Chart of the Day: Gold vs Hourly Wage

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from the Gold Market Chartbook and shows how many hours of work it takes to buy one ounce of gold. 

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Chart of the Day: Possibility of Loss

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Chart of the Day: Percent That Give to Children

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Barrons with data from Ameriprise showing the percentage of Americans who fund or are preparing to fund certain financial events for their children.

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Chart of the Day: Rise of Niche Brands

Today’s Chart of the Day from FactSet was included in an article titled, “Startups Are Eating Big Food’s Lunch”, featured in the Wall Street Journal.

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Chart of the Day: View on Sports Betting

With a nod to all the sporting events that take place in the fall, sharing today’s Chart of the Day from Topley’s Top 10, with data from the Pew Research Center, feels appropriate.

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Chart of the Day: Top 10 Now, Not Then

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Mike Zaccardi @MikeZaccardi and shows the ten largest companies in the S&P in 10-year spans for the last 40 years starting in 1985. 

Our memories can be short, and we often think that what is now has always been and will always continue. But from 20 years ago in 2005, the only company that is still in the top 10 is Microsoft. Just ten years ago, only four were. 

But of course, things change—new companies and industries emerge as others wane—and in fact, many of the top ten companies from 20 to 30 years ago significantly underperformed the overall market afterwards and are no longer anywhere near the top.
 

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Chart of the Day: How Long Will It Last?

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Chart of the Day: 4.0% to 5.5% Rule

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Why Choose Online Banking? Our Top 10 Reasons

Mary’s days are busy from the moment she wakes up until well into the evening, juggling her three kids in school, sports and dance classes, a full-time job, and a new puppy. When she received a late fee just because she didn’t have a stamp handy to mail her bill on time, she knew something had to change.

That’s when she discovered online banking. Setting it up was easier than she expected. She immediately enrolled in bill pay and scheduled recurring payments for her mortgage and car. No more writing checks or rushing to the post office for her!

Now, Mary pays bills from her phone while waiting at baseball practice and she can spend more time training that new puppy.

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Chart of the Day: Trust in Media

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Gallup and shows Americans' trust, or lack of, in mainstream media over the past 50 years.

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Chart of the Day: Lack of Accountants

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Chart of the Day: Six Rules for Under Age 30

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Accounting Knowledge Concepts’ X page and shows six financial rules that everyone should know by age 30.

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Chart of the Day: $35-Million Million

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the US Treasury and shows the growth of the US National Debt from $5 trillion in 1995 to $35 trillion in 2025.

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Chart of the Day: 30% Work from Home

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Chart of the Day: 50-Year Trump Account

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from a conversation with a client about the new “Trump Accounts” for minors, which would automatically enroll every American child born from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028, in an investment account.  The account would be provided $1,000 to be invested in a tax deferred “diversified index of US stocks.”

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