Board of Directors
The reason that companies sell stock
to expand
Oil Drum Manufacturing Company
A group of stocks that represent a larger group.
Index
___ of all adults are financially ILLITERATE.
2/3
Stock holders should buy _____ and sell _____.
low, high
state charter approval
Amazon is made up of ______ shares
500 Million
=500
S&P
a small share of company ownership
a stock
Stockholders earn money when stock values go up. This is called a ________ _________.
Capital Gain
Sells stock to the public
investment banker
Less than ___% of companies are public.
1%
=30
DJIA
Mars, Chick-Fil-A, or Cane's
Stockholders get a check when the corporation makes a profit that quarter.
Dividends
Government agency that is a watchdog over the stock market
SEC
The person who is the leader of the Board of Directors
CEO
= tech stocks
NASDAQ
Two types of retirement accounts that are investments.
401K and IRA
A stockholder should hire this type of financial planner
Fiduciary
American market that buyers and sellers trade stock
NYSE
Ticker Symbol
best general representation of all stocks in the stock exchange
Wilshire
The job of the CEO of the Board of Directors
Keep Shareholders happy