% 1.054

May-96 $36.500 $0.000 1.74% 1.017

Jun-96 $32.375 $0.000 -11.30% 0.887

Jul-96 $32.375 $0.385 1.19% 1.012

Aug-96 $33.500 $0.000 3.47% 1.035

Sep-96 $31.250 $0.000 -6.72% 0.933

Oct-96 $31.250 $0.385 1.23% 1.012

Nov-96 $32.750 $0.000 4.80% 1.048

Dec-96 $32.250 $0.000 -1.53% 0.985

Jan-97 $32.125 $0.385 0.81% 1.008

Feb-97 $32.875 $0.000 2.33% 1.023

Mar-97 $31.375 $0.000 -4.56% 0.954

Apr-97 $34.750 $0.420 12.10% 1.121

May-97 $37.500 $0.000 7.91% 1.079

Jun-97 $38.000 $0.000 1.33% 1.013

Jul-97 $40.875 $0.420 8.67% 1.087

Aug-97 $43.000 $0.000 5.20% 1.052

Sep-97 $45.125 $0.000 4.94% 1.049

Oct-97 $43.688 $0.420 -2.25% 0.977

Nov-97 $43.000 $0.000 -1.57% 0.984

Dec-97 $48.563 $0.000 12.94% 1.129

Jan-98 $51.000 $0.420 5.88% 1.059

Feb-98 $56.563 $0.000 10.91% 1.109

Mar-98 $64.813 $0.000 14.59% 1.146

Apr-98 $45.813 $23.680 7.22% 1.072

May-98 $51.875 $0.000 13.23% 1.132

Jun-98 $59.000 $0.000 13.73% 1.137

Jul-98 $57.000 $0.420 -2.68% 0.973

Aug-98 $44.625 $0.000 -21.71% 0.783

a. Compute the average return for each of the assets from 1929 to 1940

b. Compute the variance and standard deviation for each of the assets from 1929 to 194

c. Which asset was riskiest during the Great Depression? How does that fit with your intuition?

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