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 Smashes New Records With Valuation Topping $1 Trillion
Bitcoin Smashes New Records With Valuation Topping $1 Trillion
February 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency craze has topped new records, with bitcoin’s market valuation surpassing $1 trillion, according to a CNBC report on Friday (Feb. 19). Get the...

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Singapore May List Blank-Check Companies, Or SPACs, This Year
Singapore May List Blank-Check Companies, Or SPACs, This Year
February 18, 2021  |  IPO

The Singapore Exchange, a major stock market in Asia, has reportedly been considering the idea of listing blank-check companies. Now, CEO Loh Boon Chye said...

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Coupang’s S-1 Spotlights Logistics Challenges In eCommerce IPOs
Coupang’s S-1 Spotlights Logistics Challenges In eCommerce IPOs
February 18, 2021  |  IPO

The great digital shift has sparked a lot of excitement on Wall Street. And a growing number of firms across the globe are joining the...

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Wall Street’s Great Democratization Needs More Than Just Investing Technology  
Wall Street’s Great Democratization Needs More Than Just Investing Technology  
February 17, 2021  |  Investments

In the world of mythology, Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor. And in the new telling of the Robinhood tale,...

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Bitcoin Trading Value Surpasses $50K For The First Time
Bitcoin Trading Value Surpasses $50K For The First Time
February 16, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Aggressive bitcoin trading over the past two-plus months has seen the digital currency’s price tag soar above $50,000 for the first time on Tuesday (Feb....

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Indonesian Travel Startup Traveloka Looks To Enter Public Markets Via SPAC
Indonesian Travel Startup Traveloka Looks To Enter Public Markets Via SPAC
February 16, 2021  |  IPO

Online travel startup Traveloka is aiming to launch a “blank-check” company with a listing in the U.S. this year. Ferry Unardi, the Indonesian company’s CEO,...

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London’s Deliveroo To Announce IPO Plans March 8
London’s Deliveroo To Announce IPO Plans March 8
February 15, 2021  |  IPO

London-based food-delivery service Deliveroo could begin the process of floating shares for public purchase as early as March 8, Sky News reported Monday (Feb. 15),...

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LinkedIn And Zynga Founders To Merge SPAC With Flying Taxi Startup
LinkedIn And Zynga Founders To Merge SPAC With Flying Taxi Startup
February 11, 2021  |  Acquiring

Flying taxi developer Joby Aviation is getting some help from the blank-check company helmed by LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, the Financial Times (FT) reported. A...

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Uber Earnings: Delivering Food Runs Miles Ahead Of Delivering People
Uber Earnings: Delivering Food Runs Miles Ahead Of Delivering People
February 10, 2021  |  Earnings

Uber delivers people. Uber delivers food. One of these businesses was uniquely suited to the digital-first economy. That became clear on the company’s earnings call...

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