Generally, Preferred Shares are a type of stock that regularly pays a dividend of a set amount of money out of the company’s profits. On an investment scale, you might consider preferred shares to lay in between Common Shares and Bonds. For most, preferred shares will provide a normal dividend distribution and these are normally [...]
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Preferred Shares vs Common Shares: Legal Implications that must be understood before investing.
I recently read a news article written by an investment adviser about the benefits of investing in preferred shares. At first glance this article seems to be extremely accurate, at least from a financial perspective. For example, I presented the ‘bare bones’ of this case to some of my colleagues (investment professionals) and none seemed [...]
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Let’s Talk Equity
When discussing Equities in North America we are really focusing on stocks. Owning a stock will provide you with partial ownership of whatever company that stock is attached to and will entitle you to certain rights with regard to that company; however, the exact details of the rights given will depend on the [...]
