Intro. to the Stock Market

• What exactly is a stock and why do companies sell stock in the first place?
• What is the difference between a public and a private company?
• What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
• What is a blue chip stock?
• What is the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ?
• What is a mutual fund?
• What are some of the biggest companies on the stock market, how much is their stock?
• What is the PE ratio of a stock?
• What is a stock dividend?