What is the Stock Market and How Does It Work?
Imagine a giant, global marketplace—not for apples or toys, but for tiny pieces of real companies! When you buy a share of a stock, you become a part-owner of that company.
If you buy a share in a toy company for $10, and that company creates the hottest video game of the year, millions of kids will want their toys. Because the company is doing so well, other people will want to buy shares too! The price of your share might go up from $10 to $20. If you decide to sell it, you just made a $10 profit!
"Investing means putting your money to work today so it can grow and earn more money for you tomorrow!"