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Chart shows that motorcycles are the most lethal transportation option

Chart of the Day: Motorcycles vs. Cars vs. Planes

Today's Chart of the Day looks at the statistics of transportation safety. I think everyone already suspects this, but I was surprised by the scale...

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Blue bar chart shows that 99% of loans have a lower rate than the current PMMS rate

Chart of the Day: 99% are Under Current Rate

Today's Chart is from the Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) from Freddie Mac, the government agency that provides mortgage loans.

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United States represented by blue, Russia represented by red

Chart of the Day: History of Nuclear Arsenals

Today's Chart of the Day looks at the number of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and the USSR/Russia dating back to the 1950s.

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Exchange Trade Funds shown in blue, Mutual Funds shown in black, data from 2017 to 2023

Chart of the Day: The Great Exodus Continues

Today’s Chart of the Day from Bloomberg shows the net growth of Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs), in blue, versus the loss from Mutual Funds, in black...

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chart shows various products price changes from January 2000- June 2022

Chart of the Day: 20+ Years of Inflation

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @Mark_J_Perry on Twitter and is called, “The Chart of the Century.” It shows price changes of various goods and..

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Pie charts show the relative size of global stock markets from 1899 to 2023

Chart of the Day: U.S. is Now 58%

Besides cutting-edge technology, a thing the United States leads the world in is banking and investments.

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$292,710 is the current, average price of a single-family home in the U.S.

Chart of the Day: Real Estate Down 5%, but Still Up 40%

Today's Chart of the Day is of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index published yesterday, March 28.

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 blue bar chart shows the growth of $2,000 invested annually in the S&P 500 from 2001 - 2020

Chart of the Day: Don't Stay in Cash

“Time it right,” and “Don’t buy the peak” are attractive goals; however, the chart from @PeterMallouk shows the difference between perfect timing and..

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blue bar chart compares things such as number of words in the novel

Chart of the Day: More Hedge Funds than Burger Kings

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from the Financial Times and shows a variety of things.

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10% contribution in purple, increasing contribution in green, 3% contribution in blue

Chart of the Day: 1% Increase Annually to 10%

Today’s Chart supports the idea of, “Save early; save often.”

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decrease is representing by descending blue line

Chart of the Day: More with Less

I often joke that when I started banking in 1996 there were three of me that do the level of work I do now. This chart supports it.

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multiple charts shared in the semi-annual SPIVA report

Charts of the Day: 2022 Index vs. Active Update

The semi-annual SPIVA (S&P Index Vs. Active) report was recently released.

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bar chart in blue shows answers to survey

Chart of the Day: Home Changes in 2023

Today’s Chart of the Day is a survey of builders with data provided by John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

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a blue line indicates the ups and downs of returns dating back to 1926

Chart of the Day: 30 Years of Faith

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from an article written by Ben Carlson on A Wealth of Common Sense. The chart shows rolling 30-year returns of the..

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chart shows taxes in blue and spending in red

Chart of the Day: Taxes and Spending

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from chartr with figures provided by the US Treasury to help us understand where our Federal Government taxes and..

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Chart of the Day: Motorcycles vs. Cars vs. Planes

Today's Chart of the Day looks at the statistics of transportation safety. I think everyone already suspects this, but I was surprised by the scale. You are 30 times more likely to die on a motorcycle than in a car. Also, you are 100 times more likely to die in a car than a plane.

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Chart of the Day: 99% are Under Current Rate

Today's Chart is from the Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) from Freddie Mac, the government agency that provides mortgage loans.

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Chart of the Day: History of Nuclear Arsenals

Today's Chart of the Day looks at the number of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and the USSR/Russia dating back to the 1950s.

More

Chart of the Day: The Great Exodus Continues

Today’s Chart of the Day from Bloomberg shows the net growth of Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs), in blue, versus the loss from Mutual Funds, in black. Last year was especially brutal when the downturn allowed investors to finally exit their positions with less capital gain.

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Chart of the Day: 20+ Years of Inflation

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @Mark_J_Perry on Twitter and is called, “The Chart of the Century.” It shows price changes of various goods and services from January 2000-June 2022 and the private sector doing a good job making things more affordable.

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Chart of the Day: U.S. is Now 58%

Besides cutting-edge technology, a thing the United States leads the world in is banking and investments.

More

Chart of the Day: Real Estate Down 5%, but Still Up 40%

Today's Chart of the Day is of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index published yesterday, March 28.

More

Chart of the Day: Don't Stay in Cash

“Time it right,” and “Don’t buy the peak” are attractive goals; however, the chart from @PeterMallouk shows the difference between perfect timing and bad timing over the last 20 years is only $151K vs. $121K.

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Chart of the Day: More Hedge Funds than Burger Kings

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from the Financial Times and shows a variety of things.

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Chart of the Day: 1% Increase Annually to 10%

Today’s Chart supports the idea of, “Save early; save often.”

More

Chart of the Day: More with Less

I often joke that when I started banking in 1996 there were three of me that do the level of work I do now. This chart supports it.

More

Charts of the Day: 2022 Index vs. Active Update

The semi-annual SPIVA (S&P Index Vs. Active) report was recently released.

More

Chart of the Day: Home Changes in 2023

Today’s Chart of the Day is a survey of builders with data provided by John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

More

Chart of the Day: 30 Years of Faith

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from an article written by Ben Carlson on A Wealth of Common Sense. The chart shows rolling 30-year returns of the stock market dating back to 1926.

More

Chart of the Day: Taxes and Spending

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from chartr with figures provided by the US Treasury to help us understand where our Federal Government taxes and spends.

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