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Slate Auto electric vehicles inside the startup’s beta production facility in Lake Orion Township, Michigan.Slate AutoLAKE ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a nondescript supplier park in suburban Detroit, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building what it hopes will be America’s newest automaker.The facility is filled with dozens of prototypes, crash-tested vehicles, a crude lab vehicle skeleton adorned with wires and, most importantly, a busy “beta” assembly line that has been building electric vehicles since December for the startup, Slate Auto.Slate is using the location — a stone’s throw away from a massive General Motors…

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With more Americans job hopping in the wake of the Great Resignation, the risk of “forgetting” a 401(k) plan with a previous employer has jumped, recent studies show. As of 2023, there were 29.2 million left-behind 401(k) accounts holding roughly $1.65 trillion in assets, up 20% from two years earlier, according to the latest data by Capitalize, a fintech firm.Nearly half of employees leave money in their old plans during work transitions, according to a 2024 report from Vanguard.However, that can come at a cost.More from Personal Finance:Average 401(k) balances drop 3% amid market swingsThe average 401(k) savings rate hit a…

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Xavier Lorenzo | Moment | Getty ImagesGen Z seems to have a case of economic malaise.Nearly half (49%) of its adult members — the oldest of whom are in their late 20s — say planning for the future feels “pointless,” according to a recent Credit Karma poll.A freewheeling attitude toward summer spending has taken root among young adults who feel financial “despair” and “hopelessness,” said Courtney Alev, a consumer financial advocate at Credit Karma.They think, “What’s the point when it comes to saving for the future?” Alev said.That “YOLO mindset” among Generation Z — the cohort born from roughly 1997…

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