Stocks

These days, it seems just about everyone knows what a stock is, not to mention having a few favorites they watch.  But what exactly is a share of stock?  When you buy stock in a company that is publicly traded, you are purchasing ownership shares in that business.  As a stockholder, you share the value and the risk of that company.  There are two basic types of stock: common and preferred.  Common stock is sold initially by a corporation and then traded among investors.  Preferred stock frequently pays a higher fixed dividend than common stock and preferred stockholders are given first right to assets/dividends.  Common stockholders have voting rights.  Preferred stock generally carries no voting rights.

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