Now ultimately, the purpose of investing in a share is to get the dividends; that's the whole named purpose of the corporation.

股票投资是为了取得股利,这也是公司明确的目标

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People don't usually know how many shares are outstanding in the company that they invest in.

人们通常不知道,他们所投资的公司到底发行了多少股票

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What this is is the price of a portfolio of shares in U.S. companies.

这是美国公司的股票投资组合的价格

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