What is Equity?
Equity is ownership. In investing, equity usually means ownership in a company through stock, which is why stocks are often called equities. More broadly, equity can also mean the value you actually own in something after debts are subtracted, such as the equity in a home.
Why Equity matters
It is the word used across the industry for stock ownership, so you will see it everywhere.
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