Questions tagged [common-stocks]
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Why does the range of annual returns of common stock reduce over larger time periods?
I am reading the book, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Twelfth Edition)", to better understand investing.
Chapter 14., section 2. has the following image, which depicts the range of return of…
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Why don't preferred stocks have the same holding period as common stocks to be considered as qualified dividends?
I read on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_dividend:
You must have held the stock for more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins 60 days before the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date is the first date following the…
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Value of common stock in a private company after merger with a public company
When I left a private company I purchased some of my options so I own common stock. The company has announced a merger with a publicly traded company but the legal agreements appear to value preferred stock only. Is it possible my common stock is…
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Common stock and ADR traded on the same exchange for one company? What's the difference between them?
I'm looking at Renesas Electronics Crop stock and they have two tickers, both traded on the OTC exchange but one of them is noted as "common stock" (RNECF) and one is noted as an ADR (RNECY).
I just learned that an ADR is a certificate that…
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