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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CNBC, Acorns Announce Partnership And Investment
CNBC, Acorns Announce Partnership And Investment
January 28, 2019  |  Investments

CNBC and Acorns, the FinTech that makes a mobile investing and savings app, announced on Monday (Jan. 28) a strategic partnership to create editorial content and...

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How FinTech Startups Bring Keyword Searches To Financial Notes
How FinTech Startups Bring Keyword Searches To Financial Notes
January 23, 2019  |  Startup Check-In

FinTech startups are introducing new ways for users to sift through information that was once hard to find: Intrinio, for instance, is now letting users...

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Companies Mull IPOs Without SEC Approval
Companies Mull IPOs Without SEC Approval
January 21, 2019  |  Investments

Companies that want to go public during the first part of the year are hampered by a key roadblock: The month-long government shutdown has also...

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Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

For short sellers – those who bet that stocks will fall rather than rise – amid Chinese FinTechs, this week has led to big gains....

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Stock Market Rout Could Hit Wealthy Households In 2019
Stock Market Rout Could Hit Wealthy Households In 2019
January 16, 2019  |  Economy

With the stock market selling off in recent weeks, Goldman Sachs is warning that wealthy households will feel some of the pain. Get the Full...

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Many Bitcoin Investors Don’t Plan To Deduct Losses On Tax Returns
Many Bitcoin Investors Don’t Plan To Deduct Losses On Tax Returns
January 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin investors took a massive hit in 2018 – and, according to personal finance company Credit Karma, most of them don’t realize they can write...

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Citi Weathers Trading Volatility as Mobile Efforts Gain Traction
Citi Weathers Trading Volatility as Mobile Efforts Gain Traction
January 14, 2019  |  Earnings

Citigroup’s trading business may have been the focus on Monday (Jan. 14) upon releasing fourth-quarter results – injecting a bit of volatility into the numbers...

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Bitcoin Regains Some Of Its Weekend Losses
Bitcoin Regains Some Of Its Weekend Losses
January 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, climbed somewhat from a decline below $3,500 over the weekend, which was its lowest level since Dec. 18. Get the Full Story...

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Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

In a move that could bring in as much as $1 billion in funding, facial recognition firm Megvii is reportedly mulling an initial public offering...

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