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Investopedia was founded by Cory Janssen and Cory Wagner in June 1999 in Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. The prime purpose behind the website hosting was to present a platform to the Finance Enthusiasts, Students and professionals to use it as an Encyclopedia to gain knowledge and get better at it. In 2007, the site was purchased by U.S. publishing company Forbes and currently being run by IAC (Interactive Corp) which is an American Media House. The website has remained a one stop shop for investment education, personal finance, market analysis, and free trading simulators. Apart from being an investment, economic and financial guide to millions it also has served the purpose of a comprehensive financial dictionary, exam preparation materials, and active trading strategies. Overall, it has remained to be the hub for investors, students and economists.
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Investopedia is an investment education site that includes the most comprehensive investing dictionary on the web as well as articles and tutorials on nearly any aspect of the market. Pretty evident from the homepage of the website is the fact that the website has been made user friendly and is easy to navigate and rush through the website. It has got the options neatly organized, which makes it easy for the user to browse per his/her requirement. The menu bar is aptly placed with 11 fields to browse through, i.e. Dictionary, Investing, Trading, Markets, Personal Finance, Wealth Management, Financial Advisors, Exam Prep, Tutorials, Video and Stock Simulator. The Fields's span is such that it can cater to the needs of traders, investors, people new to the field of Stock Market and students as well. The homepage also has the latest trending news and events which are going on in the field of Commerce and Finance. It has got the graphs for the current behaviour of the markets in equities, commodities, bonds and forex which helps a user/investor understand the current trend and plan his/her investment accordingly. The website provides a free service of providing a new word from the financial world through an email, however you need to subscribe for the same on the home page using your email. The website has kept a feedback tab quite visible on the homepage for the user to rate his...