| Fortune 500 companies are companies who have | | | | huge loss in the market. |
| publicly traded stock, and they make up the | | | | |
| five hundred companies with the most sales | | | | Company earnings play a big part in the rise |
| and profits during the last year. Forbes | | | | of a stock price. Fortune 500 companies stand |
| magazine publishes a list of companies that | | | | a better chance of great earnings, and |
| make up each years Fortune 500 list of | | | | therefore a better chance of big payoffs when |
| companies. The stock of these specific | | | | the earnings drive up the value of a stock. |
| companies is very sought after, and most of | | | | The 500 companies in the Fortune 500 made a |
| the stock for these companies is considered | | | | total sales record of seven hundred and |
| blue chip stock, which is the most sought | | | | eighty five billion, which is a huge amount |
| after class of stock on the stock market. | | | | of earnings. Shareholders with these |
| | | | companies generally realized great dividend |
| Stocks for Fortune 500 companies may be | | | | payments as well as a rising value to their |
| extremely hard to find and purchase. These | | | | shares of stock. |
| companies have a proven business and | | | | |
| financial track record, and when these stocks | | | | Trading stock in the Fortune 500 companies |
| are available for trade, the price may be | | | | does not happen too often. The stock of these |
| very expensive. These stocks are proven money | | | | companies is greatly valued and much sought |
| makers, and the risk of the company just | | | | after. When stock from any of the five |
| folding up and going under are almost | | | | hundred companies is available, it is usually |
| nonexistent. This makes these stocks less of | | | | very expensive. These stocks represent |
| a risk than some unknown company with no | | | | companies which have proven to be successful, |
| financial track record, but even stock from | | | | so there is less risk of a large loss. There |
| Fortune 500 companies is not risk free. Even | | | | is still a risk, though, because even stock |
| these stocks can go down in value if market | | | | from a Fortune 500 company can fall in price, |
| conditions are right. Because of the | | | | leading to a market loss. These stocks do not |
| expensive pricetag for Fortune 500 company | | | | generally stay down for long, however, before |
| stock, the price downslide can be quite | | | | they start back up. |
| expensive if the market falls low enough. | | | | |
| These stocks generally have a big chance to | | | | Copyright © 2007 Joel Teo. All rights |
| rebound back, and there is less chance of a | | | | reserved. |