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Chapter 13, Problem 2DQ
To determine

Types of Stock

Generally the corporations issue two primary classes of stocks or paid-in- capital, they are:

  • Common Stock
  • Preferred Stock

To Determine: If the stock broker is right when he recommends preferred stock to his client and says with that type of stock he need not have to worry about losing the dividends.

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