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Different Kinds Of Stock Investments
Author: Elliott Dawson
Website: http://www.debtfinancearticles.com/
Added: Fri, 19 May 2006 04:52:31 -0500
Category: Stocks & Shares
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The various kinds of stock available can be quite confusing to many first time investors. This confusion causes people to turn away from the stock market completely, or if they do invest, they do so unwisely. If you are going to play the stock market, you must have a good knowledge of what kinds of stock investments are available and what they all imply!

A term that you will hear quite often is Common Stock. Anyone can buy common stock, regardless of their age, income, or financial standing. Common stock will be essentially a part ownership in the business you are investing in. As the company begins to grow and earn money, the value of your stock investment will rise. However, if the company doesn’t do well or goes bankrupt, the value of your stock will decrease. Common stock holders don’t participate in the day to day operations of a business, but they will have the power to elect the board of directors.

Along with common stock, there are also many classes of stock. The various classes of stock in one company are often called Class A and Class B. The first class, which is class A, will essentially give the stock owner more votes per share of stock than the owners of the class B stock. The possibility to create different classes of stock in a corporation has existed since 1987. Many investors try to avoid stock that has more than one class, and stocks that have more than one class aren’t referred to as common stock.

The most upscale kind of stock is of course called Preferred Stock. Preferred stock isn’t exactly a stock. It is a combination of a stock and a bond. The owner’s of preferred stock can lay a claim to the assets of the company in the event of a bankruptcy, and preferred stock holders will get the proceeds of the profits from a company before the common stock owners. If you think that you might prefer this preferred stock, try to be aware that the company typically has the right to purchase the stock back from the stock owner and cease paying dividends.

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