0_Apprentice
I want to teach my family about investing by buying them a few shares of stock, but I really don't know much about it.
1_Wizard
The stock market can also be called the equity market or share market. That is where you buy and sell stocks. The stock represent ownership claims on businesses.
0_Apprentice
Oh, so I could tell my kids they own part of a company.  That's cool.  Maybe I should get them a share in a company they know then, like Apple or XBox or Snapchat?
1_Wizard
Yes, it's like the shares of a company are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.