What is stock?
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What does it mean to own a stock?
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Submitted by thecuriousinvestor on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:46.
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For more information on the basics of stocks, I wrote a series of posts on my blog all about reading a stock quote. Check it out - http://thecuriousinvestor.com/category/tutorials/reading-a-stock-quote/
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Submitted by birdie31 on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 17:21.
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Stock is a piece of ownership of a company. When a company needs to acquire extra money to help grow the business, they can sell some or all of the ownership of the company in the form of stocks. So if you were to buy 100% of a company's stock, you would own the whole company. If you own enough stock you also have some decision-making power within the company. Buying stock is the most popular form of investing.
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