What is it called when a company issues shares for the first time?

Primary share sale
Some people might call it that, but there’s a better-known term.
Share buyback
No, this is something else.
Initial Public Offering
That’s right!
Merger
No, this is something else.

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Who benefits when a stock is bought and sold after the IPO?

The company
No, they only benefit from the IPO or from new share issues.
The buyer or seller
That’s right!
No one, the market balances out the winners and losers
No, this is not true.
Warren Buffett
No, though he’s benefited from a lot of stock sales to be sure.

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Which of these is NOT a reason share prices rise or fall?

Share buybacks
No, shares do move on this.
The company’s financial health
No, shares do move on this.
Reddit
No, shares do move on this.
All of those are reasons stocks move
That’s right!

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What are bulls and bears?

Bulls believe prices will rise, bears believe they’ll fall
That’s right!
Bulls believe prices will fall, bears believe they’ll rise
No, that’s not right.
Bulls don’t care about prices, bears only care about prices
No, that’s not right.
Bulls want to make money, bears want to lose it
No, that’s not right.

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What will make you more money, stocks or bonds?

Stocks
No, that’s not right.
Bonds
No, that’s not right.
Both provide the exact same return
No, that’s not right.
Returns can not be predicted like that
That’s right!

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