Eli5 what’s the difference between buying the stocks of a business and buying the business directly?

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Eli5 what’s the difference between buying the stocks of a business and buying the business directly?

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>Eli5 what’s the difference between buying the stocks of a business and buying the business directly?

I’m not sure what you mean by “buying the business directly”, could you elaborate on that?

Buying 1 stock of a traded business that has issued a total of 1000 stocks **literally** means buying 1/1000th of the business.