Last year, at least $28 billion was invested in public and private electric-vehicle businesses, including Tesla TSLA, -0.66 percent, and Nio NIO, +3.22 percent.
That’s not include the considerably higher sums invested in autonomous-vehicle technology by blank-check corporations like Fisker FSR, +3.09 percent.
Some experts warn that investors looking for the next great thing are overvaluing startups. Will the electric vehicle bubble burst like the dot-com bubble?
Also, why the transition to electric vehicles may happen longer than many investors believe. Also, a look at a Tesla competitor that is underestimated. Last but not least, how much does it cost to charge an electric vehicle? The best new retirement ideas include: Take a year off. Whether you’re approaching retirement or simply want to change occupations, lifelong learning is the new buzzword. Here’s how it can change your life. Also included are articles on how to set up a do-it-yourself pension plan, why baby boomers should run everything, a new law requiring employees to save for retirement, and how to reimagine senior living by Airbnb executive and “modern elder” Chip Conley. At the age of 33, I’ve reached FIRE. So, what’s next?
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Trying to reach financial independence and retire early? Take care not to get burned. Also: This man got financially independent at the age of 36 and believes that “owning your own time” is the key to happiness. What is the next step in the fight against COVID-19? Vaccines have arrived. That isn’t the last word. Is it unethical for me to get a vaccine now, even though I am eligible? I’m in good shape and work from home. Also: “This year has been a hellfire”: Long-haul COVID-19 drivers endure financial and medical risks. The latest batch of stimulus cheques are being spent in the following way: Bitcoin BTCUSD is up 2.18 percent today.
Stocks are up 0.24 percent, according to the S&P 500 index.
Also: Three Americans reveal where their money is going to MarketWatch. Exceptional timing Mark Hulbert digs into a soon-to-be-released report on the richest shareholders’ charity donations of business stock. What’s the bottom line? Giving shares to charity by company insiders is frequently a sign that the market has reached a peak. More on the subject of investing
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Vanguard’s take on ESG
As this chart of the largest ESG ETFs indicates, Vanguard falls behind the pack in the hot sector of funds focused on environmental, social, and governance factors. Debbie Carlson talks to the head of portfolio review at BlackRock about the firm’s strategy and why it might alter. Also: In advance of a fresh transparency drive, the SEC’s acting chairman says climate and ESG are “front and center” for the regulator. The most up-to-date information about filing your taxes The IRS has changed the deadline for filing tax returns after tax season has began for the second year in a row. This year’s deadline has been pushed out to May 17. There is, however, one condition. Also, what to do if you’ve already filed your taxes but want to claim the jobless tax credit of $10,200. Whose student loans will be forgiven? It’s the 72,000 students who were duped by their colleges but only got partial relief after their debt relief cases were authorized through the borrower defense procedure. This law was rarely applied until 2015, with the collapse of Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit education chain that was accused of deceiving students about job placement and graduation rates. How can I make cows fart less?
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Give them seaweed to eat. The meat tastes the same, but it produces fewer methane fumes, which are harmful to the environment.
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