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.

(source: sapling.com)

Coinbase IPO Could Test Crypto’s Staying Power 
Coinbase IPO Could Test Crypto’s Staying Power 
April 12, 2021  |  IPO

The surging popularity of bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) has led to what might be thought of as the “enablers” for the crypto realm itself. Exchanges...

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More SEC Scrutiny Threatens To Slow SPAC Pace
More SEC Scrutiny Threatens To Slow SPAC Pace
April 12, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) listings continue to outpace levels seen in any previous year — but regulatory scrutiny might slow the waves of new...

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US Growth Could Hamstring Investments In Emerging Markets
US Growth Could Hamstring Investments In Emerging Markets
April 08, 2021  |  Investments

Rosier prospects of growth in America could spell trouble for investments in emerging markets as investors choose to put their money into more robust economies,...

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Self-Driving Truck Company TuSimple Files To Go Public
Self-Driving Truck Company TuSimple Files To Go Public
April 07, 2021  |  IPO

Autonomous truck company TuSimple filed on Wednesday (April 7) to go public, estimating a share price that would value the company at nearly $8 billion....

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Goldman Sachs Expands Deliveroo Buy To Boost IPO
Goldman Sachs Expands Deliveroo Buy To Boost IPO
April 06, 2021  |  Investments

Goldman Sachs spent £75 million ($104 million) to buy additional Deliveroo shares in an effort to support the initial public offering (IPO) price after a...

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Bank Software Firm Alkami Plans IPO At $2 Billion Valuation
Bank Software Firm Alkami Plans IPO At $2 Billion Valuation
April 05, 2021  |  IPO

Alkami Technology, a provider of cloud-based digital solutions for financial institutions (FIs), is planning an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the firm at...

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Deliveroo Valuation Takes A Dive Amid Concern Around Labor Practices
Deliveroo Valuation Takes A Dive Amid Concern Around Labor Practices
March 29, 2021  |  Delivery

Deliveroo, the London-based Amazon-backed food delivery service, announced on Monday morning (March 29) that its shares are now expected to be priced at £3.90 –...

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SoFi Offers Amateur Investors Early IPO Access
SoFi Offers Amateur Investors Early IPO Access
March 26, 2021  |  Investments

The online finance startup SoFi is bucking Wall Street tradition by giving amateur investors an easier way to purchase shares in companies as they go...

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Paris Gets Into SPAC Trend With 360 Disruptech EU Listing
Paris Gets Into SPAC Trend With 360 Disruptech EU Listing
March 26, 2021  |  International

Paris will be the recipient soon of a blank-check company for technology investments, the latest sign that they’re not immune to the recent special purpose...

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