On January 1, 2016, Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments had a zero balance On December 31, 2016, the cost of the trading securities portfolio was $41,500, and the fair value was $46,300 Prepare the December 31, 2016, adjusting journal entry to record the unrealized gain or loss on trading i...

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On January 1, 2016, Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments had a zero balance. On December 31, 2016,

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On January 1, 2016, Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments had a zero balance. On December 31, 2016, the cost of the trading securities was $41,500, and the fair value was $46,300. Prepare the December 31, 2016, adjusting journal entry to record the unrealized gain or loss on trading investments.
Portfolio
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...