Capital stock is the number of common and preferred shares that a company is authorized to issue, and is recorded in shareholders' equity.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brett uses “second-level thinking” to find dividend stocks to buy. While vanilla income investors limit their search to mere ...

Blank check preferred stock allows companies to issue new preferred shares without immediate shareholder approval. Learn its use in raising capital and defending against takeovers.

For financial advisors seeking to carve out a niche or distinguish themselves amid the proliferation of low-cost, index-tracking ETFs, BNK Invest believes it offers an invaluable tool for the ...

One of the investment world's least-ballyhooed corners also happens to be one of its most useful, at least to income investors. I'm talking about preferred stocks—and like with many other types of ...

Bitcoin is backsliding and that’s bad news for Strategy stock. But it may be an opportunity for investors willing to bet on the company’s preferred securities. Since its early October peak, Bitcoin ...