Sara Smith is a surgical nurse at Orlando Surgery Centers (OSC),
a small for-profit ambulatory surgery center whose stock is traded
in the OTC market. A few nights ago, Sara received a
call from her mother asking for some advice regarding a stock
recommendation. Her mother said that her broker had
recommended adding 1,000 shares of WSC stock to the family’s
retirement portfolio. Because Sara worked at OSC, her
mother thought that Sara might have some special insights.
Sara was finishing up her...