False Stockholders can only make money by collecting dividends. false People who invest in the stock market will automatically make money. false You can only buy stock in publicly held companies. true Preferred stock means the company is preferred over other companies in a particular industry. true A dividend is a portion of the company's profits paid to its shareholders. false Profits represent ownership of shares of a company. false Risk is only associated with the purchase of common stocks. true A parson who is $25$ should not be willing to take the same amount of risk when investing as someone who is $55.$ true is possible for stockholders to lose money in addition to the amount they invested, if a company fails. ${?}^{\text{t}\text{r}\text{u}\text{e}},$ A tombstone ad is prepared for companies that are facing bankruptcy and financial failure. false Investment bankers buy shares of stock on the same type of market that the general public does. true The general public buys new issues of stock on the primary market.