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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Are ‘Unicorns’ Much Less Valuable Than We Think?
Are ‘Unicorns’ Much Less Valuable Than We Think?
October 17, 2017  |  Investments

The valuations that have come out of Silicon Valley in the last few decades have been nothing if not eye-catching: $62.5 billion for Uber, $31...

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PayPal’s Market Cap Blasts Past Amex
PayPal’s Market Cap Blasts Past Amex
October 16, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

It’s been a strong year for PayPal, which has seen its shares up 75 percent since the beginning of the year. Get the Full Story...

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Wu-Tang Financial Is Here — Finally
Wu-Tang Financial Is Here — Finally
October 14, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Between hurricanes, wildfires and the political uncertainty everywhere, the world has looked a little bleak lately. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Russian Central Bank Cracks Down On Cryptocurrency
Russian Central Bank Cracks Down On Cryptocurrency
October 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Actually using the phrase “dubious” to describe them, Russian Central Bank First Deputy Governor Sergei Shvetsov announced news on Tuesday that Russia will block access to...

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Toys R Us Locks Down $3.1 Billion In Financing
Toys R Us Locks Down $3.1 Billion In Financing
September 27, 2017  |  Retail

Toys R Us has just managed to secure $3.1 billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand...

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Aptos And Billabong Surf The Cloud
Aptos And Billabong Surf The Cloud
September 11, 2017  |  Retail

Billabong is a bigger company than most people might imagine. Apart from its well-known namesake brand, Billabong is also the parent behind a host of...

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Barclays Deluged With Complaints Over New Investment Website
Barclays Deluged With Complaints Over New Investment Website
September 04, 2017  |  Banking

Barclays, the U.K. financial firm, is having a tough go of it with its new DIY investment website, with customers facing all sorts of problems...

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Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
Mark Cuban Bitcoin Skeptic No More
August 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor who a few weeks back said bitcoin was in a bubble, is getting used to the new world of cryptocurrency....

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Urban FT Makes Bid For Troubled Online Bank Digiliti
Urban FT Makes Bid For Troubled Online Bank Digiliti
August 16, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Urban FT has launched a bid for struggling mobile money firm Digiliti. To get a sense of the strategy behind the deal, Karen Webster got an exclusive first look...

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