An income stock is an equity security offering dividends, often growing. Learn how they work, their appeal to conservative investors, and see an example with Walmart.

Preferred stocks provide fixed-income like dividends but lack long-term value growth. They are riskier than bonds as they are subordinate in asset claims during bankruptcy. Preferred stocks can be ...

Deep value stocks offer high returns; focus is on price over quality. General Motors and BP are examples of stocks providing good dividend yields. T. Rowe Price manages more than $1.6 trillion, with a ...

The main types of stock are common and preferred. Stocks are also categorized by company size, industry, geographic location and style. Here's what you should know about the different types of stock.