| tart --> | | | | corporations to raise money and issue stock |
| Stock certificates are proof of ownership of shares in | | | | certificates. Common shares are usually issued from a |
| a corporation. They signify that the holder of stock | | | | corporation that is widely held and each share or stock |
| certificates has an ownership or equity in a corporation | | | | certificate entitled the holder to one vote for the |
| and they convey certain rights and privileges to the | | | | officers of the corporation at the annual general |
| person who holds them. One of those benefits is to be | | | | meeting. |
| able to attend an annual general meeting or the | | | | Preferred stock is another form of share issue that |
| corporation, to vote on shareholder propositions, to | | | | corporations use to spread ownership around within |
| vote for the officers of the corporation and to ask | | | | the marketplace and in addition to some of the normal |
| questions of the management of the corporation about | | | | rights of a common shareholder, a person who holds |
| any of their actions regarding the company. | | | | stock certificates in preferred stock does not get the |
| Ownership in a corporation is divided up into shares | | | | opportunity to vote their shares at an annual general |
| and each corporation will decide how many shares to | | | | meeting but they do get preferential treatment in a |
| issue and the price they will sell their shares in the | | | | number of other ways. They may include receiving a |
| marketplace. When person buys stock in a company | | | | fixed dividend for their investment dollars and getting |
| they are used stock certificates in the value of their | | | | this payment before any common shareholders and |
| shares in the corporation. Only companies that are | | | | stock certificate owners get theirs. |
| registered as corporations have the right to sell stocks | | | | To own stock in a successful company or to have |
| and issue stock certificates as proof of ownership. | | | | share certificates in a corporation is doing well is a |
| Other forms of business registration such as sole | | | | great feeling for any investor. They have the stock |
| proprietorships, partners or limited liability companies are | | | | certificates, the proof of ownership in the hands or in |
| not permitted by law to issue stock certificates or sell | | | | their safe, and they relax in knowing that their |
| shares in the company. | | | | investment is well protected. Having shares in a |
| There are many different forms of shares that are | | | | corporation and holding stock certificates is a great |
| provided by corporations and all of them provide stock | | | | way to be involved in the wonderful world of investing |
| certificates as proof of ownership or equity in the | | | | and business. If your stock is not doing so well you |
| corporation. They include common stock, preferred | | | | may feel that your stock certificates are becoming |
| stock and many variations that allow different types of | | | | worthless. |