Stock A type of security that signifies ---> ownership in a corporation and --->> represents a claim on part of the corporations assets and earnings. There are two main types of stock: 1. ---->> common and Common stock usually entitles the owner --->> to vote at shareholders meetings and to --------->>receive dividends. 2 .--->> preferred. Preferred stock generally ---->> does not have voting rights, but has a --->>higher claim on assets and earnings than the common shares. For example, owners of preferred stock --->> receive dividends before --->> common shareholders and have priority in the event that a company goes --->> bankrupt and is liquidated.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:48:07 +0000
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