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When the debt instrument and the option to acquire common stock are inseparable, as in the case of convertible bonds, the entire proceeds of the bond issue are allocated to the debt and the related premium or discount accounts.

Although stock implies ownership, few equity investors expect to play a role in running the companies whose shares they buy. Such firms are widely held, and few stockholders have large enough blocks of stock to influence management decisions. In small business, of course, owners usually run their companies.

Bonds require a minimum amount of money to purchase and a minimum length of time to hold on to the bond.

Common stockholders are the basic owners of a corporation, but few stockholders of large corporations take an active role in management. Instead, they elect the corporation’s board of directors to represent their interests. Board members seldom get involved in the day-to-day management of the company. They establish the basic mission and goals of the corporation and appoint

10. Stock options provide the holder with an option to acquire a specified number of shares in a corporation under prescribed conditions and within a stated future time period. Options that are issued as an attachment to other securities are called stock warrants. Warrants may trade separately while options do not. Options often have a limited life while warrants often have no expiry date.

So what does this really mean? It means if a company puts their stock up for sale on the market you can buy a partial ownership of the company. Your portion of ownership depends on the amount of shares you purchase in a particular company. When you purchase a share of the company you own that percentage of everything the company owns and makes and can have a decision on the company. The two most common types of stock are common, the typical traded stock that everyone is use to and comes with voting rights, and preferred, doesn't usually come with voting rights and typically offers some form of guaranteed fixed dividend forever. Features of stocks are easy to buy and sell, no guarantee of return, may make huge profits fast or lose value just as quick, requires monitoring. Stocks are traded on "The Market", meaning they have to be bought and sold through a stock market. With regulations just anyone can't buy or sell on the market, it has to be a licensed broker to carry out the transaction. Stock buying and selling can take a lot of time and research to make the most profit. If you can find a broker, you trust they can really help you with your investment. Stocks are one area of investment, more so than bonds, you need to be sure you can stand to lose the money if the market doesn't work

Double taxation: A corporation must pay income taxes on its profits, and then shareholders must also pay personal taxes on the dividends they receive from the corporation.

The “Stock Market” is a term that actually describes several markets such as the New York Stock Exchange NASDAQ, where the stocks of companies are traded. Shares in a company are sold and the shareholders then become part owners of the company. Offering shares of stock raises money for continued research and development of company products or services.

The first item that needs to be addressed by Ann and Bob is to set up a family trust. Apply for a tax identification number and name one of them as the trustee (or a bank). Attach their common stock investments of publicly traded corporations, municipal bonds, money market cash account, life insurance policies (which will help to pay for estate expenses) and Texas ranch into the new entity to avoid any probate worries. “Transferring the family assets to a revocable trust allows them to change terms and beneficiaries if necessary.” Whereas “an irrevocable trust, while giving them more tax advantages, while they’re alive, could become cumbersome, as it’s hard to modify the terms or change beneficiaries” (Plain English Explanation, n.d.). After this hurdle, they can contemplate the best option of gifting their extended family their inheritances.

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After the company has been approved the new shareholders have to elect a board of directors whom are going to run the company on their behalf. The directors are been elected to do the day to day running of a company, and because of their expertise and skills. After the broad of directors are elected of the shareholders they take over they responsible of the running of the company. Each share equals one vote, but in most cases small numbers of shares have little to say as in most cases large investors who hold the majority of shares have the power and saying in the company. The number of shares in one company, which equals 100% differ from company to company, and the price per share differ as well. There are two different types of companies: private limited companies and public limited companies. Shares cannot be traded without the approval of the board of directors in a private limited company. The shares are also only sold to friends or family member with a prior agreement and not to the general public. Normally a private limited company has the letters “Ltd” after its name, On the other hand a public limited company is selling their stocks on the Stock Market to the general public. Public limited companies sometimes carry the letters “PLC” after its name. The value of a company is all shares added together and have to equal 100% of the shares. This is how the value of a company constantly is change, as a result

Corporate governance refers to ‘the ways suppliers of finance to corporations assure themselves of getting return on their investment’ (Shleifer and Vishny, 1997: 736). Corporate governance discusses the set of systems, principles and processes by which a

A bond is debt to whoever sells the bond to an inventor. If you buy an IBM bond, you are loaning money ($1000) to IBM instead of a bank loaning money to them. Just like a bank, you are going to charge IBM interest on your money, as well as a return of principle when the loan is due (ten years later). The company does not go to the bank to borrow the money, because the bank will rate the company as a high risk company. Hence, banks are really tight with their money. High yields bond investment relies on an credit analysis in that it concentrates on issuer fundamentals, and a "bottom-up" process. It focuses more on "downside risk default and the unique characteristics of the issuer. In a portfolio of high yield bonds,

Stocks (or shares), by definition, are shares of ownership in a company. By purchasing stocks in a company, the investor becomes a part owner, and thereby owns a percentage share of the company’s after tax profits. Stocks/shares have two key characteristics: 1) they can be issued in small denominations: an investor can purchase as many or as few shares in a company as he/ she wants, thereby becoming a

Stockholders expect dividend but it is not promised (Gittman, 2004). Common stocks are hold by true owners of the business. Sometimes they are known as ‘residual owners’ as they receive whatever left after winding up of the company (Gittman, 2004; Higgins 1995). Another type of stock is known as publicly owned stock. Common stock owned by a broad group of unrelated investors or institutional investors is called as publicly owned stock. However, all common stock of a