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Stock Market Basics: A Simple Guide by Jessica Inskip - TikTok

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The term stock market already sounds overcomplicated. If you agree with the statement, then you may just need the right teacher. If you're new here, I'm Jessica Inskip and I've worked in finance for 15 years. For the month of December, I'm using 1440 Business and Finance newsletter to explain how the stock market works and why it's moving. Did you know when a stock tree's on the stock market, you are not giving money to the company directly. You're actually buying and selling stock that is trading hands between investors. Think about the term stock market. A stock is a small piece of a company. A market is a place where you buy and sell things. The stock market is literally a marketplace where you buy and sell stocks. The stock market, it's just a bunch of companies. Companies give a partial ownership of their company through the IPO process, aka initial public offering. This is like buying a dress or a pair of shoes directly from the brand. They receive cash from the initial purchase. Once that dress or shoes ends up on a secondhand marketplace and is sold as it used to someone else, the brand is not getting any cash from that transaction. The stock market is where trading of secondhand or post initially public offered stocks are bought and sold. The prices of that stock changes constantly because of the constant buying and selling or trading. See why it's called trading? Markets are always trying to figure out what the price of a stock should be. What is this company actually worth? Will Apple sell more iPhones? Does Netflix have more subscribers? Will higher interest rate stop consumers from spending? These are just a few examples of what can move the stock price up or down. The stock market, it's always evolving because companies are evolving. 1440 topics, it pulls resources from all across the web into one centralized location. So you can learn how the stock market works with videos, articles, and even their free business and finance weekly newsletter with education and market insights to help you stay on top of all of it and not be so overwhelmed. You know what buttons to hit to follow along and of course, ask your questions.

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Stop scrolling. 99% of people think they're "investing" but they're actually just gambling with strangers' leftovers.

I'm Jessica Inskip. 15 years in finance. And I'm about to expose the biggest lie Wall Street tells you.

You think when you buy Apple stock, you're giving money to Apple? WRONG. You're literally buying someone's used stock. Like shopping at a thrift store but for billions of dollars.

Here's the dirty secret they don't want you to know...

The "stock market" sounds fancy but it's literally just a giant secondhand shop. Companies only get YOUR money ONCE - during their IPO. After that? You're just trading hand-me-downs with other people.

Think about it. When you buy a designer dress, then sell it on Facebook Marketplace - does Gucci get paid again? Hell no.

Same with stocks. Apple already got paid. You're just swapping pieces of paper with strangers, hoping someone will pay more than you did.

But here's where it gets interesting...

The price changes every SECOND because millions of people are gambling on questions like: Will Apple sell more iPhones? Will Netflix crash? Are we heading into a recession?

Nobody actually knows. They're all just guessing.

The stock market isn't investing - it's legalized betting on company report cards.

Want to know what's really moving YOUR money while you sleep? I'm breaking down the biggest market secrets this month using 1440's insider newsletter...

Follow for part 2 where I reveal the ONE thing that predicts market crashes better than any expert.

Don't get left behind.

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Stock Market Basics: A Simple Guide by Jessica Inskip - TikTok

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Created Mar 14, 05:27