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Updating a particular attribute of core data
+ (Stock *)stockForSymbol:(NSString *)symbol inManagedObjectContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context {
  Stock *stock = nil;

  NSFetchRequest *request = [NSFetchRequest fetchRequestWithEntityName:@"Stock"];
  request.predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"symbol = %@",symbol];
  NSSortDescriptor *sortDescriptor = [NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"symbol" ascending:YES];
  request.sortDescriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObject:sortDescriptor];

  NSError *error = nil;
  NSArray *matches = [context executeFetchRequest:request error:&error];

  if (!matches || [matches count] > 1) {
      // handle error
  } else if ([matches count] == 0) {
      stock = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Stock" inManagedObjectContext:context];
      stock.symbol = symbol;
      stock.strategyPosition = [NSNumber numberWithInt:StrategyPositionFlat];
      stock.userPosition = stock.strategyPosition;
      stock.userOwns = [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO];
  } else {
      stock = [matches lastObject];
  }
  return stock;
}