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 Plunges Over 50 Percent From Peak
Bitcoin Plunges Over 50 Percent From Peak
January 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin took a tumble on Wednesday, dropping as much as 20 percent and dipping below the $10,000 mark, Reuters reported. By early evening, however, the...

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China Cracks Down On Alt Crypto Trading Platforms
China Cracks Down On Alt Crypto Trading Platforms
January 15, 2018  |  Regulation

China steps up its regulation of cryptocurrency trading by going after online platforms and mobile apps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Data Dive: The Reworked, Reversed, Reconsidered Edition
Data Dive: The Reworked, Reversed, Reconsidered Edition
January 15, 2018  |  Data Dive

Louis Brandeis, arguably the most quotable judge in the history of the United States Supreme Court, had his doubts about spontaneous acts of brilliance. Get...

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NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

Swedish fashion eCommerce firm NA-KD has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round. Of those funds, reports TechCrunch, is $5 million that comes...

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Feds Could Bank $50M From Seized Bitcoin Auction
Feds Could Bank $50M From Seized Bitcoin Auction
January 15, 2018  |  Business Wire

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., the financial company used by the cryptocurrency industry for wire transfers and deposits, is no longer providing international wire transfers of...

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Chase Beats, Wells Fargo Doesn’t Meet (Earnings)
Chase Beats, Wells Fargo Doesn’t Meet (Earnings)
January 12, 2018  |  Earnings

The kickoff to earnings season usually has two firms reporting on the same day — JPMorgan and Wells Fargo — and the stories diverge wildly even though...

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Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction
Feds Put Seized Bitcoins Up For Auction
January 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Feds are seeking to put nearly 4,000 bitcoins on the auction block — currently worth approximately $50 million — seized in criminal, civil and administrative...

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Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On Wednesday (Jan. 10), Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, said he believes the bitcoin craze will come to an ending that won’t be good news...

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KodakCoin Drives Kodak Stock Price Up 119 Percent
KodakCoin Drives Kodak Stock Price Up 119 Percent
January 09, 2018  |  Blockchain

Following in the footsteps of companies seeking to get in on the cryptocurrency craze, Eastman Kodak Co. is launching its own digital currency, Bloomberg reports....

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