QANT620 --- A3 project: The choosing of investment portfolio
Ting Ting Mei

This project basically is talking about the investment of the stock portfolio, that mostly focus on investing of the different stocks from different company in different sector, analyzing how much percentage that we expected to invest in each stock under the expected return that we want to gain. This portfolio project covers four companies from four different sectors, which have their own advantages. The main goal of this portfolio project is focusing on the stable return of the portfolio, and the reason for choosing these companies.
The four companies that I choose for this project are Toyota Motor Corporation (-TM-), The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Bank of American Corporation (BAC), and Marriott International, Inc. (MAR).
The reason that I choose The Coca-Cola Company (KO) and Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) is these two companies have a stable historical price movement. Stable return of the portfolio is the first goal for all the investors, which can gain a stable profit.

The Coca-Cola Company (NASDAQ: KO)
The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest corporations in the non-alcoholic beverage industry. Coca-Cola has a market cap of $186 billion and focuses exclusively on beverages. Coca-Cola has been a publicly traded company since 1920. One share of stock purchased in 1919 for $40, with all dividends reinvested, would be worth $9.8 million in 2012, a 10.7% annual increase, adjusted for inflation. In 1987, Coca-Cola once again became one of the 30 stocks, which make up the Dow, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is commonly referenced as the performance of the stock market. Coca-Cola has paid a dividend, increasing each year for 49 years. Coca-Cola is one the six companies from the 1920 Dow that still around and public today, and has consistently paid dividends.

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