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INVESTMENT
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TYPES OF STOCKS
COMMONANDPREFERREDSTOCK
Common Stocks sometimes referred to as ordinary shares represents partial ownership in a company. This stock class entitles investors to generated profits, usually paid in dividends. Common stockholders elect a company's board of directors and vote on corporate policies.
Holders of this stock class have rights to a company's assets in a liquidation event, but only after preffered stock shareholders and other debt holders have been paid. Company founders and employees typically receive common stock.
GROWTHSTOCKSVS.VALUESTOCKS
As their name suggests, growth stocks refer to equities expected to grow at a faster rate compared to the broader market.3 Generally, growth stocks tend to outperform during times of economic expansion and when interest rate are low. For instance, technology stocks have significantly outperformed in recent years, fueled by a robust economy and access to cheap funding.
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HOWTOINVESTONLINE
It’s never been easier for traders to invest in today’s volatile financial markets with a plethora of online trading platforms to choose from. However, with so many options to consider, selecting an online platform that meets your specific investment needs can be both time-consuming and overwhelming.
To speed up the learning curve, let’s walk through the basics of online investing and outline some of the important factors that traders need to consider before placing their first trade.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Online investing allows investors easy, cost-effective access to global financial markets.
Things to consider when selecting an online broker include regulation, platform security, fees/commissions, product offerings, and customer reviews.
When investing online, traders can use market, limit, stop, and take-profit orders.
Investors can use Yahoo! Finance and Google Finance as a starting point for researching stocks, futures, options, and cryptocurrencies.
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APPLE'S 5 MOST PROFITABLE LINES OF BUSINESS
Founded in 1976, Apple (AAPL) became the first U.S. corporation to surpass $1 trillion in market capitalization in 2018. The company's spectacular growth in sales, profits, and share price were historically driven by solid sales of its iPhone products.
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TESLA (TSLA): TESLA IS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE AI COMPANIES, AND IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
NVIDIA (NVDA): NVIDIA IS A LEADER IN AI, AND HAS A VERY STRONG POSITION IN THE MARKETPLACE THROUGH ITS GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH DESCRIBES ALGORITHMS USED TO CREATE NEW CONTENT IN MULTIPLE OUTPUT FORMS THAT INCLUDE AUDIO, COMPUTER CODE, IMAGES, TEXT, SIMULATIONS, AND VIDEOS. NVIDIA HAS CREATED THE COMPUTER CHIPS,
MICROSOFT (MSFT): MICROSOFT HAS INVESTED $13 BILLION IN AI INITIATIVES, INCLUDING AN EARLY $1 BILLION INVESTMENT IN OPENAI (WHOSE CHATGPT IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE NAMES IN AI). 2MICROSOFT HAS EMBEDDED AI INTO MANY OF ITS SYSTEMS,
