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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Alibaba Files For Secondary $13.4B Listing In Hong Kong
Alibaba Files For Secondary $13.4B Listing In Hong Kong
November 13, 2019  |  Investments

China’s Alibaba Group has unveiled a secondary listing plan in Hong Kong dubbed “Project Tangerine” in an effort to raise about $13 billion, The Wall...

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WeWork’s IPO Flop Triggers Tech Startup Scrutiny By Investors
WeWork’s IPO Flop Triggers Tech Startup Scrutiny By Investors
November 08, 2019  |  Investments

Following WeWork’s IPO debacle, investors want tech startups to prove profitability before seeking funds and going public, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov. 8). Over 2,000...

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Bug In Robinhood App Allows Borrowing Of Excess Funds
Bug In Robinhood App Allows Borrowing Of Excess Funds
November 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Robinhood Markets is reportedly experiencing a glitch that enables users to trade stocks with (essentially) free money. Launched in 2013, California-based Robinhood offers commission-free trading....

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Uber Eyes 2021 Profits, Uber Eats Notches 64 Pct Growth
Uber Eyes 2021 Profits, Uber Eats Notches 64 Pct Growth
November 05, 2019  |  Earnings

Growth, yes, but perhaps not enough, at first blush, at least for some observers. Profits, yes – on the horizon, according to management. In terms...

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Samsung’s Strong Q3 Smartphone Sales Weighed Down By Weak Memory Chip Business
Samsung’s Strong Q3 Smartphone Sales Weighed Down By Weak Memory Chip Business
October 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Samsung’s third quarter results showed that profit fell sharply from a year earlier, but improved from the previous quarter. The company posted KRW 62 trillion...

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Neo-Bank Current Lands $20M In Funding, Surpasses Half-Million Accounts
Neo-Bank Current Lands $20M In Funding, Surpasses Half-Million Accounts
October 25, 2019  |  Investments

Current announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B round, bringing its fundraising total to $45 million. The round was led by first-time...

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Square Cash Offers Free In-App Stock Trading
Square Cash Offers Free In-App Stock Trading
October 24, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

The popular Cash app, owned by Square, now has the ability for users to buy and sell stocks. CNBC is reporting that customers who use...

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Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Lands $30M To Expand Into Vehicle Protection
Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Lands $30M To Expand Into Vehicle Protection
October 21, 2019  |  International

Israel’s Upstream Security has notched $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Renault Venture Capital, Upstream announced in a press release on...

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How Crowdfunding Is Becoming Regular Investing
How Crowdfunding Is Becoming Regular Investing
October 21, 2019  |  Investments

A decade ago, an entrepreneur wanting to raise cash pretty much had to have rich relatives or pals, or gain entry into the clubby world...

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