Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: Odds to Live at Age 65

Today’s Chart of the Day from JP Morgan shows the probability of how long you'll live if you reach age 65.

Grandfather, father and son working together on a model ship

Estate Planning

Preventing Your Treasures from Turning into a Loved One's Headache

We all have read about or seen someone on Antiques Roadshow who had a family's collection of coins or garage sale find that turned out to be worth..

Bar graph illustrating hours of sleep showing years 1942 ,1990, 2001,2013 and 2023. The blue portion of the bar represents 5 hours or less, black 6-7 and gray 8+ hours.

Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: 20% Less Than 5 Hours

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Bloomberg and shows the amount of sleep Americans are getting is less and less.

Buying a home

HELOCs Reimagined

Have you ever dreamed of jetting off to an international destination, relaxing tropical beach, or vibrant city, only to be held back by the cost of..

Chart showing average from 1896 to 2024 with a black line

Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: The Dow's Double Double

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the S&P Dow Jones Indices showing the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index. It started in 1896 at 40..

Young White woman in a red top and Hispanic gentleman standing in front of a coffee station in front of a white painted brick wall with the word LAKELAND in yellow letters, in a Crews Bank & Trust, having a discussion

Community Bank

What's So Special About a Community Bank?

Are you in search of a bank that truly understands your needs? We get it — Crews Bank & Trust has a long-standing legacy of understanding our..

Chart illustrating average US annual income, annual expenditures, and average credit card spending, which supersedes income by 38%.

Chart of the Day

If America Was a Household

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @hedgeye on X, formerly known as Twitter, and shows what a typical family income would look like if the US was a..

Data points on top 20 cities put together in a table. Florida cities highlighted in yellow: Fort Myers, South Bradenton, Altamonte Springs, Winter Park, Sarasota, Casselberry, Bradenton

Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: Florida Top 7 out of 20

Today’s Chart of the Day was shared by my colleague Christine Davis, Director of Commercial Banking Services at Crews Bank & Trust.

Frustrated retirement-aged woman struggling to figure out her estate plans

Estate Planning Managing your Wealth Retirement

What is a Corporate Trustee and Why on Earth Do I Need One?

If you are like many people, you may have seen or heard the term Corporate Trustee (or Corporate Fiduciary) and immediately assumed, “I don’t have..

Multi-colored line chart showing annual cancer death rates by country, from 1950 to today. Chart shows how cancer death rates have decrease from 150 to 100 per 100,000 people over this time period.

Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: Declining Cancer Death Rates

Today’s Chart of the Day from Our World in Data shows the death rate from cancer per 100,000 people going back to 1950.

chart dated back to 2006 with US in black on the top

Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: US Makes 26% of Everything

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the Wall Street Journal and shows the percentage of the World’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provided by the largest..

Young black man and young black woman wearing Army fatigues in front of their new home purchased using her VA Home Loan benefit.

Buying a home

VA Home Loans: A Benefit for Those Who Serve

VA Home Loans are a benefit earned by our nation's veterans, active-duty service members, and eligible surviving spouses to help them realize the..

Green bar graph showing yearly annual returns for the Standard & Poor 500 for the last 40 years, illustrating annual turn, maximum decline within each year and the average decline for this time frame, which is 14%.

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Chart of the Day: Intra Year Swings of 26%

Today’s Chart of the Day from Yahoo Finance shows the annual returns of the stock market by year for the last 40 years, which resulted in an average..

orange bar graph with USA having most military spending by far in 2022

Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: US Military vs. the World

Today’s Chart of the Day from Global X, with data provided by Stockholm International Peace Research, shows that the United States spends almost 2x..

Business

Thinking About a Small Business Loan? Use the '7 Cs' to Prepare

As a small business owner, you wear all the hats – sales, marketing, accounting, human resources – and you arebusy.

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Chart of the Day

06/6/24

Chart of the Day: Odds to Live at Age 65

Today’s Chart of the Day from JP Morgan shows the probability of how long you'll live if you reach age 65.

Estate Planning

06/5/24

Preventing Your Treasures from Turning into a Loved One's Headache

We all have read about or seen someone on Antiques Roadshow who had a family's collection of coins or garage sale find that turned out to be worth far more than expected - rare, but it happens. What do you do with these treasures when it's time to write your will or trust?

Chart of the Day

06/4/24

Chart of the Day: 20% Less Than 5 Hours

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Bloomberg and shows the amount of sleep Americans are getting is less and less.

Buying a home

05/31/24

HELOCs Reimagined

Have you ever dreamed of jetting off to an international destination, relaxing tropical beach, or vibrant city, only to be held back by the cost of the trip? Enter HELOCs! Home Equity Lines of Credit could be your ticket to unforgettable vacations.

Chart of the Day

05/30/24

Chart of the Day: The Dow's Double Double

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the S&P Dow Jones Indices showing the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index. It started in 1896 at 40 and recently reached 40,000.

Community Bank

05/29/24

What's So Special About a Community Bank?

Are you in search of a bank that truly understands your needs? We get it — Crews Bank & Trust has a long-standing legacy of understanding our clients’ wants and needs from their community bank. We are committed to delivering personalized service, and since we live and work in the same communities as our customers, we have an intimate understanding of their financial requirements.

Chart of the Day

05/28/24

If America Was a Household

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @hedgeye on X, formerly known as Twitter, and shows what a typical family income would look like if the US was a typical household.

Chart of the Day

05/23/24

Chart of the Day: Florida Top 7 out of 20

Today’s Chart of the Day was shared by my colleague Christine Davis, Director of Commercial Banking Services at Crews Bank & Trust.

Estate Planning, Managing your Wealth, Retirement

05/22/24

What is a Corporate Trustee and Why on Earth Do I Need One?

If you are like many people, you may have seen or heard the term Corporate Trustee (or Corporate Fiduciary) and immediately assumed, “I don’t have lots of money, so I don’t need that.”If you did, you wouldn’t alone. Even the term, 'corporate trustee' seems a bit intimidating. Let’s dig into what a corporate trustee is and why, even without a huge bank account and a mansion, one may be exactly what you need.

Chart of the Day

05/21/24

Chart of the Day: Declining Cancer Death Rates

Today’s Chart of the Day from Our World in Data shows the death rate from cancer per 100,000 people going back to 1950.

Chart of the Day

05/16/24

Chart of the Day: US Makes 26% of Everything

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the Wall Street Journal and shows the percentage of the World’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provided by the largest countries over the last 20 years.

Buying a home

05/15/24

VA Home Loans: A Benefit for Those Who Serve

VA Home Loans are a benefit earned by our nation's veterans, active-duty service members, and eligible surviving spouses to help them realize the dream of owning a home.

Chart of the Day

05/14/24

Chart of the Day: Intra Year Swings of 26%

Today’s Chart of the Day from Yahoo Finance shows the annual returns of the stock market by year for the last 40 years, which resulted in an average return of 12%.

Chart of the Day

05/9/24

Chart of the Day: US Military vs. the World

Today’s Chart of the Day from Global X, with data provided by Stockholm International Peace Research, shows that the United States spends almost 2x more on military expenses than the total combined spending of China, Russia, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Business

05/8/24