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)

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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Olo Highlights Five Key Takeaways In S-1 Filing For IPO
Olo Highlights Five Key Takeaways In S-1 Filing For IPO
March 09, 2021  |  IPO

After filing an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month, software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Olo, which creates digital ordering and delivery solutions for restaurants,...

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Deliveroo Confirms London Listing Plans Despite Losing $309 Million 
Deliveroo Confirms London Listing Plans Despite Losing $309 Million 
March 08, 2021  |  IPO

London delivery giant Deliveroo could go public on the London Stock Exchange as soon as April, regardless of posting 2020 losses totaling $309 million (£223.7...

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Balance Sheets Ballooning With Bitcoin — A Harbinger Of DeFi To Come? 
Balance Sheets Ballooning With Bitcoin — A Harbinger Of DeFi To Come? 
March 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Balance sheets ballooning with bitcoin. For a smattering (but growing roster) of firms, adding bitcoin holdings as part of the typical corporate finance strategy of...

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Red-Hot IPO Market Draws Payments Firms, FinTechs
Red-Hot IPO Market Draws Payments Firms, FinTechs
February 28, 2021  |  IPO

By any measure, initial public offerings (IPOs) were hot last year, buoyed in part by the embrace by retail investors of special purpose acquisition companies...

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Roblox Gaming Platform Pursues Older Users; Readies For Direct Listing
Roblox Gaming Platform Pursues Older Users; Readies For Direct Listing
February 26, 2021  |  IPO

Digital entertainment platform Roblox is going after adult users as it readies to go public via a direct offering scheduled for March 10, CNBC reported...

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Report: Robinhood In Talks To Pay Financial Penalty
Report: Robinhood In Talks To Pay Financial Penalty
February 26, 2021  |  Markets

To settle probes into its options trading processes and the downtime that its equity trading app faced last year, Robinhood Markets Inc. is in discussions...

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