what is the different between direct and indirect share?
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Sorry but i have not heard of these. May i give you my guess.\n\nDirect shares: the investor is a stakeholder of the company; equity holder\n\nIndirect shares: probably means debentures and bonds. U still invest but in a passive manner.\n\n\nIf u feel that i am wrong, try loking up in the "How stuff Works" website
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Many companies sell their stock directly through direct stock purchase plans (sometimes called DRIPS)..  These plans typically charge no commission (although some charge small commissions) and typically offer free reinvestment of dividends.\n\nA potential list of about 700 companies with links to the respective company websites is available at http://www.wall-street.com/directlist.html  Look for the investor relations or direct stock purchase plan link at these company websites.\n\nAn example company is Yum Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, etc.).  The info is at http://www.yum.com/investors/direct.asp\n\nOther sources of information on this subject are available at Better Investing http://www.betterinvesting.org/ \nBetter Investing low cost investing http://www.betterinvesting.org/about/lowcost/\nDrip Investor http://www.dripinvestor.com/index.asp\nAAII Journal June 2006 issue with a Guide to Direct Purchase Plans (possibly available at your library)
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You buy shares of stocks (or other assets).  So a share is a portion of ownership - could be a stock, bond, mutual fund, option, etc.
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Although the question is not entirely clear, I'll take a stab at it.\n\nShares typically mean shares of stock in a specific company, e.g. shares of stock in Microsoft.\n\nFunds typically refers to Mutual Funds.  Mutual Funds (of the equity variety) own shares of stock in many companies, thus diversifying risk for the investor.  An investor in a mutual funds, in essence, owns a pro rata share of all the stocks that the mutual fund owns.
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Um...ok, I'm pretty knowledgeable about this stuff, but I don't know what a 'reverse merger' is in this context.  Normally this term is used when a private company merges with a public one.  But a pink sheet company isn't private, so I assume you mean that they will get the OTC listing from the dormant public shell company. Which company's shareholders are you concerned about?  Because, in any merger, there are two companies involved. In itself, there's nothing patently wrong with it, and getting the listing would normally be a good sign, if it's the right kind of listing.  But are we talking NASDAQ listing or just OTC?  I mean, OTC could still be Pink Sheets, right?  So it may not be beneficial.  I guess you really need to clarify some of this before I try to make sense out of it.  Which company do you own shares in?  What type of OTC listing are they getting?  etc.
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Buying stock directly from a company allows you to (potentially) avoid transaction fees.  a mutual fund provides you diversification and professional management for a fee.  These are two different beasts.  If you feel strongly about a particular stock then you should buy it, otherwise, if you have a more long term investment strategy and seek diversification then a mutual fund provides more benefit.  Also, don't forget that buying from the company directly can delay your ability to sell the stock as the company is not a market maker (like a brokerage) and you'll have to obtain the certificate, transfer it to a brokerage account, then sell it.  Not usually worth the hassel for the reduction in fees to deal with companies on an individual basis.
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You pay a commission when you buy the shares.  If you have a basic account and are just holding the shares, there is no charge for that.\n\nThe full fee schedule is at:  https://www.sharebuilder.com/sharebuilder/Service/Fees.asp?
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in very plain language, a regular split makes your stocks price go down but you get more stock.\n\nA reverse split makes the price go up but you have less stock now.\n\nI have made darn good money due to split of both kinds.  I do not worry, wring my hangs and then lose control and sell.  I sit on my stock for longer periods of time than others do AND when I find a company that just did a reg. split, I buy buy buy at that new low price.\n\nOf course if a company is doing crappy over all I would not buy into it but I do my homework.\n\nIf you take your money and run with it you might be sorry...  but then again you might not... that's the glorious thing about the market, YOU get to decide !!\n\nI wish you the best choice !!\n\n: )
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This is more complicated than can a short answer will allow but here's a start:\n\nThe method used in reporting cash flows will be apparent from the top and bottom lines.  If the top line is net income, and everything adds to net income, then they are using indirect.  If the top portion has changes in net working capital (change in receivables, change in cash, change in payables) then the firm is using direct.\n\nThe 10-K will ideally have multiple years' data, but that doesn't always happen.  However, you can look up the 10-K for the same quarter prior year for comparison purposes.  From there get comparative net income and operating cash flows.
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I don't really know what you mean here--do you wish to own shares in a corporation (the source), or buy them through options?  And you want to know which is better?\n\nOr do you want to know what corporations would do?  Since the most likely scenario in a tekover would be through electing a new board of directors, they more than likely would go for the voting common shares.\n\nHope this helps somewhat!\n--J.
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That is called a reverse split. In this case 1 for 10. I means fewer share in circulation that are not 10 times more in price. The value is not affected by a split. Usually a company that thinks their stock price is too high for investors to buy will do a split, if the price is too low or the management feels too much stock is in float they do a reverse split like you asked about.
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A company does not benefit directly by appreciation in its stock price. A company's stock represents ownership interest in the company. Stock holders (e.g. individual investors, mutual funds, etc) own the stock of a company and therefore benefit when the stock price rises, because now they can sell the stock for a higher price than before.\n\nA company can indirectly benefit from stock price appreciation. When company A acquires another company B, the purchase price is usually paid in cash or company A's stock. So if company A's stock price is higher, then it could afford to pay more or buy more using its stock. Another benefit is employee moral. Many companies offer employees stock options, stock grants, or employee stock purchase plans to encourage employee ownership of company stock. So when the company stock price rises, the employees' investment is worth more.
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Technically I don't think you can "buy" directly from iShares unless you get a block of the creation units, again, highly unlikely. If there is a brokerage function available in conjunction with iShares website, it is a subsidiary/affiliate. You gotta buy them thru your brokerage account.\n\nThe expenses shown above are calculations mandated by the SEC showing what your returns would actually be AFTER the IRS takes its whack, at the top bracket, if you have zero ways of reducing that bracket. The numbers are there for worst case illustration purposes only; your returns will almost certainly be different, and higher than their after tax numbers.
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Well the PF that is deducted is paid in 2 tranches, check if you got both your tranches also.\n\nYou should ideally get your share + Company share + interest
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Quota is used to refer to an allocation. The qualifying quota share would thus mean the alloted share.
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Here's the start of a good answer regarding 'diluted shares'\n\nQuoting,\n\n“dilution” refers to the effect of adding more shares to the pool of stock that is already trading in the open market. For example, if you own stock in a company with 1 million shares trading at $10 each, and the company decides to issue another 1 million shares, you’re holdings would be “diluted” by those new shares. Since the company hasn’t done anything to increase its value, the stock would drop to $5. It’s not much different than what happens to your savings when the government starts printing too much money."\nhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7477469/
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there is no direct relation but it is an investment option and if one is lot lucrative then the investor moves to the other so they are related one goes down the other goes up and vise versa