What are the advantages of holding stock in a company versus holding bonds issued by the same company? None of the answers are correct. Stockholders are not expected to vote on issues related to the operation of the firm at annual meetings: Stockholders are paid first among the firm's creditors. though they may be llable for any debts owed by the firm if it falls. Stockhoiders have a virtually unilmited upside if the firm grows more than expected