Stocks

When it comes to investing and Wall Street, stocks remain the most common investment. A stock represents a share of a company, often carrying with it a right to a portion of the company’s profits paid out in the form of dividends, as well as voting rights on things such as the composition of a company’s board of directors. Stocks are traded on exchanges such as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. The price of a company can be driven by a company’s earnings report, the release of a new product and decisions made by a company’s executive team. Fortunes can be won and lost speculating on the future direction of a company’s shares. To get great insight into what stocks are rising and falling, read our experts’ articles.