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When someone talks about buying, selling, or owning stock in a company, they’re usually referring to common stock—one or more “shares” that represent fractional ownership of a business.

However, they trade on stock exchanges just like common stocks, but don't come with voting rights. There are two significant benefits of owning preferred shares. First, if a company liquidates its ...