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The owners of a company approach their controller and explain that they have recently inherited a large sum of money. The owners ask the controller whether they should invest the money into the company or into the stock market.

What analysis should the controller perform to provide the owners with a reliable answer?

How often, if at all, should the analysis be repeated? Explain.

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Solution discusses the ways that owners of a company to approach their controller and explain that they have recently inherited a large sum of money. The owners ask the controller whether they should invest the money into the company or into the stock market

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What analysis should the controller perform to provide the owners with a reliable answer?
The controller can perform the following analysis for investment in the stock markets:
A) Economic Research
One should research about the economy in which the investments are done. One can study about the National Income growth, Interest rate trend, Inflation, Human Development Index, infrastructure ...

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