What Is Investing?

What Is Investing? Investing is a way to increase the amount of money you have by putting it into financial products. These include bank accounts, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, precious metals and property. Anything that potentially increases in value can be an investment.

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Wall Street’s Great Democratization Needs More Than Just Investing Technology  
Wall Street’s Great Democratization Needs More Than Just Investing Technology  
February 17, 2021  |  Investments

In the world of mythology, Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor. And in the new telling of the Robinhood tale,...

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Bitcoin Trading Value Surpasses $50K For The First Time
Bitcoin Trading Value Surpasses $50K For The First Time
February 16, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Aggressive bitcoin trading over the past two-plus months has seen the digital currency’s price tag soar above $50,000 for the first time on Tuesday (Feb....

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Indonesian Travel Startup Traveloka Looks To Enter Public Markets Via SPAC
Indonesian Travel Startup Traveloka Looks To Enter Public Markets Via SPAC
February 16, 2021  |  IPO

Online travel startup Traveloka is aiming to launch a “blank-check” company with a listing in the U.S. this year. Ferry Unardi, the Indonesian company’s CEO,...

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London’s Deliveroo To Announce IPO Plans March 8
London’s Deliveroo To Announce IPO Plans March 8
February 15, 2021  |  IPO

London-based food-delivery service Deliveroo could begin the process of floating shares for public purchase as early as March 8, Sky News reported Monday (Feb. 15),...

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LinkedIn And Zynga Founders To Merge SPAC With Flying Taxi Startup
LinkedIn And Zynga Founders To Merge SPAC With Flying Taxi Startup
February 11, 2021  |  Acquiring

Flying taxi developer Joby Aviation is getting some help from the blank-check company helmed by LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, the Financial Times (FT) reported. A...

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Uber Earnings: Delivering Food Runs Miles Ahead Of Delivering People
Uber Earnings: Delivering Food Runs Miles Ahead Of Delivering People
February 10, 2021  |  Earnings

Uber delivers people. Uber delivers food. One of these businesses was uniquely suited to the digital-first economy. That became clear on the company’s earnings call...

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Multilingual Neobank Fair Raises $20 Million To Address Racial Wealth Gap
Multilingual Neobank Fair Raises $20 Million To Address Racial Wealth Gap
February 09, 2021  |  Investments

The multilingual neobank startup Fair raised $20 million in less than 40 days and is preparing to launch to the general public in April, with...

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Supply Chain Finance Firm Greensill Capital Puts Capital Raise On Ice
Supply Chain Finance Firm Greensill Capital Puts Capital Raise On Ice
February 08, 2021  |  Investments

Supply chain financing company Greensill Capital delayed a new round of fundraising by several months after increasing the amount it wants to raise, the Wall...

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Robinhood’s Public Filing Could Be Delayed Over GameStop Turmoil
Robinhood’s Public Filing Could Be Delayed Over GameStop Turmoil
February 03, 2021  |  IPO

Robinhood’s plans for an initial public offering (IPO) could be on hold following the GameStop debacle that ended in a suspension of trading last week,...

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