-If you purchase stock in Google, you own a small fraction of Google. -When you purchase stock, you're buying a piece of the company. -People buy stock in order to invest -Companies sell stock in order to gain revenue (money to build/grow the company)
Example -A person starts a candy cane company, invests a lot of money, and the company is worth $100,000 -In order for this company to grow larger, it needs more equipment and employees -The company needs more money to get the equipment and employees -Instead of going to a bank to borrow the money, stock comes into play -The candy cane company sells stock (or pieces of the company) -Other people invest in the company and in turn, own part of the company -The investors are looking for a financial gain -If the company doubles its revenue, the investors also double their money (i.e. if one person invested $30,000 that initial investment is now worth $60,000) -The investors benefit as the company grows
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