If he wants it so bad, just tell him to cash out the stock and give you cash.
The alternative would be to take on the responsibility of doing background research on the stock to determine if it's a stock worth taking on (vs. cash).
It sounds like he's being lazy and/or doesn't want to pay fees.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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