Equities

From finiki, the Canadian financial wiki

In the context of investing, an equity is a stock or any other security representing an ownership interest.[1]

Classifications

Canadian investors generally classify equities by type and/or geographically, depending on the context of their use, typically for asset allocation reasons. The following classifications are not mutually exclusive.

How to invest

There are a number of ways to invest in equities. Products such as exchange-traded funds and mutual funds can be used to invest in broad based coverage of these classifications. Another way to invest is to build a portfolio holding individual stocks purchased on a stock exchange, such as the Toronto Stock Exchange for Canadian equities.

Security regulators

Security regulation in Canada is under provincial and territorial jurisdiction.

See also

References

  1. ^ Investopedia, Equity definition, viewed June 18, 2012

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