Evaluate the performance of bonds and shares over the period of 20 years using the full range of statistical tools available to you including; mean, range and standard deviation.

Financial Markets: Risks and Returns
Coursework scenario and requirements
You are working for a firm of reputable financial advisors whose services are required by a group of private investors. You may assume that the private investors have no previous experience of investing.
Required:
Using the information listed below (a to b) prepare a presentation material (not required to present in front of the group of investors) since Black Monday rocked global stock markets by reviewing the performance of two asset classes, bonds and shares. The submitted presentation should:

a) Evaluate the performance of bonds and shares over the period of 20 years using the full range of statistical tools available to you including; mean, range and standard deviation. The use of other statistical tools such as correlation and regression will earn marks. You will need to use the results of your statistical analysis to provide a presentation suitable for your private clients.

b)Using your evaluations in part c draw conclusions and critically assess the effect of Black Monday on shares, bonds and investors. You might want to look at volatility, correlation, comparison with inflation and trends by referring to the analysis you used in part c.