Stocks
Understand what you're actually buying when you invest, how to read a stock quote, and how to tell a good company from an overpriced one.
Most people think of stocks as numbers on a screen — prices going up and down. But behind every ticker is a real business: employees, products, customers, and profits. When you buy a share, you own a fraction of that business.
This section covers everything from the basics of what a stock is, to how to read a quote, size up a company's value, and spot the difference between a growth stock and a value stock.
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8 articlesWhat Are Stocks and How Do They Work?
What you're actually buying when you purchase a share, and why companies issue stock.
How to Read a Stock Quote
Bid, ask, volume, 52-week high/low — everything on a stock quote decoded.
What Is Market Capitalisation? (Large/Mid/Small Cap)
How market cap is calculated, the five cap tiers, and why size determines risk, index membership, and liquidity.
What Are Dividend Stocks?
How dividends work, yield vs. payout ratio, ex-dividend date mechanics, and how to spot a dividend trap before it cuts.
Growth vs Value Stocks — What's the Difference?
Two distinct investing philosophies, how to identify each, and the traps on both sides — with Amazon vs. GE as the contrast.
How to Evaluate a Stock Before Buying
A three-step pre-buy checklist: business quality, financial health, and valuation — using Microsoft's 2016 cloud inflection as the case study.
What Are Blue Chip Stocks?
The five pillars of blue chip status, why they dominate long-term portfolios, and Coca-Cola's 61-year dividend growth streak.
Understanding Stock Splits and Buybacks
How forward and reverse splits work, why buybacks raise EPS, red flags to watch, and Apple's $700B+ buyback machine explained.
Concepts Covered
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