Get yourself ready for the stock market and learn about common stocks, preferred stocks and other basic concepts
by William C. Spaulding
Most companies issue common stock, each share having 1 voting right. But some companies issue different shares divided into different classes with different voting rights and is initially apportioned to different types of investors...
by William C. Spaulding
Blue chips or pink sheets, growth or cyclical, speculative or non speculative, there are many ways to categorize stocks.
by William C. Spaulding
Investors can earn a profit by buying stock in 2 ways, buy the stock low and sell it for a higher price, and by receiving dividends.
by William C. Spaulding
Margin is the use of equity in brokerage accounts as collateral to borrow money or to sell short, to cover the risk of loss, equal to the percentage of equity over the market value of the account.
by William C. Spaulding
most investors make money by buying a stock or other security at a low price, then selling it later for a higher price but some investors make money when the price of a stock falls.
by William C. Spaulding