Types of Stock
Income Stocks
stocks that have a consistent history of paying high/dividends
Dividends
money paid to stockholders from the corporation’s earnings (profits).
Dow Jones
Top 30 Companies
Warren Buffet
Best investor of all time
Best Soda
Dr. Pepper
Growth stocks
stocks in corporations that reinvest their profits into the business so that it can grow
Capital Gains
increase in the value of the stock over time
Becomes profit when you sell the stock
S&P 500
top 500 companies on the NYSE
Bull Market
Great performing markets
Best Chocolate
Snickers
Emerging stocks
Stocks in young, often small corporations that have higher overall risk than stocks of companies that have been successful for many years.
NASDAQ
Top companies on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange
Bear Market
bad times in the economy/market
Fav Color
Light Blue
Blue chip stocks
are stocks of large, well-established corporations with a solid record of profitability.
Mr. Trost's Fav Food
Pizza, Cheesesteaks, Wings
Defensive Stocks
Stocks that do not fluctuate when markets are not good
Liquidity
how fast something can turn to money