As a shareholder of common shares in a public company, what are the benefits available
to you?
you have ownership of a portion of the company and receive coupon payments from the issuer
you may receive dividends from the company, if the company pays them, and you have
ownership of a portion of a company, and you vote on members of the board of directors
you can select members of the management team (e.g., the chief executive officer (ceo)) and
vote for members of the board of directors
you must receive dividends from the company (all companies must pay them) and you can select
members of the management team (e.g., the chief executive officer (ceo) and chief marketing
officer (cmo))