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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China-Based IPOs Raised $11.7 Billion In 2020
China-Based IPOs Raised $11.7 Billion In 2020
December 18, 2020  |  IPO

Chinese companies held 30 initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, raising $11.7 billion, despite a tumultuous year in China-U.S. relations. The IPO rate for Chinese...

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What Might Stop the SPAC Train in its Tracks?
What Might Stop the SPAC Train in its Tracks?
December 17, 2020  |  Retail

And another SPAC comes to market. The list seems unlikely to stop just as 2020 ends — meaning that, of course, the trend will continue...

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Bitcoin Triples In Value To Record High Near $24,000
Bitcoin Triples In Value To Record High Near $24,000
December 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin reached an all-time high, surging 12 percent to $23,421, more than triple its value since the start of 2020, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec....

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Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay – Or Fleeting?  
Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay – Or Fleeting?  
December 17, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Amid the rallies that have marked all manner of asset classes in 2020 – where things hummed along to start the year, turned sour in...

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Massachusetts Suing Robinhood, Alleging Failure To Protect Investors
Massachusetts Suing Robinhood, Alleging Failure To Protect Investors
December 16, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Robinhood has come under the watchful eye of regulators — this time in Massachusetts. State regulators are set to file a complaint on Wednesday (Dec....

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Airbnb Goes Public At $146 Per Share, More Than Double IPO Pricing
Airbnb Goes Public At $146 Per Share, More Than Double IPO Pricing
December 10, 2020  |  Markets

Airbnb began trading at $146 a share on Thursday (Dec. 10) at more than two times the price set for its initial public offering (IPO)...

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DoorDash Shares Slide Slightly On Second Day Of Trading
DoorDash Shares Slide Slightly On Second Day Of Trading
December 10, 2020  |  Stock Index

Shares of DoorDash Inc. slid slightly on their second day of trading, dropping some 7 percent as of approximately noon Eastern Time on Thursday (Dec....

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Airbnb Sets Sights On Raising $3.3 Billion In Hot IPO Market
Airbnb Sets Sights On Raising $3.3 Billion In Hot IPO Market
December 09, 2020  |  IPO

The market’s appetite for tech companies holding initial public offerings (IPOs) of stock continues to build, as Airbnb pushes for higher prices for its IPO....

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Five Questions To Ask As DoorDash Goes Public
Five Questions To Ask As DoorDash Goes Public
December 09, 2020  |  IPO

The IPO market is hot – but is DoorDash coming at a time when it’s all too hot to handle? The competition is getting fiercer...

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