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 What does it mean when they say to invest your money?
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Anansi
What is a share?
When I'm looking at stock prices, I always wonder which part is the share. Like Google costs around 444$ right now, and I'm wondering if one share is that cost, and 2 shares, double that cost, and so on so on... And if you have 5$ invested in google, can you still say you have google stocks? Please be specific, thnxs!
                     
 




Paul B
If one share of Google is $444.00 that is the price that one share of it is selling for - if you would want to buy one share or more - you would also have to take into consideration the Buy transacton costs involved..

and Yes - Two shares would be valued at twice this.

If you had $5.00 invested in Google you could not say you have any google "stocks" because $5.00 would only buy you .0112612 of a share of it!


pinkyismygirlfriendniluvhur
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its like this:

when they start a company, to raise money they sell shares

the shares are just small pieces of that company

so if they sell 1,000,000 shares for $5 each, then they have $5,000,000 to start that company.

if the company does well (makes money), or looks like it will make money even, then people want to own the shares, so they would pay even more than $5 for that share

sometimes you even get a dividend, like interest (profit sharing kind of) if they have any

so if you own one share of Google at $44 maybe you own 1 millionth of the company, you actually get a vote with that one share too

if you own 51% of the stock, you could fire everybody and turn Google into a sandwhich restaurant if thats what you decided to do


rlsaunders2
It is possible to buy fractional shares..just not common. If you are in a DRIP program the dividends are reinvested into the company, and you're not always going to have enough to buy a full share, so yes it can and does happen. You could also end up with fractional shares as a result of a stock split.

If you had $5 invested in Google, you would just say you're invested in Google - you don't own a full share so to say you own "Google stocks" would be incorrect in my opinion.


SD
No you atleast need to buy one share ... paying the price that its cost in the stock market the day you wanna purchase it ... you can't just invest part of a share's price and buy something out of it ... you can donate it if you want ... companies also mention the names of their big donators in public meeting and conferences !


jdlifsey
If Google is $444 per share, then that is for one whole share of Google stock. If you'd want to buy two whole shares of Google stock, you'd have to pay the current share price times two (plus commissions if any). It's possible to buy a portion of a share but it's rare and you'd probably have to be on a dollar cost averaging plan towards eventually buying whole shares. If you think $444/share is expensive, just consider Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway at $106,999.90 per share!


Partisanshipsux
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A share is part ownership in the company. A company may have 1,000,000 shares. If you owned them all, you would be the sole owner. If your company is supplying a product people want, you may sell part of the company to others. You do this by selling them a "share" of your company. They become stockholders. The money you raise by selling shares, is usually re-invested in the business to help it grow. The share price is how much the company is valued at or worth to investors. People "invest" in your company by buying a share of your company. The stockholders generally get to vote on who runs the company.
Companies decide how many slices or shares to cut the company up into for sale. The more shares, the lower the price. This enables people with less money to invest in your company.
If you bought 1 share of Google stock in 1985 for $5.00 and it is now trading (each share may be bought and sold) for $444, your investment of $5.00 is now worth $444.00. Pretty good, huh. Imagine if you had bought 1,000 shares at $5 a share. Your $5,000 investment would then be worth $444,000 if you sold it today.
If you own at least 1 share, yes, you can say you invested in Google.


Eric D
share prices vary by company, if google costs 445, then you have to pay 445 PER SHARE, some companies have shares that cost less than a dollar

if the share price is 445, then no, you cannot say you have google stocks if you invest 5$, however, if the share price was less than 5$, then you could say that you had money invested


stockoslayer
Stocks are split into shares.

If the value of the company is $100 and there are 10 shares, each share is worth $10.

So yes, 2 shares would be 888. You can't invest $5 in google. Stock ownership is broken down into whole shares. Mutual funds you can own partial shares in.


Thyiade-Elf of Flaming Torches
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its like how much it gives u and u give it.

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