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While stuffing cash under a mattress may seem like the easiest solution, your local bank or credit union offers better and safer options. Either a traditional savings account or a certificate of deposit (CD) would earn some interest. At nearly all U.S. banks and credit unions, your money in either a CD or a savings account will be federally insured for losses up to $250,000. There are still enough differences that you should consider which is best for you. Key Takeaways CDs usually offer higher rates of interest than savings accounts. Savings accounts offer some of the lowest rates of…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Global carmakers are continuing to hedge their technology bets with plug-in hybrids and range-extended cars, despite a global rise in electric vehicle sales this year. The diversified approach to decarbonisation comes on the back of a relaxation in emissions rules in Europe and plans to reduce generous tax credits on EV purchases in the US. But car executives and analysts warn that the need to offer so many options will put additional cost pressure on an industry struggling with lower profit margins and an…

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If you’re eager to earn passive income, real estate investment trusts (REITs) offer a straightforward way to access consistent returns from real estate without the hassle of managing properties. And they’ve outperformed traditional stock market indexes over long-term investing periods. Key Takeaways REITs offer a passive income stream with dividend yields of about 4%. In the long term, REITs have often outperformed the S&P 500. Individual REITs provide higher potential returns but come with more risk, while REIT exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer diversification and stability. REITs can provide exposure to various real estate sectors—such as office, residential, and commercial—enabling broader…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Concerns including safety at charging points and range anxiety mean that women are lagging behind men in the transition to electric vehicles, prompting calls for action to narrow the gender gap. While women have been found to make more sustainable choices in many areas, around the world men are more likely to embrace the shift to EVs. Auto Trader’s 2023 survey, No Driver Left Behind: Women and the Journey to Electric, found that a third of men in the UK would consider an…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Automobiles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Musician Eric Clapton turned heads at the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2013 with his custom-designed Ferrari, rumoured then to be worth £3mn. While the chassis and power-train were from the then-current 458 Italia, the body was a homage to Ferrari’s 512 Berlinetta Boxer, a model made between 1976 and 1984 and said to be Clapton’s favourite. The car was a potent demonstration of Ferrari’s exclusive “One-Off” programme — the apogee of luxury-car makers’ personalisation schemes, an area of growing importance for their…

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‘Another Way: Building Companies That Last And Last And Last’, by Dave Whorton with Bo BurlinghamAnother Way appears, serendipitously, just days after Warren Buffett announced he would step down from Berkshire Hathaway. The legendary US investor is credited here as one inspiration for author Dave Whorton’s interest in “evergreen”, purpose-driven companies that are built to last.The book is structured largely as an orthodox story of Whorton’s progress from ambitious Silicon Valley venture capitalist, learning at the feet of John Doerr of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, through up-and-down experience of tech entrepreneurship, to the epiphany that there is more to…

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