How Many Shares of a Stock Should I Buy?

The Motley Fool · Matthew Frankel, CFP ·

Divide the amount of money you have available to invest in the stock by its current share price. If your broker allows you to buy fractional shares, the result is the number of shares you can buy. If you can buy only full shares (most common), round down to the nearest whole number.

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