People who own shares of common stock in a publicly traded entity or may be considering purchasing or issuing common stock from a small, private company need to understand its valuation. The actual ...

Capital stock is the number of common and preferred shares that a company is authorized to issue, and is recorded in shareholders' equity.

Par value is a set issuance price for bonds and minimal share price for stocks. Bond par values determine yields and coupon payments, influencing secondary market prices. Stock par values minimally ...

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Investing is a numbers game, and there are dozens upon dozens of numbers to know. There are so many numbers, in fact, it can be a bit overwhelming. This is especially true when you get into technical ...

Par value is the face value of a security. Both stocks and bonds have a par value, which is set by the issuer of the security. Par value remains fixed for the life of a security, unlike market value, ...