Understanding Investment and Stock Concepts

Putting your money where it can grow

• Spending

• Investing

• Borrowing

A share in the company

• Dividends

• Stock

• Market

The amount of money paid by the company to its shareholders

• Stocks

• Dividends

• Brokers

The type of stock that is least prioritized when declaring dividends and mostly profits through price appreciation

• Preferred Stock

• Growth Stock

• Common Stock

The type of stock that is first prioritized when declaring dividends

• Growth Stock

• Preferred Stock

• Common Stock

The potential of either gaining profits or losing your capital

• risk

• dividends

• stocks

People who invest their money with the expectation of gaining returns over a longer timeframe

• traders

• investors

• brokers

People who buy and sell stocks to earn from price growth over a shorter timeframe

• traders

• investors

• agents

Where investors or traders buy and sell company shares

• wet market

• stock market

• grocery store

Firms or individuals who are licensed to execute the buy and sell orders in exchange for a commission fee

• brokers

• bankers

• merchants