A stock, also known as equity, is a security that represents the ownership of a fraction of the issuing corporation. Units of stock are called shares, which entitle the owner to a proportion … See more

Corporations issue stock to raise funds to operate their businesses. The holder of stock, a shareholder, may have a claim to part of the company’s assets and earnings. A sharehol… See more

What shareholders own are shares issued by the corporation, and the corporation owns the assets held by a firm. If you own 33% of the shares of a company, it is incorrect t… See more

There are two main types of stock: common and preferred. Common stockusually entitles the owner to vote at shareholders’ meetings and to receive any dividends paid out by the c… See more

Stocks are issued by companies to raise capital to grow the business or undertake new projects. There are important distinctions between whether somebody … See more