Stocks are fungible — that is, sellable — financial instruments representing ownership of a fraction of a company. If you own a unit of stock, termed a share, then you're a part owner of the corporation it's from. This entitles you to a portion of that company's profits when they're redistributed to investors as dividends. And — if the organization increases in value — the value of your shares will also rise accordingly (the same is also true if the company falls in value). So, without further ado, here's a list of US stocks you can invest in.