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How to write clearly and concisely
How to use proper grammar and punctuation
How to structure a business document
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Ex: When I buy 100 shares of McDonald's, I become a partial owner of the company. I become a "shareholder."
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Stocks are usually bought and sold on what are called "stock exchanges." A stock exchange is simply a place where buyers and sellers show up and exchange their shares for money, or their money for shares.
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"It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong."
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A low or falling stock price will make it difficult for the company to attract top talent. In this way, stocks don't just reflect a company's current prospects, but also play a role in determining a company's future prospects. A company with a high or rising stock price can use that stock to buy out competitors and pay for top talent. That's what Facebook did with WhatsApp and Instagram.
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"The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power.
If you've got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you've got a very good business.
And if you have to have a prayer session before raising the price by 10 percent, then you've got a terrible business."
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