Investing in a CO?

Question

Okay so i was woundering can you invest in *and how* the following Companies:

Barnes and Nobel, American Girl, and Boarders?

Answer 1

Borders, yes. Ticker is BGP.  Barnes and Nobel, yes. Ticker is BKS.  American Girl, sort of.  It is part of Mattel, which you can invest in. Ticker MAT.  You need to open a brokerage account.  Are you 18? If not, you need to have one of your parents open one for you under the uniform gifts to minors regulation.  It will be in your name but they will be custodians of the account until you reach 18.  

Of the 3,  I think Mattel is the best bet.  They do not face competition from Amazon.