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dividends
Risk of being a stockholder: Stockholders can lose their money if the company goes bankrupt. Benefit of being a stockholder: Stockholders share in the company's profits. Power of a stockholder: Stockholders can vote for the members of the board of director
You may vote for members of board of directors & you receive a share of profits if the company does well
Dividends
Preferred stockholders have a greater claim on the assets and profits of a company compared to common stockholders. If a company is liquidated, preferred stockholders have to be paid first before the common stockholders.
The stockholder's share of a company's profits are called dividends.
The stockholder's share of a company's profits are called dividends.
dividends
Risk of being a stockholder: Stockholders can lose their money if the company goes bankrupt. Benefit of being a stockholder: Stockholders share in the company's profits. Power of a stockholder: Stockholders can vote for the members of the board of director
You may vote for members of board of directors & you receive a share of profits if the company does well
You may vote for members of board of directors & you receive a share of profits if the company does well
Dividends
A dividend is a stockhder's share of the profits from the company. This is paid pro-rata to the stockholders in either cash or more shares.
Corporation :)
Preferred stockholders have a greater claim on the assets and profits of a company compared to common stockholders. If a company is liquidated, preferred stockholders have to be paid first before the common stockholders.
Pullman Company
In the 1800s, it was a business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts.