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Investors : Common Stock vs Preferred


Common Stock vs Preferred Stock

A common stock is a class of stock in a company, normally with voting rights. Corporations may have several classes of common stock, as well as preferred stock, or they may have a single class of common stock.

A preferred stock is a stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights.