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Table of Contents

1) Introduction
2) What Are Stocks?
3) Different Types of Stock
4) How Stocks Trade
5) What Causes Prices To Change?
6) Buying Stocks
7) How to Read a Stock Table/Quote
8) The Bulls, the Bears, and the Farm
9) Conclusion and Resources

Introduction

Wouldn't you love to be a business owner without ever having to show up at work?
Imagine if you could sit back, watch your company grow, and collect the dividend
checks as the money rolls in! This situation might sound like a pipe dream, but it's
closer to reality than you might think.

As you've probably guessed, we're talking about owning stocks. This fabulous
category of financial instruments is, without a doubt, one of the greatest tools ever
invented for building wealth. Stocks are a part, if not the cornerstone, of nearly any
investment portfolio. When you start on your road to financial freedom, you need to
have a solid understanding of stocks and how they trade on the stock market.

Over the last few decades, the average person's interest in the stock market has
grown exponentially. What was once a toy of the rich has now turned into the vehicle
of choice for growing wealth. This demand coupled with advances in trading
technology has opened up the markets so that nowadays nearly anybody can own
stocks.

Despite their popularity, however, most people don't fully understand stocks. Much is
learned from conversations around the water cooler with others who also don't know
what they're talking about. Chances are you've already heard people say things like,
"Bob's cousin made a killing in XYZ company, and now he's got another hot tip..." or
"Watch out with stocks--you can lose your shirt in a matter of days!" So much of this

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misinformation is based on a get-rich-quick mentality, which was especially prevalent

during the amazing dotcom market in the late 90s. People thought that stocks were
the magic answer to instant wealth with no risk. The ensuing dotcom crash proved
that this is not the case. Stocks can (and do) create massive amounts of wealth, but
they aren't without risks. The only solution to this is education. The key to protecting
yourself in the stock market is to understand where you are putting your money.

It is for this reason that we've created this tutorial: to provide the foundation you
need to make investment decisions yourself. We'll start by explaining what a stock is
and the different types of stock, and then we'll talk about how they are traded, what
causes prices to change, how you buy stocks, and much more.

What Are Stocks?

The Definition of a Stock

Plain and simple, stock is a share in the ownership of a company. Stock represents a
claim on the company's assets and earnings. As you acquire more stock, your
ownership stake in the company becomes greater. Whether you say shares, equity,
or stock, it all means the same thing.

Being an Owner
Holding a company's stock means that you are one of the many owners
(shareholders) of a company, and, as such, you have a claim (albeit usually very
small) to everything the company owns. Yes, this means that technically you own a
tiny sliver of every piece of furniture, every trademark, and every contract of the
company. As an owner, you are entitled to your share of the company's earnings as
well as any voting rights attached to the stock.

A stock is represented by a stock certificate. This is a

fancy piece of paper that is proof of your ownership.
In today's computer age, you won't actually get to see
this document because your brokerage keeps these
records electronically, which is also known as holding
shares "in street name." This is done to make the
shares easier to trade. In the past when a person
wanted to sell his or her shares, that person physically Example stock certificate
took the certificates down to the brokerage. Now, (Click to enlarge)
trading with a click of the mouse or a phone call
makes life easier for everybody.

Being a shareholder of a public company does not mean you have a say in the day-
to-day running of the business. Instead, one vote per share to elect the board of
directors at annual meetings is the extent to which you have a say in the company.
For instance, being a Microsoft shareholder doesn't mean you can call up Bill Gates
and tell him how you think the company should be run. In the same line of thinking,
being a shareholder of Anheuser Busch doesn't mean you can walk into the factory
and grab a free case of Bud Light!

The management of the company is supposed to increase the value of the firm for

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shareholders. If this doesn't happen, the shareholders can vote to have the
management removed--well, this is the theory anyway. In reality, individual
investors like you and I don't own enough shares to have a material influence on the
company. It's really the big boys like large institutional investors and billionaire
entrepreneurs who make the decisions.

It isn’t too big a deal that the shareholders are not the ones managing the company.
After all, the idea is that you don't want to have to work to make money, right? The
importance of being a shareholder is that you are entitled to a portion of the
company’s profits and have a claim on assets. Profits are sometimes paid out in the
form of dividends. The more shares you own, the larger the portion of the profits you
get. Your claim on assets is only relevant if a company goes bankrupt. In case of
liquidation, you'll receive what's left after all the creditors have been paid. This last
point is worth repeating: the importance of stock ownership is your claim on
assets and earnings. Without this, the stock wouldn't be worth the paper it's
printed on.

Another extremely important feature of stock is its limited liability, which means
that, as an owner of a stock, you are not personally liable if the company is not able
to pay its debts. Other companies such as partnerships are set up so that if the
partnership goes bankrupt the creditors can come after the partners (shareholders)
personally and sell off their house, car, furniture, etc. Owning stock means that, no
matter what, the maximum value you can lose is the value of your investment. Even
if a company of which you are a shareholder goes bankrupt, you can never lose your
personal assets.

Debt vs. Equity

Why does a company issue stock? Why would the founders share the profits with
thousands of people when they could keep profits to themselves? The reason is that
at some point every company needs to raise money. To do this, companies can
either borrow it from somebody or raise it by selling part of the company, which is
known as issuing stock. A company can borrow by taking a loan from a bank or by
issuing bonds. Both methods fit under the umbrella of "debt financing." On the other
hand, issuing stock is called "equity financing." Issuing stock is advantageous for the
company because it does not require the company to pay back the money or make
interest payments along the way. All that the shareholders get in return for their
money is the hope that the shares will some day be worth more. The first sale of a
stock, which is issued by the private company itself, is called the initial public
offering (IPO). If you want to know more about how stocks are created, check out
our IPO tutorial.

It is important that you understand the distinction between a company financing

through debt and financing through equity. When you buy a debt investment such as
a bond, you are guaranteed the return of your money (the principal) along with
promised interest payments. This isn't the case with an equity investment. By
becoming an owner, you assume the risk of the company not being successful. Just
as a small business owner isn't guaranteed a return, neither is a shareholder. As an
owner your claim on assets is lesser than that of creditors. This means that if a
company goes bankrupt and liquidates, you, as a shareholder, don't get any money
until the banks and bondholders have been paid out; we call this absolute priority.
Shareholders earn a lot if a company is successful, but they also stand to lose their

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entire investment if the company isn't successful.

Risk
It must be emphasized that there are no guarantees when it comes to individual
stocks. Some companies pay out dividends, but many others do not. And there is no
obligation to pay out dividends even for those firms that have traditionally given
them. Without dividends an investor can make money on a stock only through its
appreciation in the open market. On the downside, any stock may go bankrupt, in
which case your investment is worth nothing.

Although risk might sound all negative, there is also a bright side. Taking-on greater
risk demands a greater return on your investment. This is the reason why stocks
have historically outperformed other investments such as bonds or savings accounts.
Over the long term, an investment in stocks has historically had an average return of
around 10%-12%. A great proof of the power of owning equities is General Electric.

Different Types of Stock

There are two main types of stocks: common stock and preferred stock.

Common Stock
Common stock is, well, common. When people talk about stocks in general they are
most likely referring to this type. In fact, the majority of stock issued is in this form.
We basically went over features of common stock in the last section. Common shares
represent ownership in a company and a claim (dividends) on a portion of profits.
Investors get one vote per share to elect the board members, who oversee the
major decisions made by management.

Over the long term, common stock, by means of capital growth, yields higher returns
than almost every other investment. This higher return comes at a cost since
common stocks entail the most risk. If a company goes bankrupt and liquidates, the
common shareholders will not receive money until the creditors, bondholders, and
preferred shareholders are paid.

Preferred Stock
Preferred stock represents some degree of ownership in a company but usually
doesn't come with the same voting rights. (This may vary depending on the
company.) With preferred shares investors are usually guaranteed a fixed dividend
forever. This is different than common stock, which has variable dividends that are
never guaranteed. Another advantage is that in the event of liquidation preferred
shareholders are paid off before the common shareholder (but still after debt
holders). Preferred stock may also be callable, meaning that the company has the
option to purchase the shares from shareholders at anytime for any reason (usually
for a premium).

Some people consider preferred stock to be more like debt than equity. A good way
to think of these kinds of shares is to see them as being in between bonds and
common shares. (If you don't understand bonds make sure also to check out our
bond tutorial.)

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Different Classes of Stock

Common and preferred are the two main forms of stock; however, it's also possible
for companies to customize different classes of stock in any way they want. The
most common reason for this is the company wanting the voting power to remain
with a certain group; hence, different classes of shares are given different voting
rights. For example, one class of shares would be held by a select group who are
given ten votes per share while a second class would be issued to the majority of
investors who are given one vote per share.

When there is more than one class of stock, the classes are traditionally designated
as Class A and Class B. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK), the company of Warren
Buffett (one of the greatest investors of all time), has two classes of stock. The
different forms are represented by placing the letter behind the ticker symbol in a
form like this: "BRKa, BRKb" or "BRK.A, BRK.B".

How Stocks Trade

Most stocks are traded on exchanges, which are places where buyers and sellers
meet and decide on a price. Some exchanges are physical locations where
transactions are carried out on a trading floor. You've probably seen pictures of a
trading floor, in which traders are wildly throwing their arms up, waving, yelling, and
signaling to each other. The other type of exchange is a virtual kind, composed of a
network of computers where trades are made electronically.

The purpose of a stock market is to facilitate the exchange of securities between

buyers and sellers, thus reducing the risks of investing. Just imagine how difficult it
would be to sell shares if you had to call around the neighborhood trying to find a
buyer. Really, a stock market is nothing more than a super-sophisticated farmers
market linking buyers and sellers.

Before we go on, we should distinguish between the "primary" market and the
"secondary" market. The primary market is where securities are created (by means
of an IPO) while, in the secondary market, investors trade previously-issued
securities without the involvement of the issuing-companies. The secondary market
is what people are referring to when they talk about "the stock market." It is
important to understand that the trading of a company's stock does not directly
involve that company. To learn more about this, see our article entitled "Where
Securities Are Traded."

The New York Stock Exchange

The most prestigious exchange in the world is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The "Big Board" was founded over 200 years ago in 1792 with the signing of the
Buttonwood Agreement by 24 New York City stockbrokers and merchants. Currently
the NYSE, with stocks like General Electric, McDonald's, Citigroup, Coca-Cola,
Gillette, and Wal-mart, is the market of choice for the largest companies in America.

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The NYSE is the first type of exchange (as we referred to

above), where much of the trading is done face-to-face on a
trading floor. This is also referred to as a "listed" exchange.
Orders come in through brokerage firms that are members of
the exchange and flow down to floor brokers who go to a
specific spot on the floor where the stock trades. At this
location, known as the trading post, there is a specific person
known as the "specialist" whose job is to match buyers and
sellers. Prices are determined using an auction method: the
current price is the highest amount any buyer is willing to pay
and the lowest price at which someone is willing to sell. Once
a trade has been made, the details are sent back to the
The trading floor of the NYSE brokerage firm, who then notifies the investor who placed the
order. Although there is human contact in this process, don't
think that the NYSE is still in the Stone Age; computers do play a huge role in the
process.

The Nasdaq
The second type of exchange is the virtual sort called an over-the-counter (OTC)
market, of which the Nasdaq is the most popular. These markets have no central
location or floor brokers whatsoever. Trading is done through a computer and
telecommunications network of dealers. It used to be that the largest companies
were listed only on the NYSE while all other "second tier" stocks traded on the other
exchanges. The tech boom of the late 90s changed all this; now the Nasdaq is home
to several big technology companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Dell, and Oracle.
This has resulted in the Nasdaq becoming a serious competitor
to the NYSE.

On the Nasdaq brokerages act as "market makers" for various

stocks. A market maker provides continuous bid and ask prices
within a prescribed percentage spread for shares for which they
are designated to make a market. They may match up buyers
and sellers directly but usually they will maintain an inventory
of shares to meet demands of investors. We won't get into the
process here since we cover this in detail in our tutorial entitled
"Electronic Trading and Market Makers." The Nasdaq market site in
Times Square

Other Exchanges
The third largest exchange in the U.S. is the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). The
AMEX used to be an alternative to the NYSE, but that role has since been filled by
the Nasdaq. In fact, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), which is
the parent of Nasdaq, bought the AMEX in 1998. Almost all trading now on the AMEX
is in small-cap stocks and derivatives.

There are many stock exchanges located in just about every country around the
world. American markets are undoubtedly the largest and thus most important, but
they still represent only a fraction of total investment around the globe. The two
other main financial hubs are London, home of the London Stock Exchange, and
Hong Kong, home of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. We've got a complete list of

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exchanges from around the world here.

The last place worth mentioning is the over-the-counter bulletin board (OTCBB). The
Nasdaq technically is an over-the-counter market, but the term commonly refers to
small public companies that don’t meet the listing requirements of any of the
regulated markets, including the Nasdaq. The OTCBB is home to penny stocks
because there is little to no regulation. This makes investing in an OTCBB stock very
risky. You really need to know what you're doing here or you'll get burnt! Chances
are, if you're reading this tutorial you don't want even to consider the OTCBB.

What Causes Prices to Change?

Stock prices change everyday by market forces. By this we mean that share prices
change because of supply and demand. If more people want to buy a stock
(demand) than sell it (supply), then the price moves up. Conversely, if more people
wanted to sell a stock than buy it, there would be greater supply than demand, and
the price would fall.

Understanding supply and demand is easy. What is difficult to comprehend is what

makes people like a particular stock and dislike another stock. This comes down to
figuring out what news is positive for a company and what news is negative. There
are many answers to this problem and just about any investor you ask has their own
ideas and strategies.

That being said, the principal theory is that the price movement of a stock indicates
what investors feel a company is worth. Don't equate a company's value with the
stock price. The value of a company is its market capitalization, which is the stock
price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. For example, a company that
trades at $100 per share and has 1,000,000 shares outstanding has a lesser value
than a company that trades at $50 but has 5,000,000 shares outstanding ($100 x
1,000,000 = $100,000,000 while $50 x 5,000,000 = $250,000,000). To further
complicate things, the price of a stock doesn't only reflect a company's current
value--it also reflects the growth that investors expect in the future.

The most important factor that affects the value of a company is its earnings.
Earnings are the profit a company makes, and in the long run no company can
survive without them. It makes sense when you think about it. If a company never
makes money, they aren't going to stay in business. Public companies are required
to report their earnings four times a year (once each quarter). Wall Street watches
with rabid attention at these times, which are referred to as earnings seasons. The
reason behind this is that analysts base their future value of a company on their
earnings projection. If a company's results surprise (are better than expected), the
price jumps up. If a company's results disappoint (are worse than expected), then
the price will fall.

Of course, it's not just earnings that can change the sentiment towards a stock
(which, in turn, changes its price). It would be a rather simple world if this were the
case! During the dot-com bubble, for example, dozens of Internet companies rose to
have market capitalizations in the billions of dollars without ever making even the
smallest profit. As we all know, these valuations did not hold, and most all Internet
companies saw their values shrink to a fraction of their highs. Still, the fact that

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prices did move that much demonstrates that there are factors other than current
earnings that influence stocks. Investors have developed literally hundreds of these
variables, ratios and indicators. Some you may have already heard of, such as the
P/E ratio, while others are extremely complicated and obscure with names like
Chaikin Oscillator or Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).

So, why do stock prices change? The best answer is that nobody really knows for
sure. Some believe that it isn't possible to predict how stocks will change in price
while others think that by drawing charts and looking at past price movements, you
can determine when to buy and sell. The only thing we do know as a certainty is that
stocks are volatile and can change in price extremely rapidly.

Here are the important things to grasp about this subject:

1. At the most fundamental level, supply and demand in the market determine
stock price.

2. Price times the number of shares outstanding (market capitalization) is the

value of a company. Comparing just the share price of two companies is
meaningless.

3. Theoretically earnings are what affect investors' valuation of a company, but

there are other indicators that investors use to predict stock price.
Remember, it is investors' sentiments, attitudes, and expectations that
ultimately affect stock prices.

4. There are many theories that try to explain the way stock prices move the
way they do. Unfortunately, there is no one theory that can explain
everything.

Buying Stocks

You've now learned what a stock is and a little bit about the principles behind the
stock market, but how do you actually go about buying stocks? Thankfully you don't
have to go down into the trading pit yelling and screaming your order. There are two
main ways to purchase stock:

1. Using a Brokerage
The most common method to buy stocks is to use a brokerage. Brokerages come in
two different flavors. Full-service brokerages offer you (supposedly) expert advice
and can manage your account but also charge a lot. Discount brokerages offer little
in the way of personal attention but are much cheaper.

At one time, only the wealthy could afford a broker since only the expensive, full-
service brokers were available. With the Internet came the explosion of online
discount brokers. Because of them nearly anybody can now afford to invest in the
market.

We've actually got a whole separate tutorial on brokers and online trading, and you

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can check it out here.

2. DRIPs & DIPs

Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) and Direct Investment Plans (DIPs) are plans
with which individual companies, for a minimal cost, allow shareholders to purchase
stock directly from the company. Drips are a great way to invest small amounts of
money at regular intervals.

How to Read a Stock Table/Quote

Any financial paper has stock quotes that will look something like the image below:

Columns 1 & 2: 52-Week Hi and Low - These are the highest and lowest prices at
which a stock has traded over the previous 52 weeks (one year). This typically does
not include the previous day's trading.

Column 3: Company Name & Type of Stock - This column lists the name of the
company. If there are no special symbols or letters following the name, it is common
stock. Different symbols imply different classes of shares. For example, "pf" means
the shares are preferred stock.

Column 4: Ticker Symbol - This is the unique alphabetic name which identifies the
stock. If you watch financial TV, you have seen the ticker tape move across the
screen, quoting the latest prices alongside this symbol. If you are looking for stock
quotes online, you always search for a company by the ticker symbol. If you don't
know what a particular company's ticker is you can search for it at:
http://finance.yahoo.com/l.

Column 5: Dividend Per Share - This indicates the annual dividend payment per
share. If this space is blank, the company does not currently pay out dividends.

Column 6: Dividend Yield – This states the percentage return on the dividend,
calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.

Column 7: Price/Earnings Ratio - This is calculated by dividing the current stock

price by earnings per share from the last four quarters. For more detail on how to

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interpret this, see our P/E Ratio tutorial.

Column 8: Trading Volume - This figure shows the total number of shares traded
for the day, listed in hundreds. To get the actual number traded, add "00" to the end
of the number listed.

Column 9 & 10: Day High & Low - This indicates the price range at which the
stock has traded at throughout the day. In other words, these are the maximum and
the minimum prices that people have paid for the stock.

Column 11: Close - The close is the last trading price recorded when the market
closed on the day. If the closing price is up or down more than 5% than the previous
day's close, the entire listing for that stock is bold-faced. Keep in mind, you are not
guaranteed to get this price if you buy the stock the next day because the price is
constantly changing (even after the exchange is closed for the day). The close is
merely an indicator of past performance and except in extreme circumstances serves
as a ballpark of what you should expect to pay.

Column 12: Net Change - This is the dollar value change in the stock price from
the previous day's closing price. When you hear about a stock being "up for the day,"
it means the net change was positive.

Quotes on the Internet

Nowadays, it's far more convenient for most to get stock quotes off the Internet.
This method is superior because most sites update throughout the day and give you
more information, news, charting, research, etc.

To get quotes, simply enter the ticker symbol into the quote box of any major
financial site like Yahoo Finance, CBS Marketwatch, or MSN Moneycentral. The
example below shows a quote for Microsoft (MSFT) from Yahoo Finance. Interpreting
the data is exactly the same as with the newspaper. You can find definitions for the
additional information boxes like EPS, or PEG, in our dictionary.

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The Bulls, the Bears, and the Farm

On Wall Street, the bulls and bears are in a constant struggle. If you haven't heard
of these terms already, you undoubtedly will as you begin to invest.

The Bulls
A bull market is when everything in the economy is great, people are finding jobs,
GDP is growing, and stocks are rising. Things are just plain rosy! Picking stocks
during a bull market is easier because everything is going up. Bull markets cannot
last forever though, and sometimes they can lead to dangerous situations if stocks
become overvalued. If a person is optimistic, believing that stocks will go up, he or
she is called a "bull" and said to have a "bullish outlook."

The Bears
A bear market is when the economy is bad, recession is looming, and stock prices
are falling. Bear markets make it tough for investors to pick profitable stocks. One
solution to this is to make money when stocks are falling using a technique called
short selling. Another strategy is to wait on the sidelines until you feel that the bear
market is nearing its end, only starting to buy in anticipation of a bull market. If a
person is pessimistic, believing that stocks are going to drop, he or she is called a
"bear" and said to have a "bearish outlook."

The Other Animals on the Farm - Chickens and Pigs

Chickens are afraid to lose anything. Their fear overrides their need to make profits
and so they turn only to money-market securities or get out of the markets all
together. While it's true that you should never invest into something over which you
lose sleep, you are also guaranteed never to see any return if you avoid the market
completely and never take any risk,

Pigs are high-risk investors looking for the one big score in a short period of time.
Pigs buy on hot tips and invest in companies without doing their due diligence. They
get impatient, greedy, and emotional about their investments, and they are drawn to
high-risk securities without putting in the proper time or money to learn about these
investment vehicles. Professional traders love the pigs, as it's often from their losses
that the bulls and bears reap their profits.

What Type of Investor Will You Be?

There are plenty of different investment styles and strategies out there. Even though
the bulls and bears are constantly at odds, they both can make money with the
changing cycles in the market. Even the chickens see some returns, though not a lot.
The one loser in this picture is the pig.

Make sure you don't get into the market before you are ready. Be conservative and
never invest in anything you do not understand. Before you jump in without the right
knowledge, think about this old stock market saying:

Bulls make money, bears make money, but pigs just get slaughtered!

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Conclusion and Resources

Let's recap what we've learned in this tutorial:

• Stock means ownership. As an owner, you have a claim on the assets and
earnings of a company as well as voting rights with your shares.

• Stock is equity, bonds are debt. Bondholders are guaranteed a return on their
investment and have a higher claim than shareholders. This is generally why
stocks are considered riskier investments and require a higher rate of return.

• You can lose all of your investment with stocks. The flip-side of this is you can
make a lot of money if you invest in the right company.

• The two main types of stock are common and preferred. It is also possible for
a company to create different classes of stock.

• Stock markets are places where buyers and sellers of stock meet to trade.
The NYSE and the Nasdaq are the most important exchanges in the United
States.

• Stock prices change according to supply and demand. There are many factors
influencing prices, the most important being earnings.

• There is no consensus as to why stock prices move the way they do.

• To buy stocks you can either use a brokerage or a dividend reinvestment plan
(DRIP).

• Stock tables/quotes actually aren't that hard to read once you know what
everything stands for!

• Bulls make money, Bears make money, but Pigs get slaughtered!

Whew! Seems like we covered a lot. We hope that this tutorial has given you a good
idea of what stocks are and how the stock market works.

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Check out the links below for more tutorials that build on your newfound knowledge.

Quiz Yourself
Finally, if you think you know this stuff now we challenge you to take the quiz and
Test Your Stocks Knowledge.

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Related Tutorials
We hinted a few times in this tutorial that there are many strategies for finding a
good stock. For more on this, check out our stock picking tutorial.

There are also other ways to trade stocks that we didn't cover because we've got
entire tutorials devoted to the subjects. See our sections on short selling and
buying on margin.

We touch on debt a little bit on this tutorial, but there is much more to learn in our
tutorial on Bond Basics.

You might have also already heard of mutual funds. These are basically big baskets
of stocks managed by a professional. Mutuals can be a great way for beginners to
get involved in the market; learn more in our tutorial on Mutual Fund Basics.

Picking stocks can be a daunting task. Fear not! There is also a way to invest in the
entire market by using something called a stock index. We talk more about this in
our tutorial on Index Basics.

We mentioned that you need a broker to trade stocks. This topic is covered in detail
in our tutorial on Broker Basics.

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