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Stock Market Basics: What a Share Really Is

Start here. What a share of stock represents, the first terms every investor meets (market cap, dividend, EPS, P/E, volatility), and the crucial difference between a stock's price and its value.

basics beginners market cap P/E ratio
2 min read
Beginner · 13/100

How Stock Exchanges Work

Where shares actually change hands. What an exchange is, how a buyer and a seller get matched, and what the bid, the ask and the spread really mean.

basics beginners bid ask spread exchanges
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Beginner · 18/100

Bull and Bear Markets: Reading Market Cycles

Markets move in long swings of optimism and fear. What bull and bear markets are, why corrections are normal, and why time in the market usually beats timing the market.

basics bear market beginners bull market
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