Excerpt From Summary of Matthew R. Kratter's A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market
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The stock market is the greatest opportunity machine ever created, and the wealth it creates is passive. It can be harnessed by anyone with the intellectual curiosity and hunger to learn.
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A stock is a share of ownership in a company. When the market values a company, it is valued according to the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the share price.