What is a stock?
A stock is a tiny piece of ownership in a company. When the company does well, the value of your piece can go up.
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A stock is a tiny piece of ownership in a company. When the company does well, the value of your piece can go up.
Some companies share part of their profits with shareholders in cash. That's a dividend — a small reward for owning their stock.
An ETF is a basket of many stocks bundled together. Buy one share, get exposure to dozens or hundreds of companies at once.
Prices fall for many reasons — bad earnings, rising rates, sector worries, or just people taking profits. Most drops are temporary.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Spreading money across companies and sectors reduces the impact of any single bad bet.
Volatility means how much a price bounces around. High volatility = bigger swings up and down. Calmer stocks tend to move slowly.