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Chart of the Day: Big Mac Index

Today’s Chart of the Day from Voronoi shows the “Big Mac Index," a socially popular measure of a concept called Purchasing Power Parity. The concept..

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Chart of the Day: Markets in Election Years

Today’s Chart of the Day was provided by Angie Parsons, a Portfolio Manager at Crews Bank & Trust, after attending a presentation by Brian Levitt..

Blue bar graph showing the percentage of 25–35-year-olds living with their parents by decade from 1940 throught 2022.

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Chart of the Day: 25 to 35-Year-Olds

Today’s Chart of the Day from Apartment List shows the share of 25 to 35-year-olds living with their parents.

Blue bar graph illustrating the average ranking change across the top-ten performing stocks from the previous year.

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Chart of the Day: Beware of Chasing Performance

Today’s Chart of the Day is from a Financial Times article called “Past Performance is a Public Enemy” and includes a chart provided by Schroders.

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Chart of the Day: Fastest Growing Counties in the US

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @Markets4mayhem on X and shows the fastest growing counties in the United States from 2020-2023, which equates 7.5%+..

Bar graph showing the growth of bond EFTs from 2007 to present which indicates that they are becoming a very popular option.

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Chart of the Day: Bond ETFs Take Off

Today’s Chart of the Day from the Financial Times shows the growth of Bond ETFs from 2007 to present.

teal and green peaks of US debt from 1790 projected into 2054

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Chart of the Day: % of Debt Per GDP

Today’s Chart of the Day from Vanguard shows the US debt as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), which is a measure of all the goods and..

Line graph showing average monthly payment in brown and four-quarter average in orange for a median-priced home, from 1990 to 2024. Today's payments are at an all-time high, exceeding $3,000/month.

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Chart of the Day: Payments on Houses

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the 2024 State of the Nation's Housing Report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

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Chart of the Day: Old Tech vs. New Tech

Today’s Chart of the Day from Bank of America is more of a “buyer beware” to those oversaturated in AI. It's important to understand the risks that..

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Chart of the Day: Price Changes

Today’s Chart of the Day from Mark Perry shows the price changes for various goods and services over the last 24 years, from January 2000 to June..

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Chart of the Day: 7, 11, 17 Years

Today’s Chart of the Day is based on calculations I did from discussions with a client. It is important to remember, there are only two ways to get..

Chart dated from 1945 to 2020 measuring equities, corporate bonds, and treasuries

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Chart of the Day: More Professional, Less Individual

Today’s Chart of the Day from S&P Global shows the overall market share owned by individuals.

Blue and white bar graph illustrating the gains and losses of of adjusted gross income by state from 2019 to 2022. Florida is the big winner with a gain of $116 billion, while California and New York show a combined loss of $147 billion.

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Chart of the Day: California's Downward Spiral vs. Florida's Rise

Today’s Chart of the Day is from a Wall Street Journal article recommended by Doug F., a subscriber of Chart of the Day. It is called “The Blue-State..

Blue and tan pie chart showing the percentage of stocks that outperformed treasury bills

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Chart of the Day: Only 42% of Stocks Outperform

Today’s Chart of the Day was prepared by @CharlieBilello on X using data from a groundbreaking paper in 2022 by Hendrick Bessembinder.

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Chart of the Day: 2% Created 90% of Returns

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @CharlieBilello from the Hendrick Bessembinder paper called “Shareholder Wealth Enhancement” published in 2023.

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10/17/24

Chart of the Day: Big Mac Index

Today’s Chart of the Day from Voronoi shows the “Big Mac Index," a socially popular measure of a concept called Purchasing Power Parity. The concept proposes that the costs of goods, in this case a hamburger, should be the same all over the world.

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10/15/24

Chart of the Day: Markets in Election Years

Today’s Chart of the Day was provided by Angie Parsons, a Portfolio Manager at Crews Bank & Trust, after attending a presentation by Brian Levitt with Invesco called, “Is the Second Half of Elections Bad for the Markets?”

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10/3/24

Chart of the Day: 25 to 35-Year-Olds

Today’s Chart of the Day from Apartment List shows the share of 25 to 35-year-olds living with their parents.

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10/1/24

Chart of the Day: Beware of Chasing Performance

Today’s Chart of the Day is from a Financial Times article called “Past Performance is a Public Enemy” and includes a chart provided by Schroders.

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09/27/24

Chart of the Day: Fastest Growing Counties in the US

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @Markets4mayhem on X and shows the fastest growing counties in the United States from 2020-2023, which equates 7.5%+ growth rates. Counties in Florida, Idaho, Texas, and Western Montana dominate the list.

In Florida, Southwest Florida, north of Tampa, and the I-4 corridor are all in green. Charlotte County went from 188,000 to 206,00, which was an increase of 18,000 people. Sarasota County went from 436,000 to 469,000, an increase of 33,000.

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09/24/24

Chart of the Day: Bond ETFs Take Off

Today’s Chart of the Day from the Financial Times shows the growth of Bond ETFs from 2007 to present.

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09/19/24

Chart of the Day: % of Debt Per GDP

Today’s Chart of the Day from Vanguard shows the US debt as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), which is a measure of all the goods and services generated by the United States.

Chart of the Day

09/17/24

Chart of the Day: Payments on Houses

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the 2024 State of the Nation's Housing Report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

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09/12/24

Chart of the Day: Old Tech vs. New Tech

Today’s Chart of the Day from Bank of America is more of a “buyer beware” to those oversaturated in AI. It's important to understand the risks that other new technology experienced.

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09/5/24

Chart of the Day: Price Changes

Today’s Chart of the Day from Mark Perry shows the price changes for various goods and services over the last 24 years, from January 2000 to June 2024.

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09/3/24

Chart of the Day: 7, 11, 17 Years

Today’s Chart of the Day is based on calculations I did from discussions with a client. It is important to remember, there are only two ways to get your money back from an investment. The first is selling that investment to someone else and the second is receiving distributions in the form of dividends.

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08/29/24

Chart of the Day: More Professional, Less Individual

Today’s Chart of the Day from S&P Global shows the overall market share owned by individuals.

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08/27/24

Chart of the Day: California's Downward Spiral vs. Florida's Rise

Today’s Chart of the Day is from a Wall Street Journal article recommended by Doug F., a subscriber of Chart of the Day. It is called “The Blue-State Wealth Exodus Continues” and shows the amount of taxable personal income gained or lost from various states between 2019-2022. California and New York lost a combined $147 billion vs. a $116 billion in growth in Florida.

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08/22/24

Chart of the Day: Only 42% of Stocks Outperform

Today’s Chart of the Day was prepared by @CharlieBilello on X using data from a groundbreaking paper in 2022 by Hendrick Bessembinder.

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08/20/24

Chart of the Day: 2% Created 90% of Returns

Today’s Chart of the Day is from @CharlieBilello from the Hendrick Bessembinder paper called “Shareholder Wealth Enhancement” published in 2023.