how can i collect income from investing in stocks 
a stock is essentially an ownership interest in a company you own a small percentage of the enterprise when you purchase one or more of its stocks you ll receive monetary dividends as payment when and if the company does well you can use them to reinvest and purchase more shares or you can take dividends as cash payments you can also sell your stocks you ll have capital gains income if you can sell your shares for more than your investment in them including any trading fees 4