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Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies

Table of Contents Investment Companies Types of Investment Companies Commonly, individual investors do no trade securities directly for their own accounts. Instead they direct their funds to investment companies that purchase securities on their behalf. The most important of these…

How Securities are Traded

Table of Contents How Firms Issue Securities Privately Held Firms How Firms Issue Securities Firms regularly need to raise new capital to help pay for their many investment projects. Broadly speaking, they can raise funds either by borrowing money or…