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