What are Stocks?
Section 30 Module 6
Note: The typical rates of return quoted above are from stable mega-cap stocks over a period of 10-15 years. Mid-caps or small-cap stocks can give higher returns as well.
Stocks
- When you buy stocks, you are lending money to a company to create new products, expand, and generate a profit.
- Stocks outperform most investments over time.
- Your are a part owner of the company whose stock you buy, and a share holder in the profits, and losses.
- If the corporate goes bankrupt, stock holders are paid at the very end, after all others are paid.
- Stocks can give dividend income as well as capital growth.
- Profits are shared with you in the form of dividend payments, and the stock price can go up or down, as well.
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