"Common shareholders have limited liability." Explain.

A. The liability of a common shareholder is limited to the amount of time he has been a shareholder.

B. Unlike individual proprietors or partners, stockholders' personal assets, in certain circumstances, can be claimed by creditors to satisfy the debts of an incorporated entity.

C. Unlike individual proprietors or partners, stockholders' personal assets cannot be claimed by creditors to satisfy the debts of an incorporated entity.

D. The liability of a common shareholder is limited to the amount that the shareholder invested.