If I want to buy stock for a friend, and present them with a stock certificate as a gift, what is the best way to do this? Who would issue a certificate of ownership... the company itself?
Thanks for the suggestions guys, is it a fairly simple process to put the stock in my friend's name? My brokerage handles this?
Yes. There is usually a fee for getting a physical certificate from your broker, because it's really in their name unless you take delivery.