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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SPACs ‘Not A Fit For Every Company’ Says DraftKings Chief
SPACs ‘Not A Fit For Every Company’ Says DraftKings Chief
August 30, 2020  |  Investments

Fantasy gaming company DraftKings CEO Jason Robins thinks the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) market might be getting a little too big and hopes it...

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The Specs on SPACs – And Why Blank-Check Firms Get Backing
The Specs on SPACs – And Why Blank-Check Firms Get Backing
August 26, 2020  |  IPO

As U.S. stock-market indices make new highs, an acronym that’s perhaps less familiar to investors — “SPAC” — is gaining traction. It represents a different...

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Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
August 21, 2020  |  IPO

Paul Ryan, former speaker of the House, is creating a “blank-check company,” The Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes amid growing interest in the...

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Mattress Retailer Casper Seeks To Raise $300M For A New SPAC
Mattress Retailer Casper Seeks To Raise $300M For A New SPAC
August 19, 2020  |  IPO

Mattress retailer Casper Sleep Inc. hopes to raise $300 million for a blank-check company, as shares of the New York-based firm have fallen by nearly 38...

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Lufax Is Latest Chinese Firm To File For US IPO As Crackdown Looms
Lufax Is Latest Chinese Firm To File For US IPO As Crackdown Looms
August 12, 2020  |  IPO

Online wealth management platform Lufax is the latest to file plans for an IPO in the United States as Chinese firms rush to go public...

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The Great Digital Shift, BigCommerce – And The Lure Of (eCommerce) IPOs
The Great Digital Shift, BigCommerce – And The Lure Of (eCommerce) IPOs
August 12, 2020  |  IPO

To gain riches – go public or stay private and sell to a high bidder? In a stock market that seems to continuously flirt with...

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CuriosityStream Unveils Plans To Go Public Through Reverse Merger
CuriosityStream Unveils Plans To Go Public Through Reverse Merger
August 11, 2020  |  IPO

CuriosityStream, a streaming service that produces documentaries on history, science and technology, is poised to become the latest company to go public through a merger...

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China’s Ucommune Changes Course On Planned US IPO
China’s Ucommune Changes Course On Planned US IPO
August 11, 2020  |  IPO

Ucommune, a Chinese rival of co-working space operator WeWork, scrapped a planned U.S. IPO via a document filed on Monday (Aug. 10) with the U.S....

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Deep Dive: Why Legacy Payment, Disbursement Issues Compound The Millennial Investing Gap
Deep Dive: Why Legacy Payment, Disbursement Issues Compound The Millennial Investing Gap
August 11, 2020  |  Disbursements

The investment industry managed to weather the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with few major issues, even as initial stock market declines led to dips in...

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