Stupid newbie question, but I am sure I'm not the only one wondering...
What is a reverse merger?
What do you mean by a 'shell'?
Thanks for helping us noobs out

Just answered my own questions thanks to Redstick's link:
What is a Shell Stock? A Shell Stock is a publicly traded company that has no operating business. Many of them trade for pennies and are thought to be worthless. But after completing a Reverse Merger, they can explode in price and increase in value by 10 times, 20 times, and possibly over 100 times their original share price! To understand why this is possible, see What is a Shell Stock and What is a SPAC.
What is a Reverse Merger? A Reverse Merger is a technique that allows a private company to become an instant public company. This alternative method for completing an IPO (Initial Public Offering) is the catalyst that makes the price of a Shell Stock explode! For more information, see What is a Reverse Merger.
So, if for some reason I wanted my privately held corp to go public, I could find a shell stock and do a reverse merger. Then I could give Janie some free shares to pump my stock all around the internet
