People who own shares of common stock in a publicly traded entity or may be considering purchasing or issuing common stock from a small, private company need to understand its valuation. The actual ...

Par value is an arbitrary low value assigned to shares to meet legal requirements. To compute par value of issued shares, multiply the number per share by total shares. Low par value reduces financial ...

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If you intend to set up a business as a corporation, you'll have to issue and sell common stock even if you have no plans to "go public" and harbor no dreams of a listing on the New York Stock ...