STOCKS: Fractional Shares for Young Medical Professionals

By Staff Reporters

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Suppose, as a medical or nursing school student, or new practitioner, you want to invest in a company, but its stock price may be higher than what you want, or can afford, to pay.

Instead of buying a whole share of stock, you can buy a fractional share, which is a “slice” of stock that represents a partial share, for very little money (ie., $5 at Charles Schwab).

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Example: If a company’s stock is selling at $1,000 a share and you were buying $200 worth of it, you would own 0.2 (20%) of a share. With stock slices, investing has never been more accessible.

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What are FRACTIONAL STOCK SHARES?

Information that Physician Investors Should Know?

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DEFINITION: Fractional shares are partial shares of a company’s stock. Instead of owning one or more full shares of the stock, you own a portion, or fraction, of one. In the past, investors generally would end up with fractional shares only after a stock split, since brokers allowed the purchase of full shares only.

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  • A fractional share is a portion of an equity stock that is less than one full share.
  • Fractional shares often result from stock splits, which don’t always result in an even number of shares.
  • Mergers or acquisitions create fractional shares, as companies combine new common stock using a predetermined ratio.
  • Fractional shares can make it easy to buy very small stakes in many different companies. But, if your brokerage charges commissions, you might wind up paying a lot of fees due to the temptation to invest in many different companies.

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Stock too Pricey? Try Partial Shares. - WSJ

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READ: https://www.mybanktracker.com/blog/investing/fractional-shares-310822

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What are FRACTIONAL [Stock] SHARES?

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According to the SEC

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Fractional Share Investing – Buying a Slice Instead of the Whole Share

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to help educate investors about investing in fractional shares.

What are Fractional Shares?

A fractional share is when you own less than one full share of a stock or other security.

Why Invest in Fractional Shares?

Fractional shares are a way to invest when you do not have enough money to purchase a full share of a particular stock. For example, if XYZ stock trades at $1000 per share, but you only have $100 to invest, fractional share investing would allow you to purchase a fraction of the XYZ stock ($1000/$100), or .1 shares.

How does Fractional Share Investing Work?

READ HERE: https://www.sec.gov/oiea/investor-alerts-and-bulletins/fractional-share-investing-buying-slice-instead-whole-share

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