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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Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 Mark
Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 Mark
February 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Following comments from India’s minister of finance on cryptocurrency and potential price manipulation at a major cryptocurrency exchange, bitcoin dropped below $9,000 in trading on Thursday...

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The taxman cometh. And the cryptos plummet. By now you know South Korea is a prime mover for cryptocurrencies — be it up or down. This past...

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Ripple Sold Nearly $92 Million XRP In Q4 2017
Ripple Sold Nearly $92 Million XRP In Q4 2017
January 24, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ripple sold nearly $92 million of its XRP digital currency in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to news from CNBC. The company, which is developing...

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Bitcoin, Peers Slammed On South Korean Tax Fears
Bitcoin, Peers Slammed On South Korean Tax Fears
January 22, 2018  |  International

And the wild ride, of course, continues. Bitcoin, the marquee name and poster child for cryptocurrencies, had a rough go of it on Monday (Jan....

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Nordea Institutes Cryptocurrency Trading Ban For Employees
Nordea Institutes Cryptocurrency Trading Ban For Employees
January 22, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Due to high risks and “insufficient” protection, the Nordic region’s largest bank will ban its approximately 31,000 employees from trading in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin,...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Apps Sizzle, Startups Fizzle And Regulators Battle Bitcoin
Sizzle Fizzle: Apps Sizzle, Startups Fizzle And Regulators Battle Bitcoin
January 19, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments answer to a...

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Bitcoin Plunges Over 50 Percent From Peak
Bitcoin Plunges Over 50 Percent From Peak
January 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin took a tumble on Wednesday, dropping as much as 20 percent and dipping below the $10,000 mark, Reuters reported. By early evening, however, the...

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China Cracks Down On Alt Crypto Trading Platforms
China Cracks Down On Alt Crypto Trading Platforms
January 15, 2018  |  Regulation

China steps up its regulation of cryptocurrency trading by going after online platforms and mobile apps. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported China’s...

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Data Dive: The Reworked, Reversed, Reconsidered Edition
Data Dive: The Reworked, Reversed, Reconsidered Edition
January 15, 2018  |  Data Dive

Louis Brandeis, arguably the most quotable judge in the history of the United States Supreme Court, had his doubts about spontaneous acts of brilliance. “There...

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