financial markets
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Everything You Need to Know About Stock Splits (and Reverse Stock Splits)
In the nearly 30 years since Amazon launched as a humble online bookstore, it has moved into just about every aspect of our lives. It’s now a retailer, a grocery store, a media streamer, a movie production company, a cloud computing company, a major employer, and just about everything else. All this expansion has led…
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What Are Pre-IPO Stocks, and Are They Worth It?
Before a private company goes public in an initial public offering (IPO), they might set aside a few shares to be purchased in what’s known as a pre-IPO placement. You can make a lot of money from pre-IPO stocks, but the risks are also significant, and either way, it’s not easy to get your hands…