how do you buy a company? Who gets the money you paid? And who gets the money the company you bought had?
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Yes you can, this is called corporate raiding and it was done a lot in the mid to late 80's to the horror of employees and customers.\n\nThe original owners or stockholders will get the proceeds of any sale, the buyer will purchase the inventory and debt of the company. All its assets would then belong to the new owner(s).\n\nThis is where valuation comes in to the picture. Professionals charge a great deal of money to affix a price tags on a business. Other times the market does, like GM. Currently its assets are worth a lot more than its stock, or market capitalization. If someone had enough money to buy 51% of its stock, perhaps more because of regulations built into the company's bylaws, it could liquidate the company and rake in some major profits at the expense of the business.
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Go to the website of the company whose stock you want to buy.  Click on the investors relations link.  There you will find information on whether or not they have a direct purchase program or not.  Usually they will have a link to open an account directly.  If the information is not there, you can usually find contact information to call or email them.\n\nIf you are going to buy 2 or 3 stocks or more, I would recommend using a broker.  This will greatly simplify your life if you ever have to change the title on your accounts or if you need tax info, etc.  It is much easier to deal with one company.  You would also get all of your info on one statement instead of many.  These days the brokerage costs are low enough to make it worth your while.  Just a suggestion.\n\nGood luck.
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You still owe the debt to the owner of the company. The debt may have been sold.
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For every share sold, there is a share bought; \nfor every seller, there is a buyer.\nThe money that you lost might have gone to a short-seller who first sold the stock at $40 and then bought it back at $30, or it might have gone to somebody who bought the stock at $30 and will (in the future) sell the stock at $40. (By the way - the company itself might have been the buyer!)\nBottom line is that the $10 did NOT go INTO your pocket, it came OUT of your pocket!
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You can can buy shares in a listed company thru a online stockbroker. If the company makes a profit it will pay you a dividend ( like interest ). If the shares increase or decrease in value you will make a profit or loss.Buying shares can be a gamble unless you conduct research into the company, this is where a stockbroker can advise you.
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You will need to show receipts of the revenue that your business generated. You should have statements from the individuals and companies that gave you the money.
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You need to be more clear.\nDid the company lose the money?\nOr did shareholders lose money?\n\nSirius is a good example of a company that lost money. Anyone that owns IBM shares are underwater.
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Any company that is publically traded. You buy a share (or more) of the company.
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I can't answer this specifically for those companies, but what generally happens is that your stock is converted to stock in the new company, at a rate specified by the takeover company. (1 share in the new company for every 2 shares owned in the target company, for example)  You should receive a letter soon, explaining what has happened.
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Were you issued any share certificates? Were you given any form of confirmation of ownership of shares? If not, then you probably didn't purchase any of your company's shares. Option to purchase company shares is never automatic. If you never exercised your rights to do so, then it is gone.\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n\n\n.
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When you buy a share of stock, you're buy a piece of the company, even if it's only a very small piece.\n\nYou become an owner of that company along with anyone else who owns stock in it. Each share has a voting right, so you can vote for the board of directors, the auditors and any other issues.\n\nYou make money if the company does well, and receives more income than it costs to produce that income. You'll make money either by receiving a dividend, by selling the stock to someone else for more than you bought it, or both.\n\nCompanies also have down periods, and could lose money during this time, but only if you sell your stock. You may decide to hold on and wait  it out. Look at the people who held on to Apple Computers.\n\nThere are a lot of books that explain the stock market. You can find them at your local library.
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It depends on if you want to pay or not. If you do not mind paying the money then get a company. If you mind then you can dispute yourself. they both have the same result.
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Stock is ownership in a company. You buy shares of a company. Let's say Company A is worth $30.00 per share. You can buy however many shares at that price. Each day, the value of that share fluctuates (goes up or down).\n\nIdeally, you want to buy the shares at a low (cheap) and sell at a high (expensive).\n\nYou can earn the most money by investing in stocks, compared to bonds and money markets. (You can also lose a lot, so be careful.)
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In brief, buying a stock is purchasing a share of the company you are interested in. You are part owner of the company and can possibly earn money (dividends) for investing in the company. There are some cases in which stockholders are invited to company meetings (stockholders meetings) and you will be kept up to date through a annual stock report of the growth and progress(hopefully) of the company from the previous year. Also, some stockholders can actually have a voice in the company. \nBuying stocks, although can be risky, can help build your financial future and make you savvy about business practices.
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Pay cash if you want stay.\n\nIf you are investing, rent it out.\n\nAnother fastest way, when you bought it,do a back to back sales to another buyer(subsales)
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There many ways of doing this. When a business go out of business many times their stock is sold at Auction to liquidate debt. This a good way to buy items that are New. They may Auction in Lot Size, so you may have to bid on 5-10 MP3 players at a time (MP3 is an example), say they sell for $100, you may get them for $20 but have to bid on 10-50 at one time to do this.\nBuy from the company, you need to be a Business. A sole proprietorship is easy and you Social Security number is your tax I.D. in most cases. To buy Wholesale you need your business license which you get from your State Revenue Office, if I remember correct. It just a paper you hang on the wall with your company name (Go to a small business and ask to see theirs and they show you) You send a copy of this to the Wholesalers you buy from so they have it on record. They sell to you wholesale and tax free.\nThere other means of obtaining products, this just a few. There really too much to be able to cover here.
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What business?  What bids? & What type of accounts?\n\nSorry, can't answer this without more info:-)