Dividend

Dividend is a payment that receives the owner of some types of stocks from the issuer of these stocks. Actually, it is a share of the after-tax profit of the company, distributed proportionally to the number of shares between share owners.

Dividend is a payment that receives the holder of …

Bonds

Bonds are debt securities that represents loans made by:

  • companies (named as corporate bonds),
  • states and municipalities (named as municipal bonds),
  • nations (named as sovereign bonds).

Bond is a piece of a massive loan which borrows money from more than one source because of its amount.

Some common features of …

Stocks

Stocks are the securities that signify ownership the part of the company that issued these stocks and represent a claim on part of the company's assets and earnings.

Companies raise their capital by issuing stocks and entitle the stock owners (shareholders) to partial ownership of the company.

There are two …