1. Why study stocks if the net amount of stock issues in negative?
2. What are four main advantages of investing in common stock?
3. Why should investors consider common stock as investment vehicle if they have a long-term time horizon?
4. Why does dividend income growth exceed that of bon income growth over a period of time?
5. Explain the difference in taxation between stock dividend income and bond interest income.
6. What is a capital gain? Is it taxed the same way as dividends?
7. Describe some of the characteristics of common stock.