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Working your way up the corporate ladder is never easy. For some, it can take decades. For others, it might just take a couple of years. Either way, the ultimate goal of many people is to become a shareholder where they work, if that is an option. What is a shareholder? A company will issue stock to employees as a way to represent ownership interest. People can become a shareholder at a public or a privately held company.
If you want to become a shareholder with a public company you will need to go through a brokerage when looking for shareholder returns. When you look to buy the stock of a public company you can do so using a brokerage firm. The broker will help you negotiate the purchase of the stock so that you get it for a decent price.
Should you wish to become a shareholder in a private company you will need to invest in that company to do so. That is because the company is publicly traded on the stock market. It is possible for you to invest in a company as an outsider and become a shareholder if you have the required capital to do so. Most of the time shareholders of private companies are employees who have worked long enough to save enough money to buy into the ownership group.
Each shareholder of a company owns a percentage of that company. Shareholders could have equal percentages of the company or each person could have a different percentage of ownership within the organization. It all depends on the company’s shareholder approach. Shareholders make their money from either stock dividends or capital appreciation. Becoming a shareholder of a company is taking a risk just like it’s a risk to buy stock in any other company on the market.