A share is an ownership stake in a company. When you buy a share in a company, you become a partner. The more shares you buy in a company, the bigger share you own.
For it to be possible to buy shares, the company needs to have a limited liability company and be listed on the stock exchange.
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This is how you make money from your shares
If you have shares in a company that is doing well, you can make money.
When a company is doing well, the value of the shares rises and if you sell yours, you can get more money than you bought them for. Or you get a share dividend, i.e. distribution of the company’s profits.
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Sweden’s most popular share
There are many Swedish listed companies, but which Swedish shares are actually the most popular?
The companies with the most shareholders on Thursday 15 August were Swedbank, followed by Telia, Ericsson and Volvo.
However, all of these companies lost customers during the month, compared to Investor, H&M, Boliden and Nibe which increased the number of shareholders during the month, which also Swedbank reported on.
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So little cash is in circulation in Sweden
Therefore, you may be refused payment with cash in shops