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 In which mutual fund should i invest ?
I am a salaried professional who started working last year. At this point of time i am exploring my options at investing some amount out of my salary for my future. At this point of time i will be ...


 I have some "play money" to invest/trade. Does anyone have any ideas?...?
I am not talking about going to a casino or playing the lottery. I want to "day trade", which I know is risky, or do some short term type of fooling around. Does anyone know where I can ...


 Would banks give you a higher rate than normal if investing a large amount of money?
If searching on various financial websites in UK you find that the best interest rates for banks building societies are normally between 6 and 6.3% (depending on whether it is a bond or if notice is ...


 What, in anyones opinion, would be the best (and safest) way to invest £30,000?
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 What to do with 10 k ?
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 With everyone going healthy nowadays, is it still a good idea to buy stock in McDonald's and Coca-Cola?
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 What happens if the stock market continues to fall or completely crashes?
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 I have 7 uncirculated 20 dollar bills with serial numbers in concurrent order. Are they worth more than 140$?
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 $25,000--how to invest it?
safety and profitability in mind....


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 If I replied to you all individually......?
It would take a million years.
OK here goes.....I'm sorry I f I offended anyone with the idea of charity, but it is a last resort. To clear up a few points
1, I'm in a very strong,...


 Is share trading 100% based on luck?
If not, what are the strategies you follow to gain maximum profit out of the trade? from where can I learn all those?...


 Plus Sized Strip Club?
My friend and I were talking the other day and he said that he would like to open up a strip club down by the college in our town. As we continued talking he said that he would like the strip club to ...


 Safe & tax fee way to invest?
what is the safe and tax free way to invest? higher interest is even better, but i guess this is not ...


 I won $700,000 and would like to make it grow, any good (safe) ideas?
I have met with financial advisers, but really am nervous....


 If you have 10K right now, how can you turn it in 200K in one month?
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 Investing a small amount of money.?
I have about $200 and I'm looking to invest it. I don't know the first thing about investing money and I don't want to get caught up in a whole bunch of stuff I know nothing about. W...


 What is the most beneficial investment for $10.000 ?

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shishma k
What is the difference between a share and stock?
                     
 




No, I won't do your homework
A stock is a form of investing in a company.

A share is a unit of stock holding.

You would own 100 shares of stock in a company.


JFH
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Stock is divided into shares.

Let's say a company has 400 shares of stock. The company would only offer 199 share for sale. The company would want to retain the majority of ownership.

Profits that were not invested back into the company would be divided into 400 parts, with each share of stock receiving the same amount. That is eartnings per share.

A person can own anywhere from 1 share to all 199 shares issued. Sometimes the company would buy back their stock to try and raise the stock's price. That way they could re-issue the stock for more money.

If the stock has reached a high price and is no longer trading in high volume, the company would split the stock. The owners would receive an additional share or shares, depending on the split rate. The stock price would then fall and be available to more investors.


jliusf
a share is a unit of ownership of a stock or mutual fund.
a stock is the same as a share.


mike1942f
a share is the unit of stock ownership
a person might own 100 shares of stock in a company.
shares are priced individually and are most often sold through members of the stock market.
share/stock ownership is actual ownership of part of a company. owning some gives you the right to vote at a annual shareholders meeting and in theory to vote out the board of directors and put in a new one.
shareholders are usually paid a dividend by the company which is a share of the profits. Some companies pay very low or no dividends and put the money into growth; others pay constant regular dividends.
a person might buy shares in a company because they believe it will be a success and grow or because they want the income from dividends.
another person might buy shares because they believe the stock is going to go up in price for reasons ranging from all the stock is valued less than the property of the company to the price has been going up and down in a W graph and thus has to keep going up (and other odd theories) - playing the market, not owning the company.
If a company goes down the tubes, the money from sale of the property may be paid to the shareholders if any is left, but since the company is incorporated, the shareholders are not liable for debts of the company.


October
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Not really the same. You own a share of stock.
But they are used interchangeably.


♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥
They are basically the same thing. A company sells stock in their company. How many shares you have is your investment in the company. And how many shares of stock you own.


a v
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same thing

trust me i take a business admin class

give me best answer


CHAR H
same thing different names


Dan
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stock is like the whole pie and a share would be a slice

so the more shares you own the more slices of the pie you have .


Focus
Basically both are used interchangeably. But a stock is an investment option in which you buy some shares.


rahul d
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share and stock are not the two different things . In share market all equities are called as shares or stocks.
Also share market is also called as stock market. It itself tells you the answer to your question


YES WE DID!!!
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same difference
you own shares of a stock


doug4jets
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A share is a portion of ownership. "I'm going to buy 20 shares of XYZ stock."


ezelion
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They are the same thing, it depends on where in the world you're doing business.
The words stocks, shares, and equities can be used interchangeably when referring to proportionate ownership rights of companies traded on stock exchanges.


todd b
it is not the same thing- a share is a piece of a company whereas a stock is the company you are buying. The price for a share of the company times the number of shares equals the company's market capitalization. Although the terms are roughly equivalent- buying stock in a company can involve one share or most likely many shares. Shares are individual units whereas stock refers to the grand total of shares that you hold.


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