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Investing is the process of buying assets such as securities, real estate and other items of value that will hopefully increase in value over time, providing a return in the form of income payments or capital gains.

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What does "Its cash flow is deeply negative" mean?

Does "Its cash flow is deeply negative" mean "Netflix makes a big loss"? Netflix is profitable, but only on an accounting basis. Its cash flow is deeply negative as it pours cash into content. Apple will need to be just as aggressive with content…
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Why can't you just have someone invest for you and split the profits (and losses) with him?

There is a large sector of professionals providing the basic service of "take your money and invest it for you". However, it appears that none of these people want to share the profit nor the risk, but instead aim to derive money from the investor's…
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Why not just invest in the market?

I've seen it said a number of places that investors can never beat the market. Why use investors, then? Why not just put your money in a market index fund?
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What to do with sudden wealth?

I am about to receive a considerable(for me, anyway) amount of money- about $100k- and really have no idea what to do with it to make it grow even larger. Of course I want to pay off credit card debt($6k), and student loans($40k). I would also like…
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What does "building wealth" mean as an investing term?

As far as I know, and from a general perspective, "building wealth" seems identical to the term "making money." I am confused because investing generally isn't about making money in the same sense as one making money for completing a task (although…
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I have $100,000 in play money... what to do?

I feel a bit self-conscious with the title above given that web-searches along these lines turn up mostly people who are struggling to get rid of debt or build a modest amount of financial security. Nonetheless, being an American I can't really ask…
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Is foreign stock considered more risky than local stock and why?

I was told a while ago that foreign stocks are more risky than local stocks. Is this true? What is considered foreign depends where you are (for example, a US based investor would consider US stocks as local, but someone outside the US would…
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Could some of the other funds have done what Reddit did with Gamestop?

In general I understand the mechanism of the Gamestop event (short squeeze), but I am a bit confused as to why it happened only when Reddit investors got involved. I would presume that anybody with enough money (and there are plenty of rich people…
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Are annuities the best way of generating monthly income?

What is the most effective, least costly, way of generating monthly income from an investment of $500,000 or more? Are annuities too costly?
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How much do we need to understand about finances in order to trust our fiduciary advisor's recommendations?

We often have to put somewhat blind faith in the people who serve us---car mechanics, HVAC technicians, doctors, etc. Normally I research things a great deal before making a decision or trusting advice. I've come to realize with my fiduciary advisor…
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What are the marks of poor investment advice?

What are the marks of poor investment advice? Basically, how do you evaluate whether the investment advice someone is giving you is good or bad?
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Is there anything material I might own (aside from a house) that would increase in value?

Say, for instance, diamonds, or gold? Watches?
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What are investment options for young married couple with no debt that have maxed out retirement savings?

Currently my wife and I are both working with decent salaries. We currently max our our 401k and we max out contributions to our Roth IRA. We are pretty set in terms of saving for retirement. The only debt we currently have is our mortgage at…
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What are some well known or well regarded arguments against investing?

I'm looking to research the arguments against investing, or at least arguments that present a rather different view of investing than is the conventional wisdom. By "investing", I mean putting money at risk of significant or even total loss--other…
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Should the poor consider investing as a means to becoming rich?

Obviously the first idea that pops into anyone's head, rich or otherwise, would not be to become "rich" or "richer" from investing. Nevertheless, I read a book that got me thinking (can't say it's name here). Basically, the book is focused on how…
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