Glossary term

Stock

In plain English

A small slice of ownership in a company. Owning one share means you own a tiny piece of that business.

Example

If a pizza shop sold 100 shares and you owned 10, you would own 10% of the pizza shop.

Educational only. TrustFirst is not a registered investment adviser and does not provide personalized investment advice. This definition is written to teach the concept; it is not a recommendation to take any specific action.