There are two main types of stocks on the public market: common and preferred. Why do we need to have two distinct types of shares and what’s the difference between them? In this article, we’ll take a look at these two types of stocks (shares) to figure out which one would be a better choice for an investor.

We all used to recognize companies by their names but there are many other ways to identify a particular company. Every company needs a so-called “ticker symbol” in order to be tradable on a stock exchange. Apple Inc, an American IT giant is also known as “NASDAQ: AAPL” and Nestle SA, a Swiss conglomerate, is known as “SWX: NESN”.

What is a successful trade? Well, we may say that any trade that generates profit might be considered well executed and it’s usually done by buying some asset, waiting for its value to appreciate and then by selling it for a higher price.

The idea of generating passive income was always popular. It’s such a dreamy scheme: to receive money without doing any work. Maybe the whole idea of passive income is some kind of a scam? Maybe, on average, you’d be better off just by having an ordinary job?

More than 20 years ago, in 1997, Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter released their book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” which became an immediate success. This book is about personal finance, entrepreneurship, business, investing and economics and it has become some kind of a bible for a lot of people.

Facebook didn’t show any interest in blockchain technology until early 2018 when the company formed a special blockchain group that is supposed to help Facebook find the best uses of blockchain tech. Not long after forming the blockchain group, Facebook announced its first blockchain product: a cryptocurrency named Libra.

Candlestick price chart in trading and technical analysis is a very common way to visualize price movements. It’s relatively easy to understand, it’s informative and this type of chart can give some additional helpful hints to a trader that a simple chart can’t provide.