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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As IPOs Rise, Red Ink Fails To Deter Investors
As IPOs Rise, Red Ink Fails To Deter Investors
October 02, 2018  |  Investments

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China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads
China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads
September 20, 2018  |  Loans

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China is not for the faint of heart — and that’s putting it lightly. Banks offer credit limits to borrowers that...

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Bread Snags $60M For Omnichannel Retail Payments
Bread Snags $60M For Omnichannel Retail Payments
September 19, 2018  |  Investments

FinTech startup Bread announced that it has completed a $60 million round of equity financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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In China, Bitmain Looks Toward $1B In Funding Amid Crypto Slide
In China, Bitmain Looks Toward $1B In Funding Amid Crypto Slide
September 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The headlines swirl around China and cryptos and a crackdown on trading, and even discussing them on social media. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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SEC Wants Startup Investments To Be Open To Everyone
SEC Wants Startup Investments To Be Open To Everyone
August 31, 2018  |  Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to allow individuals to invest in private companies, including in-demand startups. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Parsing Buffett/Berkshire’s Paytm Push
Parsing Buffett/Berkshire’s Paytm Push
August 27, 2018  |  Investments

Call it a $285 million shot across the digital payments bow. A new embrace of high tech, and a notable one for a famed investor...

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Today In Data: Investing In A More Efficient Future
Today In Data: Investing In A More Efficient Future
August 24, 2018  |  Today In Data

Efficiency is everything, pretty much in any arena. Because being inefficient is very costly – both in literal dollars and in opportunities lost to forge business relationships. But where...

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Eventbrite Prepares For $200M IPO
Eventbrite Prepares For $200M IPO
August 23, 2018  |  IPO

Event ticketing service Eventbrite has announced its plans to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering (IPO). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Upgrade Is Upgrading The FinTech Lending Experience
Upgrade Is Upgrading The FinTech Lending Experience
August 23, 2018  |  Loans

When Renaud Laplanche launched hist latest lending start up, Upgrade, the venture was both quite similar to and yet quite different from his previous endeavor,...

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