Project M$2$: Monthly Stock Data $($MO $2\mathrm{.}1-2\mathrm{.}5,$ CO $1-2)$ Start Assignment Due Sunday by $11$:$59$pm Points $100$ Submitting a text entry box or a file upload Go to finance.yahoo.com to collect the monthly data for the following stocks: Microsoft, GE$,$ IBM, Disney, Merck, Campbell Soup, Exxon Mobil as well as the S&P $500$ index for the period from July $1,2009$ to July $1,2014.1.$ Compute the monthly total returns for all these stocks and the S&P $500$ index. As a proxy for S&P $500$ index returns, you may use the SPDR S&P $500$ ETF Trust $($Symbol: SPY$).2.$ Compute the annualized average returns and return volatilities. $3.$ Compute all the pair$-$wise correlations and covariances for the $7$ stocks $($excluding S&P $500)$ e$.$g$.$ Microsoft and GE$,$ Microsft and IBM... etc. There are a total of $21$ different pairs of different stocks. $4.$ Construct a correlation table in Excel for those stocks as in the example of correlation table in the slide of Section D$.$ In your report, briefly describe how you collect the data and compute the statistics mentioned above. You may include a few typical Excel spreadsheet snapshots for illustration. You can embed the Excel in the report of the correlation table, which should include average returns, return volatilities and the correlations.