Thursday, August 2, 2007

Different Types of Stock That You Should Know

I bet you can’t tell me the detailed meaning of stocks. Well if that’s the case, I have compelled this good stock information list with brief descriptions for you. Stock Classes Although common stock usually entitles you to one vote for every share that you own, this is not always the case. Some companies have different “classes” of common stock that vary based on how many votes are attached to them. So, for example, one share of Class A stock in a certain company might give you 10 votes per share, while one share of Class B stock in the same company might only give you one vote per share. And sometimes it is the case that a certain class of common stock will have no voting rights attached to it at all. So why would some companies choose to do this? Because i View the rest of this article


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