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New gift cards allow you to buy stock in certain companies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s a new kind of gift card on the shelves for Black Friday this year.

Some stores are selling gift cards that you don’t spend with a retailer but rather use to own a piece of the company in the form of a stock.

It’s a new way to invest, but it comes with warnings from financial experts.

The stock gift cards are sold in denominations of $25, $50 or $100. The person buying the gift card pays any other fees on top of the cost of the card.