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| Stockholders are entitled to dividend income + prorated share of the firms earnings after all other obligations have been met |
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| evidence of ownership position in a firm, in the form of shares of common stock. This is why stocks are sometimes called equities |
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| shares of stock that readily available to the general market and are bought and sold in the open market. |
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| an offering to sell to the investing public a set number of shares of a firm's stock at a specified price |
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| an offering of a new issue of stock to existing stockholders, who may purchase new shares in proportion to their current ownership |
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| conversion of one of a firm's subsidiaries to a stand-alone company by distribution of stock in the new company to existing shareholders |
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| when a company increases the number of shares outstanding by exchanging a specified number of new shares of stock for each outstanding share. 2-1 Start with 200 shares @ $100 end up with 400 shares at $50 |
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| Shares of stock that were originally sold by the company and have been repurchased by the company |
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| common stock issued in different classes each of which offers different privileges and benefits to its holders Different shares may have different voting rights |
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| buying shares of stock or multiples of 100 shares |
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| buying less than 100 shares of stock |
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| states or face value of a stock |
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| amount of common stockholders equity |
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| current price of the stock in stock market |
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| overall current value of company in stock market |
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| amount investors believe stock should be trading for, or what they think it's worth |
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| Board announces dividend will be paid and states ex-dividend date, date of record + payment date |
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| If buy stock on/ after this date will not receive dividend |
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| If not registered shareholder by this date, will not get dividend |
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| when dividend checks mailed to shareholders |
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| financially strong, high quality stocks with long and stable records of earnings and dividends |
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| Stock investment strategy where investors buy high-quality stocks and hold them for extended time periods |
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| Aggressive Stock Management |
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| Investors buy high-quality growth stocks, blue chip stocks, mid-cap stocks, tech stocks and cyclical |
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| process of gathering and organizing information and then using it to determine the intrinsic value of a share of common stock |
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| underlying or inherent value of a stock as determined through fundamental analysis |
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| 1) Economic Analysis 2)Industry Analysis 3) Fundamental Analysis |
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| concept that the market is so efficient in processing new information that securities trade very close to or at their correct values at all times |
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| study of general economic conditions used in common stock valuation |
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| market value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year |
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| measure of activity/output in industrial or productive segment of economy |
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| summary of company's financial position at a point in time |
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| summary of company's profitability over a specific period of time |
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| The Statement of Cash Flows |
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| summary of a company's cash flows and other events that led to changes in company's cash position |
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| how many dollars of short term assets are available for every dollar of short term liabilities |
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| how many dollars of working capital are available to pay bills and grow the business |
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| return necessary to compensate an investor for the risk involved in an investment |
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| the theory that stock price movements are unpredictable, so there is no way to know where prices are headed |
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| is the chance that changes in interest rates will affect the bonds value |
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| is the chance that bond yields will lag behind inflation rates |
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| is the chance the issuer of the bond will default on interest and or principal payments |
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| is the risk that a bond will be difficult to sell at a reasonable price |
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| is the risk that a bond will be called before its scheduled maturity date |
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