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Stocks represent ownership in a company. When you purchase a stock, you are buying a small share of that business and becoming a shareholder. Companies issue stocks to raise capital, and investors buy them with the expectation of earning returns over time.

Stocks are traded on major exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, where prices constantly change based on supply and demand. When more investors want to buy a stock, its price increases, and when more investors sell, the price decreases.

Investors can make money from stocks in two primary ways. The first is through capital appreciation, where you buy shares at a lower price and sell them at a higher price. The second is through dividends, which are portions of a company’s profits distributed to shareholders.