Investing 101 - Module 1.1

So let's start with one of the basics. What are stocks exactly. Well, stocks also called shares are representations of ownership in a company.When you own a stock, you have a piece of ownership in that company and subsequently have partial claims to that company's assets and earnings. Companies typically issue these shares, meaning create and then sell, in order to raise capital for things like expansion or research. The first time a company offers these shares to the public is called an IPO or an initial p ...