What Is Stock? a Beginner’s Guide to Stock Investing
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- A stock is an investment that represents a unit of ownership in a company.
- There are two ways shareholders can earn returns on their investments: capital gains and dividends.
- Investors can build diversified stock portfolios by investing in ETFs or mutual funds.
What is stock?
A stock is…
