Finance· 4 products
Best car insurance providers
Four national insurers compared on cover, claims handling, discounts and who they actually price well for.
8.8
Top pick
Amica Auto Insurance
Quote-based
Index funds explained
Total cost of ownership, tracking difference, structure and tax treatment — the parts that survive marketing.
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Two funds tracking the same index can deliver measurably different returns. The gap comes from tracking difference, securities-lending policy, replication method and domicile — none of which appear in an advertisement. This guide explains what to compare and links each figure to the fund's own factsheet.
Finance· 4 products
Best cashback credit cards
Four no-annual-fee cards compared on the earn rate you will actually get, foreign fees and the conditions attached.
8.9
Top pick
Chase Freedom Unlimited
$0 annual fee
Finance· 4 products
Best high-yield savings accounts
Where to park an emergency fund: four no-fee savings accounts compared on access, protection and the tooling around them.
9.1
Top pick
Marcus by Goldman Sachs Online Savings Account
No fees
Finance· 4 products
Best online bank accounts
Four everyday accounts compared on fees, ATM access, deposit protection and what happens when something goes wrong.
9.0
Top pick
Ally Bank Spending Account
No monthly fee
What we score, and why
Written down before any product is considered.
- Ongoing charge alongside realised tracking difference
- Physical, sampled or synthetic replication
- Fund domicile and withholding-tax treatment
- Securities-lending policy and revenue split
- Fund size, liquidity and closure risk
- Index methodology and rebalancing frequency
How we will decide
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Criteria before candidates
We write down what would make a product the right pick — and how each criterion is measured — before we look at what is on sale.
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Documented specifications only
Anything we state about a product comes from our own testing or from the manufacturer's published documentation, linked on the page.
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Real-world testing
Where a category can be tested, we test it over weeks rather than an unboxing session, and we publish the conditions we tested under.
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Pricing checked, not quoted
We do not print a price we have not verified, and we do not treat an RRP as evidence of a discount.
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Commercial relationships disclosed
Affiliate links, if present, are labelled on the page. No partner can buy a placement, a rank or a verdict.
The full process is documented in our review methodology and testing process.
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