Choose a company in a part of the world and domain where you feel at ease with daily quotes available at http://finance.google.com and which issue dividends (e.g. you can select a component of the S&P 500, Nasdaq, SMI (Swiss Market Index) or any European market) Describe the company, consider the recent performance (take five years) of the shares have selected. That means that you have to research the price of the chosen share five years ago and today. In addition you must establish what dividends were paid. Then using one of the techniques covered in the course (discounted cash flow or end value with dividends carried forward with a stated interest rate), establish the historical return on investment.
Select a government or corporate bond from these available at http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/bonds/overview_en.html (you can also use the use the search engine at http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/bonds/explorer_en.html#srtBy=ShortName&savedHash=true) and explain why you picked that particular bond and what your estimated return will be if you hold the bond till maturity.