You can own pieces of companies through stocks, giving your portfolio the chance to gain value over time. (investor.vanguard.com)
Remember, when you purchase a piece of stock in a company, you are actually becoming an owner in a very small piece of that company. (stockmonkeys.com)
Before today's ruling, entrepreneurs could only sell pieces of their companies to accredited investors, or those individuals who meet sufficient levels of assets and income. (entrepreneur.com)