Stock
* Every stock traded on the world's stock exchanges is identified by a short symbol.
* Most stock is traded on organized exchanges.
* Some stocks also pay investors a portion of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
* Some stocks have a negative beta and are inversely correlated with the market
  - cash on their books which is worth more than their total market value
* are a bigger part of their nest eggs
  - major component of the millionaire commentator's personal wealth
  - accumulations
  - among the riskiest asset classes
* are an example of in tangible personal property
  - income source option for retirement
* are basically a small piece of ownership in a public company
  - the present value of future earnings
  - cheap relative to the bond market
  - claims against real assets
  - equities
  - experiments in the creation of wealth
  - financial assets that represent an ownership claim on businesses
  - items found in the storeroom of a grocery store
  - just bits of paper whose rise and fall have little to do with their underlying worth
  - long-term investments
* are more volatile than bonds, and bonds are more volatile than stable-value funds
  - bonds more volatile than cash
  - one of the best weapons for fighting the effects of inflation
* are ownership shares in a corporation
  - that investors buy in a corporation
* are pieces of a company
  - paper which represent ownership in a company
  - popular because of their long-term performance
* are securities representing ownership shares
  - that represent ownership in a company
* are shares of a company
  - equity or ownership in a corporation
* are shares of ownership in a business that people can buy
  - corporations
* are the cornerstones of most investment programs for institutions and individuals alike
  - foundation of flavor in homemade soups
  - historically best performing asset classes and the best way to beat inflation
  - one thing that no one buys when they go on sale
  - titles which signify partial ownership of a company
  - tradable pieces of paper that are merely a claim on a corporation's future earnings
  - units of a corporation's equity, while bonds are a debt or a liability of a corporation
* brokerages employ lawyers to provide investment advice to consumers.
* call option on the value of company assets.
* can appreciate in value as profits are earned
  - be volatile over short periods of time
  - offset inflation by rising in price and paying increased dividends
  - typically start to rise as investors anticipate an economic recovery
* certificate representing partial ownership of a public company.
* clear liquid, well flavored with bones, meat, vegetables, herbs, spices, and no salt.
* come down for economic and psychological reasons.
* decline The crude price decline had a predictable effect on the stocks of energy companies
  - from time to time
* explains how to choose and invest in stocks.
* fall more quickly than they climb.
* fluctuate in price throughout the day, both up and down.
* form of capital, and companies often hold a chunk of their own stock.
* great medium for bacterial growth.
* has incredible potential
  - numbers
* have historically higher returns than bonds.
* includes brains
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  - faces
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  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* is annual plants.
* is capable of boughts
  - converteds
  - solds
  - evidence of ownership in a corporation
  - flowers
  - frameworks
  - handles
  - located in markets
  - lumber
  - merchandise
* is ownership in a company, broken up into pieces
  - with each share of stock representing a tiny piece of ownership
* is part of artillery
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  - guns
  - machine guns
  - pistols
  - whips
  - stalks
  - support
* is the backbone of soups and sauces
  - lower part of the plant and scion is the upper part of the plant
  - means by which ownership of the corporation is divided and assigned
  - plant or part on which the grafting or budding is done
  - serializable object containing stock data
* mean risk and return.
* mixture of water and paper fiber.
* move with the economy and on earnings growth.
* naturally gather together into groups based on their business or industry.
* offer some inflation protection in the sense that companies can boost prices as costs rise.
* provide the best chance for growing money over time
  - means for a corporation to raise money
* raising in some tropical areas is uneconomical because of attacks by vampires.
* refers to an equity or ownership interest in a corporation.
* represent a piece of ownership in a company
  - an ownership interest in a company in the form of shares
* represent ownership in a corporation
  - or equity in a corporation
  - while bonds represent debt
  - shares of ownership in a corporation or partnership
* represents a person s ownership interest in a corporation
  - legal ownership of a portion of the income and assets of a corporation
* stocking stuffer.
* tend to experience greater fluctuations in value than bonds
  - gather together naturally into business or industry groups
  - make more money over time than other investments, but with a lot of volatility
  - move in trends, and with momentum
* thrive in cold weather, but do just fine in sunny summer gardens.
* trade at low multiples for a variety of reasons
  - in relation to the number of shares actually available for trading
* typically rally when interest rates fall.
* usually rise when the bond prices decline.
* way of investing in intellectual capital.
* work on expectations, and they look into the future.
+ Finance, Some simple finance ideas
  * Corporate finance is  about things like the sale of stock by a company to the public. Stock is ownership in a company, broken up into pieces. The stock gives whoever owns it part ownership in that company.