Private and Public are two major terms used in the stock market. A public company is one that sells stocks. You can buy stocks from any public company. Some public companies include Apple and Pepsi. Private companies do not sell stocks, companies do have the choice wether to sell stocks or not. You cannot buy stocks from a private company. Subway is a private company, therefore it doesn’t sell stocks.
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A stock split is when a company decides to “split” it’s stocks. The value of all stocks is split in half to allow people to invest in the company with less money. Don’t worry though, if you held stock in a company that announced a stock split the amount of stocks you own would double. A stock split is always great if you don’t have much money to invest with.
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Blue chip stocks are stocks in strong, industry leading businesses. These companies are fairly stable and always growing. The name is thought to be derived from gambling, where the blue chips are the highest value of chips used in a casino. The stocks for blue chip companies can be expensive, but they almost always go up in price overtime. Some blue chip companies include Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks.
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The new Apple MacBook
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Dividends are money given to shareholders by a company they’ve invested in. It’s a useful way for companies to get more people to buy shares. Not all companies offer dividends, and even when they do it’s only a few cents per month. Don’t ever use a dividend as a reason to purchase a stock, instead consider other factors that make the company great. They are just an added bonus to some great stocks and some not so great ones.
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Our lives have become so busy; Busy running the kids to and from activities, busy with errands, busy with work and busy with so many other items on the ‘to-do’ list. This busyness has become a badge of honor for us. Ask anyone how they are and the answer is generally ‘I am just so busy’ followed by a list of all the committees and projects and kids activities they are involved in. Busyness in North America has become the cultural norm, but why is that? Are we trying to keep up in order to feel valued and worthy? Are we afraid to say ‘no’ for fear of disapproval?
It can be a stressful world and when we continue to put ‘others’ needs ahead of our own we become greatly unbalanced. I would suggest that learning to say ‘no’ is an important step in reclaiming our lives but this takes practice and some soul-searching. Moving from a life that is not dependent on people pleasing and the approval of our peers, towards a life free of un-fulfilling commitments takes time, but reclaiming a balanced life is definitely worth it.
Every decision and goal we make starts with one small action and for today that small action is to do something for ‘you’. It is a small request and the exercise is very simple. Breathe!
Today I’d like you to close your eyes for 2 minutes, place your hands on your upper abdomen and breathe. Breathe into your abdomen filling it up and releasing the breath. Notice the motion of your hands as your abdomen expands and relaxes. If your mind wanders, acknowledge the thought and let it go. Bring your attention back to your hands, expanding and releasing.
Try this practice throughout the day, be patient and gentle with yourself, change takes time.
For help with the breathing exercise follow with the link below.
Why do I keep hearing about bears and bulls? These are terms to descrbe how the stock market is doing. A bull market means that the market is trading up on average. The opposite is a bear market. This means that the market is trading down on average. You always want to invest in a bull market, otherwise you lose money. Nobody knows where the term came from, but some think its because a bull raises its head when its about to charge and a bear lowers it’s head when it’s about to charge.
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Year: 2015
Rating: PG
Director: Peter Sohn
Running Time: 1h 33m
Genre: Animated, Adventure
The Good Dinosaur
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Stock brokers are the people that help you trade stocks. They can be real life people or online programs. Basically they do their best to make sure that your order is filled. If you were to request 50 shares in Apple inc, the stock broker would look for the best deal they could find and then finish the transaction. Personally, I prefer online stock brokers. They are cheaper and quicker to use, although they can’t offer good advice like real stock brokers can.
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Trading in the stock market follows rules. One of these rules is the hours that the market is open. People can only buy stocks from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. After that, the market closes and no one can trade until the following day. Someone also can’t trade on weekends or holidays. The market is closed on these days. Click Here to see the holidays that you can’t trade on.
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