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People who own shares of common stock in a publicly traded entity or may be considering purchasing or issuing common stock from a small, private company need to understand its valuation. The actual ...

Par value is the face value of a security. Both stocks and bonds have a par value, which is set by the issuer of the security. Par value remains fixed for the life of a security, unlike market value, ...