A normal shareholder (with few stocks), however, has no say in the running of the firm. You are not entitled to free products too.

The only say you have in a company’s business is that you will get a vote per share at the firm’s annual meetings.

However, in practice, big firm investors, the government (if it invested in the company) or billionaires with huge stocks will decide on those elections. You only have a little say in this.

Having no, or just theoretical voting rights in a company’s business should not make you disappointed or sad.

Your only goal with buying stocks is to make money from them and maximize profits. No need for company politics.

However, if you want to gain voting rights in a company, you have to buy tons of stocks. If you acquire 51 percent of the company’s shares, you will be the biggest shareholder, that means that you will decide what should happen with the company.

So, you will be the literary owner of the company as long as someone won’t buy you out of your share.