How does the stock market work? - Oliver Elfenbaum
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In the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company employed hundreds of ships to trade goods around the globe. In order to fund their voyages, the company turned to private citizens to invest money to support trips in exchange for a share of the profits. In doing so, they unknowingly invented the world’s first stock market. So how do companies and investors use the market today? Oliver Elfenbaum explains.
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Additional Resources for you to Explore
and the History of stock exchanges are two great resources to help readers get started.
Additionally, this post from Nerdwallet has more information on how the stock market works, popular services investors use to trade stocks, and key information on various investment plans.
For those looking for a deeper dive on how the markets and the broader economy functions, this video by Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio provides one of the best finance overviews on the internet. If the 30 min seems long, try watching in two 15 minute segments.
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