Everyday we go to work, we go to school, we hang out with friends and we go shopping. What if i tell you that you can actually own the shopping malls you go to, own the restaurants you patronise, own the retail outlets you buy clothes from, own the hospitals you visit, own the bus and MRT you ride everyday and even own the airlines you travel on? It is possible through a financial intermediary called the stock market. 

When a company is listed on the stock market, it becomes a public company. Many shareholders collectively own a part of the company and are entitled to a share of the income through dividends distribution. It is no longer a private company once it is listed. The surprising thing is all these companies on the stock market are actually all over the streets which ...