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Understanding Public vs Private Companies
This chapter investigates the differences between public and private companies, focusing on the implications of being publicly traded. The discussion covers the nuances of investing in shares of both types of companies, including the challenges and motivations behind going public. It also examines the significance of stock performance for capital raising, employee compensation, and overall company strategy.
Robert Leonard chats with Brian Feroldi about why personal finance isn’t widely spread in the US education system today, why stocks have value in the first place, what the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and the Nasdaq really are and how they differ, why public companies might issue new shares or even buy back their own shares, why the stock market generally goes up over a long time horizon, and much more!
Brian Feroldi has been intensely interested in money, personal finance, and investing ever since he graduated from college. Brian started investing in 2004. In the beginning, he got his teeth kicked in. His returns improved dramatically as he learned more about how the stock market works.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN
00:00 - Intro
01:55 - Why personal finance isn’t widely spread in the US education system today.
06:19 - Why stocks have value in the first place.
11:27 - What the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and the Nasdaq really are and how they differ.
17:32 - What the difference is between a publicly vs privately traded company, and why a company would want to go public.
29:20 - Why public companies want their stock price to go up.
37:09 - Why public companies might issue new shares or even buy back their own shares.
42:12 - How Brian thinks about valuing a company.
55:53 - Why the stock market generally goes up over a long time horizon.
And much, much more!
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