Chart of the Day: Retirement Fall Off
Today’s Chart of the Day shows how much families have saved for retirement. Roughly 50% have ZERO saved, and only 21% have over $100,000.
Chart of the Day: Join the Bond ETF Movement
Today’s Chart of the Day from BlackRock shows the increasing use of Bond Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the US. Why? Many investors see them as more..
Chart of the Day: Inflation by the Decade/Paradigm Shift
Today’s Chart of the Day comes from Lance Lambert, @NewsLambert on Twitter, who works for Fortune Magazine. The chart shows total inflation by decade..
Comment of the Day: Aretha Franklin's Will
I’m going to take a small detour from my typical Chart of the Day to tell a short story of Aretha Franklin’s will.
Chart of the Day: Rolling 10-Year Returns
Today’s Chart of the Day from Cambria shows the rolling 10-year US stock return going back 108 years to 1914. There are two general periods where..
Chart of the Day: Better than 50/50, Especially in the Long Run
Today’s Chart of the Day from @morganhousel on Twitter illustrates the odds that you will have a positive return in the stock market based on how..
Chart of the Day: Record Car Prices
Today’s Chart of the Day is from a CNBC article titled, “With just 8% of new vehicles costing under $30,000, ‘it’s the least affordable car market in..
Chart of the Day: A Productive US vs. the UK/Japan
Today’s Chart of the Day from Invesco’s mid-year outlook shows that high inflation is reducing household disposable income. A closer look shows..
Chart of the Day: Dollar Reign
Today’s Chart of the Day comes from the Financial Times and shows the dominance of the US dollar in central bank reserves globally, represented in..
Chart of the Day: Post-Pandemic Trips
Today’s Chart of the Day is from the Wall Street Journal. Some things have not gone back to “pre-pandemic” days. One is the percentage of those who..
Chart of the Day: Buying vs. Renting
Today’s Chart of the Day comes from re:venture in a discussion on Reddit. It's important to remember that the monthly cost to buy (yellow) is usually..
Chart of the Day: Equal Weight for an Even More Incredible Win
Today’s Chart of the Day is from S&P Global. If you follow my posts, you will not be surprised that over the last 20 years the S&P 500 index, where..
Chart of the Day: US Birth Rates
Today’s Chart of the Day from Econofact.org shows the trend in US birth rates which peaked in 2007 and is now 20% less.
Commentary of the Day: NASDAQ 100 Concentration
Today’s Chart of the Day is a comment about a unique risk that can occur in successful index funds. For instance, we often hear about what many call..