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• Overview
• What are Stocks?
• How do you make money with stocks?
• What makes stock prices rise and fall?
• What is the stock market?
• What types of stocks are there?
• What are stock indexes?
• How do you buy stocks?
• What are some drawbacks of buying individual stocks?
• How have stocks performed in the past?
• Do stocks have liquidity?
• Who is promising your return?

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What makes stock prices rise and fall?

Supply and demand largely determine stock prices. The more in demand a stock is, the higher price it can get. Demand is driven by the perceived value of the stock or company, which rises and falls. Almost anything — global economics ... politics ... breakthrough inventions ... unusual weather conditions ... changed management ... corporate scandal — can affect the price of a company's stock.