Learn what a financial offering is, explore its types, including IPOs, and understand real-life examples to grasp how offerings impact investments.

While some large and successful companies are privately-owned, many aspire to "go public." An initial public offering (IPO) represents a private company's first offering of its equity to public ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...