It is critical for businesses and investors to have an honest understanding of the value and risk involved in different investments. Professions related to accounting and finance have specific guidelines for performing these types of analysis and reporting their findings. In this week's discussion, we will explore why this is critical as well as some of the negative repercussions of dishonesty in this area.

Considering this please address the following prompts in your discussion:

• Should these methods be detailed when projections, values and risks are presented?
• Should it only be when these differ from the norm?
• Who should decide?