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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AI Startup Cognitive Scale Gets USAA Backing
AI Startup Cognitive Scale Gets USAA Backing
June 14, 2017  |  Investments

The USAA (United Services Automobile Assn.) has invested in artificial intelligence startup CognitiveScale for an undisclosed sum, bizjournals.com reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Generational Difference Driving Innovations In Investments
Generational Difference Driving Innovations In Investments
June 14, 2017  |  Investments

It’s no surprise that generational difference will create problems in a household, but it’s also leading to innovations. That’s according to the 2017 U.S. Trust...

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Fashion Tycoon Invests $225M In Klarna, Swedish Payments Unicorn
Fashion Tycoon Invests $225M In Klarna, Swedish Payments Unicorn
June 08, 2017  |  Startups

Klarna, the Swedish startup that lets shoppers pay for goods after they are delivered instead of before (and incrementally over time if they wish), has...

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Wahed, Halal FinTech Startup, Lands $5M In Seed Funding To Help Religious Muslims Invest
Wahed, Halal FinTech Startup, Lands $5M In Seed Funding To Help Religious Muslims Invest
June 07, 2017  |  Investments

Wahed, the investment firm focused on religious Muslims, has landed $5 million in seed funding, which it plans to use to provide the nuanced advice...

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US B2B FinTechs Get Left Behind
US B2B FinTechs Get Left Behind
June 02, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The latest analysis from Forbes confirms what the industry has felt in recent months: B2B FinTech investment is growing. Reports Thursday (June 1) said venture capitalists...

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ING Says Most People Wouldn’t Trust A Bot With Their Money
ING Says Most People Wouldn’t Trust A Bot With Their Money
June 02, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

ING released the results of its latest international survey on mobile banking, finding that while people are using their smartphones and tablets to perform banking...

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US Firms Diss Bitcoin As Cryptocurrency Price Swings
US Firms Diss Bitcoin As Cryptocurrency Price Swings
June 01, 2017  |  Investments

Bitcoin’s monumental price swings have piqued the interest of traders and investment firms. But despite consistently hitting new highs all year, most mutual funds in...

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China Closing US AI Gap
China Closing US AI Gap
May 30, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

The western world may have lead the way in computer software and semiconductors, but when it comes to artificial intelligence, China is shining. Get the...

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The CFPB’s Fact Finding Into SMB Lending (And Why Bankers Are Worried)
The CFPB’s Fact Finding Into SMB Lending (And Why Bankers Are Worried)
May 30, 2017  |  CFPB

After seven years of offering close scrutiny to any and all aspects of consumer lending — mortgage underwriting, car loans, short-term lending, credit cards, debt collection,...

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