Stock and bonds example problems
In general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds. However, stocks are also believed to offer a higher return compared with bonds. This chart compares the returns from stocks vs. bonds over a 10 year period and represents the conventional thinking around stock vs. bond performance: Corporations sell stock, or ownership in the company, in return for cash to run their businesses. Much of the time, only a few people (the founders of the company, for example, who have put their life savings into the company) own the company. But when several owners want to cash out their investments or the company needs more cash for whatever reason, the corporation might "go public