Jets Bancorp Inc. purchased a portfolio of trading securities during 2016. The cost and fair value of

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Jets Bancorp Inc. purchased a portfolio of trading securities during 2016. The cost and fair value of this portfolio on December 31, 2016, was as follows:
Jets Bancorp Inc. purchased a portfolio of trading securities during

On May 10, 2017, Jets Bancorp Inc. purchased 1,000 shares of Giants Inc. at $24 per share plus a $150 brokerage commission.
Provide the journal entries to record the following:
a. The adjustment of the trading security portfolio to fair value on December 31, 2016.
b. The May 10, 2017, purchase of Giants Inc. stock.

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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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Financial Accounting

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Authors: Carl S. Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac

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