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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Schwab Bets Big On Subscription-Based Investing
Schwab Bets Big On Subscription-Based Investing
March 28, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Investing and financial planning company Charles Schwab is moving from its current payment model to a subscription-based one that will provide more hands-on assistance, according...

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Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
March 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the...

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Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
March 22, 2019  |  Social Commerce

In an effort to have big pharma companies advertise on Snapchat, the social media platform is reportedly pitching itself as a friendlier alternative to Twitter...

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Issuer Processor Marqeta Raises $250M, Hits $1.8B Valuation
Issuer Processor Marqeta Raises $250M, Hits $1.8B Valuation
March 21, 2019  |  Investments

Payment platform Marqeta has raised $250 million in a series E funding round, on a valuation of about $1.9 billion, according to reports. Marqeta, which...

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Levi Strauss IPO 10 Times Oversubscribed
Levi Strauss IPO 10 Times Oversubscribed
March 21, 2019  |  Retail

With an expected Levi Strauss & Co. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing on the horizon, the denim company’s initial public offering (IPO) is said...

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No New Bitcoin Futures In Cboe’s Future?
No New Bitcoin Futures In Cboe’s Future?
March 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

With bitcoin, the promise has been … well, mostly promise. And maybe a bit of peril. At least some of the promise seems imperiled, at...

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Wirecard Stocks Slump Over India Report Fears, Analysts Say Sell
Wirecard Stocks Slump Over India Report Fears, Analysts Say Sell
March 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

German payments company Wirecard’s shares dropped after an Indian business became a key issue in the company’s continuing problems, following a series of articles in...

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Analysts Say Amazon’s Profit Strategy Could Boost Shares 25 Pct
Analysts Say Amazon’s Profit Strategy Could Boost Shares 25 Pct
March 15, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon’s recent moves in pushing groceries, closing pop-up stores and zeroing in on advertising could help the online retail giant grow profits, KeyBanc analysts said....

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Ping An Looks To Take FinTech Unit Public
Ping An Looks To Take FinTech Unit Public
February 25, 2019  |  Investments

Though the Chinese economy is slowing, and stock markets may be viewed by at least some observers as lofty, reports surfaced Sunday (Feb. 24) and...

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