chapter 3: stocks and the market

Question 1

stock market defn

Answer 1

A platform where investors buy and sell shares of a company or business that are publicly traded.

Question 2

public companies vs private

Answer 2

public
- public ownership
- shares of company on market
- company organised through shares being freely traded

private
-private ownership
- priavate sharesholders only
- shares not on market

Question 3

what r stocks?

Answer 3

buying shares of a company

Question 4

what is a hedgefund?

Answer 4

investing companies

Question 5

what can increase stock value?

Answer 5

high demand
meets and beats of qoutas
media exposure

Question 6

what can decrease stock value?

Answer 6

low demand
negative scandals
lack of popularity
bankrupcy
change in chairman

Question 7

effects of pandemic on market

Answer 7

pharmacuticals
amazon
wayfair
netflix

opposite
airlines
movie theaters
restaurants
airbnb
disney

Question 8

why invest?

Answer 8

passive income
greater return on original investment
steady income for your money
on a good year u should make 7-10% return

Question 9

investment account types

Answer 9

tfsa
rrsp
non resgistered account

Question 10

what is business communications?

Answer 10

process of sharing information within and outside a company