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Common Stock
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Common Stock

Imagine you're a kid again, and you've just walked into a candy store. The shelves are stocked with all sorts of delicious treats, from chocolate bars to gummy bears. But instead of spending your allowance on a sugar rush, you decide to invest in the store itself. That's essentially what owning common stock is all about – you become a part-owner of a company, and you get to share in its successes (and failures).