A corporation is a legal entity that exists as distinct from the individuals who control and invest in it. (72)As a result, a corporation can continue indefinitely through complete changes of ownership leadership, and staffing. Current owners can sell their holdings to other individuals or, if they die, have their assets transferred to heirs. This is possible because a corporation creates shares of stock that are sold to investors. One strength of the corporate business structure is that stockholders have limited liability, as opposed to the unlimited liability of general partners, so they cannot lose more than their initial investment. (73)Investors may also easily buy and sell stocks of public corporations through stock exchange. (74) By offering stock publicly, a corporation enables anyone with some money to buy the stock and become a part-owner of the company. (75) As a result, corporations can more easily raise capital for business expansion than can sole proprietorships and most partnerships.