It's a bad idea to use the price-per-plate as a measure for how much you should spend on the wedding gift, says Jessica Silvester, a deputy editor and wedding expert with New York magazine. You wouldn't give your best friend a less expensive gift just because she was having a more casual affair..
An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the first time a company publicly sells shares of its stock on the open market. It is also known as  going public ..
Comstock Images | Getty Images. An initial public offeringâor IPO as it's most commonly calledâis the process by which companies go from private to public and sell stocks shares in their firm. IPOs don't happen overnight and take a lot of effort to put together.