Tina Jessick's Blog

  • Preferred stock

    Preferred stock is an equity security that represents ownership in a company. Investors typically use preferred stock differently. Capital…

  • Stock Splits & Dividends

    A stock splits is considered when stock prices are too high or low. Forward stock splits…

  • Rights to assets upon dissolution

    When a company can no longer pay it’s debts, creditors can sue in bankruptcy court and…

  • Stockholder rights

    Common stockholders are partial owners of the company. Being an owner means stockholders have rights such…

  • Talking about Stocks

    Common stock represents ownership in a company – “the issuer”.  One share is a small slice of the…