In some cases it’s still possible to obtain a physical share certificate for stock you own. First, you’ll need a company that still issues stock certificates.

Reviewed by Julius Mansa While not used very much at all these days, stock certificates were a common form of proving stock ownership in the past. A stock certificate is the physical piece of ...

Happening upon old stock certificates is pretty common when going through storage and old documents. In the past, investors received physical certificates, called bearer forms, when they bought stock.

Trading stocks on a smartphone app or using an online brokerage has become second nature for investors today. But not so long ago, the process of investing in stocks worked ...

Michael Bodson is the president and CEO of the DTCC. In this op-ed, Bodson makes the case for the US digitizing the $780 billion worth of physical stock certificates that still remain. Visit ...

In a move that could disappoint gift givers and would-be collectors, Walt Disney Co. will stop issuing paper stock certificates. The Burbank-based entertainment giant has long offered physical ...

Investors still holding physical share certificates will get another opportunity to transfer them, as the Securities and ...

Physical Stock Certificates: This is the "old school" process of holding shares before the advent of electronic trading. This is a paper document that contains the shareholder's information in his ...

Stock certificates were initially physical documents representing ownership in a company, serving as legal contracts that confirmed an owner’s equity stake. Over time, ...

A stock power transfer form usually is only required when an owner opts to take physical possession of securities certificates, rather than holding securities with a broker.

Stocks are ideal for long-term growth due to compound returns. You can gift stocks by initiating a transfer through your broker or via physical stock certificates. Gifting stocks to children can ...