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20 Investments: Common Stock | Investopedia More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Maladict | permalink
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What Is It? Stock is sometimes referred to as shares, securities or equity. Simply put, common stock is ownership in part of a company. For every stock you own in a company, you own a small piece of the office furniture, company cars, and even that lunch the boss paid for with the company credit card.
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C. Why Do People Buy Common Stock? - Series 99 | Investopedia More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by John Amato | permalink
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The main reason people invest in common stock is for capital appreciation. They want their money to grow in value over time. An investor in common stock hopes to buy the stock at a low price and sell it at a higher price at some point in the future. Example: An investor purchases 100 shares of XYZ at $20 per share on March 15, 2011.
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How to Buy Common Stock More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Jar Jar Binks | permalink
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Common stock confers a portion of the ownership of a company to the stockholder. Each unit of stock is referred to as a share and represents a small portion of the ownership of the company. The main benefit of stock ownership is that the...
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Long Common Stock More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Rambo 69 | permalink
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How to buy (or hold a long position of) common stock. Get detailed strategy tips, entry and exit guides and examples for buying common stock shares.
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Top 10 Common Stocks You Want to Own | InvestorPlace More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Bob amp Gail Newman | permalink
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Our research indicates that these 10 stocks are great buys right now with upside across the board.
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For further reading: http://investorplace.com/2012/03/top-10-common-stocks-countdown-amex-pg-utx-eca-lmt-trow/ ^[5]

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1. http://www.investopedia.com/university/20_investments/5.asp

2. http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/series-99/chapters-13/chapter-1-what-security/c-why-do-people-buy-common-stock/

3. http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-Common-Stock

4. https://www.tradeking.com/education/stocks/strategies/long-common-stock

5. http://investorplace.com/2012/03/top-10-common-stocks-countdown-amex-pg-utx-eca-lmt-trow/