Hurricane Inc. purchased a portfolio of available-for-sale securities in 2016, its first year of operations. The cost

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Hurricane Inc. purchased a portfolio of available-for-sale securities in 2016, its first year of operations. The cost and fair value of this portfolio on December 31, 2016, was as follows:
Hurricane Inc. purchased a portfolio of available-for-sale securities in 2016,

On June 12, 2017, Hurricane purchased 1,450 shares of Rogue Wave Inc. at $45 per share plus a $100 brokerage commission.
a. Provide the journal entries to record the following:
1. The adjustment of the available-for-sale security portfolio to fair value on December 31, 2016.
2. The June 12, 2017, purchase of Rogue Wave Inc. stock.
b. How are unrealized gains and losses treated differently for available-for-sale securities than for trading securities?

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A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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