Stock Market for Beginners

  1. Understanding Stocks and Stock Ownership
    1. What is a Stock?
      1. Definition and Basic Concept
        1. Representing Ownership in Companies
          1. Stock Certificates and Electronic Holdings
          2. Rights of Stockholders
            1. Voting Rights
              1. Dividend Rights
                1. Claim on Assets
                  1. Information Rights
                  2. Types of Stock
                    1. Common Stock
                      1. Characteristics
                        1. Voting Power
                          1. Dividend Potential
                            1. Capital Appreciation
                            2. Preferred Stock
                              1. Characteristics
                                1. Dividend Priority
                                  1. Conversion Features
                                    1. Limited Voting Rights
                                  2. Why Companies Issue Stock
                                    1. Raising Capital for Operations
                                      1. Funding Business Expansion
                                        1. Research and Development
                                          1. Debt Reduction
                                            1. Acquisitions and Mergers
                                            2. Public vs Private Companies
                                              1. Private Company Characteristics
                                                1. Going Public Process
                                                  1. Initial Public Offerings
                                                    1. Advantages of Being Public
                                                      1. Disadvantages of Being Public

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                                                    3. How the Stock Market Functions