Stocks can be classified into many different categories.

A corporation whose stock is performing well may opt to split its shares, distributing additional shares to existing shareholders.

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) are the first time a company sells its stock to the public.

A dividend is a portion of a company's earnings that is returned to shareholders.

Wall Street investment firms employ thousands of analysts whose job is to issue reports and recommendations on specific stocks.

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The Roth IRA is a traditional IRA that has no tax-deductible contributions but provides other benefits.

Nowadays, people are living longer so retirees are spending 30 years or more in retirement.

The goal of diversification is to reduce the risk involved in building a portfolio.

When dealing with investments, risk essentially refers to the chance that investments will decline in value.

A portfolio is essentially the sum of all of your different investments.