Like we discussed in our previous articles. Investors prefer investments like Mutual Funds and Equity. Equity investment is commonly termed as an investment in stocks or shares.
Stocks/Shares entitles the stockholder/shareholder ownership in the company, which is relative to the number of shares he/she owns in that particular company.
Nowadays, the words stocks and shares are used interchangeably. In the olden days, "stocks" were used to refer to ownership n a company, whereas the word "shares" was used to denote an investment, not only in equity. For example: "I have shares in real estate investments."
