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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Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

For short sellers – those who bet that stocks will fall rather than rise – amid Chinese FinTechs, this week has led to big gains....

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Stock Market Rout Could Hit Wealthy Households In 2019
Stock Market Rout Could Hit Wealthy Households In 2019
January 16, 2019  |  Economy

With the stock market selling off in recent weeks, Goldman Sachs is warning that wealthy households will feel some of the pain. According to a...

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Many Bitcoin Investors Don’t Plan To Deduct Losses On Tax Returns
Many Bitcoin Investors Don’t Plan To Deduct Losses On Tax Returns
January 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin investors took a massive hit in 2018 – and, according to personal finance company Credit Karma, most of them don’t realize they can write...

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Citi Weathers Trading Volatility as Mobile Efforts Gain Traction
Citi Weathers Trading Volatility as Mobile Efforts Gain Traction
January 14, 2019  |  Earnings

Citigroup’s trading business may have been the focus on Monday (Jan. 14) upon releasing fourth-quarter results – injecting a bit of volatility into the numbers...

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Bitcoin Regains Some Of Its Weekend Losses
Bitcoin Regains Some Of Its Weekend Losses
January 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, climbed somewhat from a decline below $3,500 over the weekend, which was its lowest level since Dec. 18. According to MarketWatch, in...

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Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

In a move that could bring in as much as $1 billion in funding, facial recognition firm Megvii is reportedly mulling an initial public offering...

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Online Car Marketplace CarDekho Raises $110M For Services Expansion
Online Car Marketplace CarDekho Raises $110M For Services Expansion
January 03, 2019  |  Investments

India-based internet car marketplace CarDekho has raised $110 million in fresh venture funding. According to a report citing the Indian startup, it raised the money...

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Tim Cook Blames US-China Trade War For Apple Q1 Shortfall
Tim Cook Blames US-China Trade War For Apple Q1 Shortfall
January 02, 2019  |  Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a letter to investors on Wednesday (Jan. 2) warning of lower revenues for Q1 and disappointing sales of new iPhones...

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Crypto Lenders See Demand Despite Bitcoin’s Fall
Crypto Lenders See Demand Despite Bitcoin’s Fall
January 02, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Lenders are weathering the downturn in cryptocurrency better than other players, with the industry seeing strong demand from borrowers. According to a report in Bloomberg,...

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