FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: Ross
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Chapter 12, Problem 1CRCT
Investment Selection [LO4] Given that Fannie Mae was up by about 1,333 percent for 2013, why didn’t all investors hold this stock?
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Chapter 12 Solutions
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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