Mini-Case Lawrence’s Legacy: Part 2

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In Chapter 7, we saw stockbroker Don Kraska, CFA, preparing to answer a list of questions concerning stock valuation. These questions and answers were to serve as the outline for a presentation before a committee of officials from the Town of Webley. The committee needed advice on how best to follow the instructions in the will of James Lawrence, who had left the town 2,000 shares of Google stock, currently valued at approximately $1,250,000. Lawrence’s will instructed the town to sell the Google shares and set up a diversified stock portfolio that would fund annual grants for youth groups in the town.

During the course of Kraska’s first presentation, Webley officials ...

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