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But when the pandemic hit I put off my trip, and my travel fund sat in a high-yield savings account. It was earning the highest interest rate of any savings account I could find at the time — a whopping 1.05%. Why not put my Italy fund in a brokerage account and get the double-digit returns I can in the stock market instead of 1% in a 'high-yield' savings account? I knew better than to put my vacation money — money I knew I'd be spending in the next two or three years, max — into growth stocks that are designed to be held for at least five years. Despite the small returns, I'll definitely be using a high-yield savings account for all future Italy savings.

☆ ‘Game of Thrones’ ended with a thud. But ‘House of the Dragon’ has caught fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —HBO has created a kingdom of hits, with none as popular as “Game of Thrones.” But “Game of Thrones” ended with a thud in 2019 when critics and fans were unhappy with the fantasy epic’s ho-hum conclusion (Bran Stark on the Iron Throne? Create more “Game of Thrones,” of course. Enter “House of the Dragon,” a prequel that takes place almost 200 years before the events of its predecessor and focuses on the Targaryen family. To put that number into context, season seven of “Game of Thrones” averaged 32.7 million viewers per episode, and season 8, its final season, averaged 46 million viewers. (It doesn’t hurt that “Game of Thrones” is pretty much like watching sports, albeit with more dragons.)

☆ Apple may be seeing a demand split for iPhone 14 models, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There is a divergent picture of demand developing for Apple 's newest lineup of iPhones, according to Bank of America. But that appetite does not appear to exist down the lineup, where the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus have shrunken wait times compared with prior years. This could be driving customers to shift into the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max models which bodes well for mix and ASP, in our opinion. However, this might also suggest weaker demand overall for iPhone 14, which could be concerning," Mohan wrote. That change and component shortages could be impacting the year-to-year comparisons of shipping times, Mohan cautioned.

☆ I drove the coolest new electric SUV in the US. Here's a full photo tour of the fabulous Rivian R1S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-09 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Set the R1S to Rock Crawl or All Terrain mode and jack up its ground clearance to the max — 15 inches — and the R1S makes light work of treacherous boulders, water crossings, and impossibly steep grades. The Rivian R1S. Tim Levin/InsiderRead our review of the Rivian R1T here.

☆ 28-year-old millionaire: 'The slow way to wealth is to save'
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-21 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"The slow way to wealth is to save." It's a lot easier to make more money than to save more. Plus, if you make a lot, "it's a lot easier to save anyways," he says. "Meanwhile, the wealthy are focusing their energy on not just earning — but earning a lot of money." The wealthy are focusing their energy on not just earning — but earning a lot of money.

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