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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SEC Charges Heartland Ex-CEO With Insider Trading
SEC Charges Heartland Ex-CEO With Insider Trading
July 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday (July 10) that it has charged the former chief executive of Heartland Payment Systems with...

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Apple, Watch Your Market Cap — Amazon Is Coming
Apple, Watch Your Market Cap — Amazon Is Coming
July 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Apple has long been in the lead to become the first $1 trillion company based on its stock market value, but Amazon, the nation’s leading...

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Finding The Investable Needles In The Startup Haystack
Finding The Investable Needles In The Startup Haystack
July 02, 2018  |  Investments

When it comes to financial services and financial technology startups, making the right investment decisions is not easy or obvious work. Thousands of firms are...

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BJ Wholesale Club Shares Jump On IPO
BJ Wholesale Club Shares Jump On IPO
June 29, 2018  |  Retail

Less than 10 years after going private, BJ’s Wholesale Club stock is proving to be a hit with investors after returning to public trading. Shares...

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Cybersecurity Squashes B2B Startup Funding Competition
Cybersecurity Squashes B2B Startup Funding Competition
June 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance apparently won’t stop catching the attention of investors — at least, not any time soon, if this week’s B2B venture capital roundup is...

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Stitch Fix Gets A Stock Boost From Oprah
Stitch Fix Gets A Stock Boost From Oprah
June 21, 2018  |  Retail

She still has the magic touch — though that might be putting it mildly. Stitch Fix’s share price hit $29 on Wednesday (June 20), jumping...

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Amid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
Amid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
June 21, 2018  |  Bitcoin

What’s a currency to do when it can take down the internet? Gain in price, amid growing clamor for it, of course. No need to...

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BJ’s Plans To Issue 37.5M Shares In IPO
BJ’s Plans To Issue 37.5M Shares In IPO
June 19, 2018  |  Retail

With its initial public offering (IPO) on the horizon, BJ’s Wholesale Club said in a regulatory filing that it anticipates offering 37.5 million shares. The...

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For Bitcoin, Voting And Weighing Machines May Point To Investor Exits
For Bitcoin, Voting And Weighing Machines May Point To Investor Exits
June 14, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In investing, like in sports, maxims abound. Some of them are even helpful, and possibly instructive. Look to the savviest investors and you’ll find pearls...

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