Assume that you have $1,000,000. You will use this to form a hypothetical large-cap (each with at least $10 Billion in Market Capitalization) diversified stock portfolio by investing it in five stocks chosen from five different industries.  Be sure to pick companies that pay dividends.  No short sales, fractional shares, or margin trades are permitted. To determine how much you have invested in any particular stock, multiply the stock price by the number of shares you buy. You must use at least $900,000. Any funds left over will be held as cash, earning no interest. Dividends and other cash distributions will be added to cash, not reinvested.

Deliverable: 

1. Spreadsheet that includes the number of shares you purchased for each stock and the closing prices as of January 9, of your stocks. Report the last dividend paid date and amount as well as the expected next ex-dividend and paid dates. Also, include your total investment and the amount held in cash. 
2. Conduct an analysis of the stocks, on why you chose these particular stocks based on your analysis. The analysis should include the following:
3. Give a brief history of the companies and their products. Briefly discuss where the company is heading (new products, ventures). Identify who each company's competitors are and what each company's ranking is amongst its competitors.
4. Find the reported beta and the adjusted beta of the companies, calculating the other if only one is reported. Report your source and describe how they calculated the betas including frequency of observations, as methods vary. Explain what the beta tells you about each company. 
5. What is the beta of your initial portfolio?