The main types of stock are common and preferred. Stocks are also categorized by company size, industry, geographic location and style. Here's what you should know about the different types of stock.

A stock represents a small piece of ownership in a publicly traded company. If you own Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL) stock, you are a partial owner of Apple the company. As a result, you may be entitled ...

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