Stocks Insights

Hey everyone, welcome to today’s knowledge-sharing session! I’m excited to walk you through something a lot of people hear about, but few really understand—stocks and trading.

When businesses need money to grow, they sell shares of ownership, called stocks, to investors like you. When you buy a share, you own a small piece of that company. Pretty cool, right?

So, how do people make money from stocks? There are two main ways.

First, if the value of the stock goes up, you can sell it for more than you paid—simple enough. Second, some companies pay out part of their profits to shareholders in what’s called dividends. That’s basically a thank-you for investing.

Some stocks are steady and reliable, like big-name companies. Others are riskier, fast-growing startups. That’s why it’s smart to spread your investments around.

Not sure where to start? Index funds and Exchange Traded Funds let you invest in lots of companies at once, without having to pick winners yourself.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq, for example, have performed well over time.

The market goes up and down, but in the long run, it trends upward. Invest early, stay patient, and let compounding work its magic!