When a company decides to issue shares to investors, it's offering
partial ownership in the company in exchange for investor dollars.
An investment giving
you partial ownership in a company based on the number of shares you purchase.
For businessmen and businesswomen who think of buying stocks as acquiring
partial ownership in companies, they can be a wonderful opportunity to grow your net worth substantially.
The best way to think of it is this: You hold no real rights even if you have
partial ownership in a company.
Equities, also known as stocks, represent
partial ownership in a company.
Not exact matches
For example, Paul Ceglia brought a lawsuit against Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg
in 2010 claiming
partial ownership of the
company, but «forensics revealed that the contract he claimed existed was actually forged,» Aquilina says.
In return for their cash investment, the investors receive stock (
partial ownership) of the
company.
New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited an employee - owned
company in Rotterdam Monday, promoting legislation she says would pave the way for more employees to obtain
partial ownership of
companies they work for.
The Natural Gas Liquids segment owns and operates facilities that gather, treat, store and distribute NGLs, and has
partial ownership in several pipeline
companies.
Dilution: The process of the reduction
in partial ownership of each share of
company stock due to the
company issuing more stock.
Purchasing a stock or «security» to bring
in revenue gives the buyer of the stock a
partial ownership in the issuing
company.