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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UK Competition Watchdog Cautions Young Traders On Risky Investments
UK Competition Watchdog Cautions Young Traders On Risky Investments
March 23, 2021  |  Investments

New research from the U.K.’s competition watchdog indicated that younger traders are increasingly taking part in risky investments without fully understanding the possible pitfalls and...

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B2B Payments Firm AvidXchange Could Hit $7 Billion Valuation In IPO
B2B Payments Firm AvidXchange Could Hit $7 Billion Valuation In IPO
March 23, 2021  |  IPO

The business-to-business (B2B) payments firm AvidXchange is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) that could give the North Carolina company a valuation topping $7 billion,...

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UK’s Deliveroo Reflects High Demand For Delivery; IPO Set To Top $12 Billion
UK’s Deliveroo Reflects High Demand For Delivery; IPO Set To Top $12 Billion
March 22, 2021  |  Retail

The Amazon-backed and London-based delivery service Deliveroo said on Monday (March 22) that it is looking to raise over $12 billion in its IPO later...

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SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
March 22, 2021  |  IPO

The continued, heady pace of “blank-check” firms filing to go public shows no sign of abating. And while some observers may point to what seems...

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Restaurant Roundup: Investors Back ResTech Solutions
Restaurant Roundup: Investors Back ResTech Solutions
March 19, 2021  |  Investments

While the week’s biggest story in restaurant technology investment news was Olo’s IPO and its valuation north of $4.6 billion, this week also saw significant...

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Virtual Land Parcels Selling For Millions In Real Dollars
Virtual Land Parcels Selling For Millions In Real Dollars
March 19, 2021  |  Real Estate

Want to own a piece of virtual reality real estate? You may need to get in line. As Bloomberg reported on Friday (March 19), property...

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Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Eyes IPO, Could Raise $9 Billion
Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Eyes IPO, Could Raise $9 Billion
March 19, 2021  |  News

Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported on Friday (March 19), citing people familiar with the plans. An...

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China Mulls Stricter IPO Regulations For Shanghai’s STAR Board
China Mulls Stricter IPO Regulations For Shanghai’s STAR Board
March 10, 2021  |  IPO

Companies looking to file publicly on Shanghai’s STAR board could face stricter rules by Chinese regulators that would include requiring businesses to prove their technological...

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Rob Gronkowski Selling Non-Fungible Tokens Of Super Bowl Moments
Rob Gronkowski Selling Non-Fungible Tokens Of Super Bowl Moments
March 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is selling over 300 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) spotlighting moments during this year’s Super Bowl and the other three...

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