10 MINUTE GUIDE TO INVESTING IN STOCKS

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equity investment


In accounting and finance, equity is the residual claim or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets, after all liabilities are paid. If valuations placed on assets do not exceed liabilities, negative equity exists.


(Equity investments) Many companies offer us an opportunity to actually own a piece of their company. You can buy 'shares,' commonly known as stocks, in the company. Your investment returns are then related to how profitable and successful that company has been, and may go up or down.


(equity investments) Ownership shares in a company. Also known as shares and stocks.

american


A native or inhabitant of any of the countries of North, South, or Central America


a native or inhabitant of the United States


of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna"


The English language as it is used in the United States; American English


of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"


A native or citizen of the United States

holding


Stocks, property, and other financial assets in someone's possession


Holding (2001) is a Croatian film. It was released in 2001.


The tenure of such land


An area of land held by lease


retention: the act of retaining something


property: something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

life


The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death


the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"


Living things and their activity


a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"


the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"


The state of being alive as a human being