They’re the Rolls-Royce of stocks. When you put your money down for shares of Seaboard Corp. or Priceline.com Inc., they don’t come cheap. One share of Seaboard, a global food, energy and transportation company based in Shawnee Mission, Kan., will cost you $2,710. And Priceline? Try $989.03 a share. That’s well beyond the reach of most investors. But as heady as those prices are, they dwell deep in the shadows of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Because one share of Warren Buffett’s multinational conglomerate is currently going for $168,205. That’s enough to buy a median-priced two-bedroom home in Las Vegas with $74,205 left over — or nine brand new Honda Civics.
A stock is a investment that you can choose that makes a huge difference you buy a stock and if that company is doing good you can get a lot of money.
A stock is an ownership share in a corporation. Each of these shares denotes a part ownership for a shareowner, stockholder, or shareholder, of that company. Stocks are traded on exchanges all over the world, the largest is the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE. Stocks are identified by their ticker symbol. For example, General Electric is identified as GE. Investors can buy a share in companies, or a share of a diversified global portfolio of stocks. Individual Investors can purchase shares for themselves, at a brokerage of their choice, or direct from the company, wherever they have an account set up.
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