Jake is a financial adviser at a small firm that publishes an online financial blog forthe benefit of clients and prospective clients. Jake's firm subscribes to a servicefrom a large investment research firm that provides research on the securities of avariety of companies and the general investment outlook for different industrysectors. Jake often includes these research reports in the blog. Jake(Choose the best answer.)O (No answer given)O cannot misrepresent his capabilities by sharing research he has notproduced.cannot plagiarize the reports by including them in the blog.O none of the choices.O must attribute the research to its source.

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Essentials Of Investments

11th Edition

ISBN:9781260013924

Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

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