26 - Sunday, September 21, 1986 - North Shore News

Business

Will that be common or preferred shares?

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their advice. Do they provide you
with enough information?

Sharp handles a wide range of
clients ~ everybody from the
first-time investor with just $5,0C0
or so to invest, to the investor whe
sinks $50,000 or more into a single
investment.

Some brokerages do not handle
smaller accounts. Others charge a
flat rate minimum commission on
smaller transactions, and this can
put a big dent in an order that
totals only a few hundred dollars.

Most brokers will charge a
commission of 3.3. per cent,

1” ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS

zlthough some brokerages reduce
the percentage on very large
erders. Sharp warns that ‘‘dis-
count’? brokerages (which charge a
muth lower commission) are in-
tenced for knowledgeable in-
vestors, rather than for those who
require information on why an in-
vestment is gaining or losing
money.

When you buy ‘‘common
shares’? in a company, you are
buying a portion of the ownership
of that company. As a sharehoid-
er, you will have voting privileges.

Common shares are bought to
earn capitai gains (the difference

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between the purchase and selling losses.
price of an asset).

“Preferred shares’? usually pay
dividends, either in the form of a

cheque or as more shares in a

If you buy ‘‘blue chip’’ stocks,
you are buying into a well-known,

national company that has a long
track record of steady growth and

consistent dividen'! payment.

company. (A dividend represents a
percentage of the profit of a com-
pany.) Holders of dividend paying,
preferred shares do not have a
vote.

“Penny stocks'’ generally sell
for less than $1 per share. The
Vancouver Stock Exchange is
known for its wide range of penny
stocks, which have the capacity to
earn you huge profits -- or huge

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