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Chart of the Day: NIL College Compensation

With the return of college football, Saturdays across the country are loud and rowdy yet again. Today’s Chart of the Day from Crystal Capital..

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Chart of the Day: Working Past 65

Today’s Chart of the Day from Investopedia's blog How Many Americans Work Past 65? Changing Retirement by the Numbers shows that roughly 20% of..

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Chart of the Day: U.S. Sports Calendar

Today’s Chart of the Day from BrooksGate on X: the US sports calendar delivers a year-round snapshot of the calendars for the major U.S. sports..

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Chart of the Day: Financial Planning: Importance vs. Action

Today's Chart of the Day was created with data from Morgan Stanley’s Financial Planning Survey and gives valuable insight into investor attitudes..

Bar graph showing the top challenges in back-to-school shopping in 2026.

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Chart of the Day: Back-to-School Challenges

Today’s Chart of the Day Back-to-School Report 2026: Families Start Shopping Early...comes from Optimove Insights and presents data on back-to-school..

Map of the United States showing, by state, the percentage of adults who still live in the state where they were born. States are shaded in varying intensities of red, with darker shades indicating a higher percentage of adults living in their birth state.

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Chart of the Day: Adults Living in Birth State

Today’s Chart of the Day from mapsobsession on Instagram shows the percentage of adults who still live in the state where they were born, offering an..

Bar graph showing the growth of a hypothetical investment of $5,000 at various times of the year vs holding the same amount in a cash-only portfolio, from 1990-2025.

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Chart of the Day: Cash is Rarely King

Today’s Chart of the Day from Fidelity’s "2026 Cash is Rarely King" presentation explores the outcomes of investing $5,000 at different points..

Chart of the Day: Summer Travel Demand

Today’s Chart of the Day from Data Appeal Mabrian and featured in the GTP's (Greek Travel Pages) Headlines article "Athens Leads Southern Europe in..

Bar graph showing the S&P 500's performance by decade, dating back to the 1930's

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Chart of the Day: S&P By Decade

Today's Chart of the Day from Charlie Bilello’s blog, "The Week in Charts," from June 24, 2026, examines the S&P 500's performance by decade, with..

Stacked bar graph comparing Elon Musk's new worth of $1T to the combined market values of Dell, McDonald's, PepsiCo, Reliance and Uber.

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Chart of the Day: Elon Musk is Bigger

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from indmoneyapp on Instagram and compares Elon Musk’s ~ $1 trillion net worth to the market values of five well known..

Map of the US with each state highlighted based on its combined state and average sales tax rate, with gray representing no tax, and ranging from yellow (lowest) to dark purple (highest.)

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Chart of the Day: How High Sales Tax by State?

Today’s Chart of the Day from the Tax Foundation’s "2026 Sales Tax Rates | Sales Taxes by State" highlights combined state and local sales tax rates..

Graph showing the breakdown of profitable vs. unprofitable bettor accounts on Polymarket.

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Chart of the Day: Why Almost Everyone Loses

Today's Chart of the Day from The Wall Street Journal article "Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets" explores what..

Bar graph from 5/1928 to present illustrating the number of days the S&P 500 has shown positive index + negative breadth or vice versa.

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Chart of the Day: The Costanza Market

Today's Chart of the Day is from Jason Goepfert on X: "It has been a Costanza market* to a historic degree. Never before has the S&P 500 index gone..

Bar-graph illustrating, by generation, the percentage of how each handles their finances from all monies in a joint account, a combination of joint and separate accounts or totally separate.

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Chart of the Day: Couples and Money

Today's Chart of the Day from Fidelity’s "2026 Couples and Money Study" highlights some key findings on how couples manage their money.

Chart showing a list of America's metro markets and sorted by the percentage by which sellers outnumber buyers.

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Chart of the Day: America's Strongest Buyer's Markets

Today's Chart of the Day, "Metro-Level Summary: 50* Most Populous Metros (March 2026)", comes from The Week in Charts (6/8/26) - Charlie Bilello's..

John Keefer, Trust Investment Associate

John joined Crews Bank & Trust as a Trust Investment Associate in September 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus in Finance and Banking from the University of Missouri, along with an Investment Certificate. In his role, he supports portfolio maintenance and analysis while helping clients work toward their financial goals.

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Chart of the Day: NIL College Compensation

With the return of college football, Saturdays across the country are loud and rowdy yet again. Today’s Chart of the Day from Crystal Capital Partners' blog NIL College Football Poised for a $2.5 Billion Valuation highlights the average NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) compensation across different positions on the turf.

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08/25/26

Chart of the Day: Working Past 65

Today’s Chart of the Day from Investopedia's blog How Many Americans Work Past 65? Changing Retirement by the Numbers shows that roughly 20% of American’s Americans aged 65+ years remain in the workforce.

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08/20/26

Chart of the Day: U.S. Sports Calendar

Today’s Chart of the Day from BrooksGate on X: the US sports calendar delivers a year-round snapshot of the calendars for the major U.S. sports leagues, including the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, college football, college basketball, college baseball, PGA Tour, MLS, NASCAR and WNBA.

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08/18/26

Chart of the Day: Financial Planning: Importance vs. Action

Today's Chart of the Day was created with data from Morgan Stanley’s Financial Planning Survey and gives valuable insight into investor attitudes toward comprehensive financial planning.

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08/13/26

Chart of the Day: Back-to-School Challenges

Today’s Chart of the Day Back-to-School Report 2026: Families Start Shopping Early...comes from Optimove Insights and presents data on back-to-school shopping for households with incomes of $75,000 or more.

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08/11/26

Chart of the Day: Adults Living in Birth State

Today’s Chart of the Day from mapsobsession on Instagram shows the percentage of adults who still live in the state where they were born, offering an interesting look at regional demographics and migration patterns across the United States.

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08/6/26

Chart of the Day: Cash is Rarely King

Today’s Chart of the Day from Fidelity’s "2026 Cash is Rarely King" presentation explores the outcomes of investing $5,000 at different points throughout the year versus holding the same amount in a cash-only portfolio from 1990-2025.

08/4/26

Chart of the Day: Summer Travel Demand

Today’s Chart of the Day from Data Appeal Mabrian and featured in the GTP's (Greek Travel Pages) Headlines article "Athens Leads Southern Europe in Summer 2026 Travel Demand Growth" shares insight on global travel demand for summer 2026, comparing booking trends with the same period in 2025 and highlights the destinations experiencing the strongest growth.

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07/30/26

Chart of the Day: S&P By Decade

Today's Chart of the Day from Charlie Bilello’s blog, "The Week in Charts," from June 24, 2026, examines the S&P 500's performance by decade, with returns dating back to the 1930s.

Chart of the Day

07/28/26

Chart of the Day: Elon Musk is Bigger

Today’s Chart of the Day comes from indmoneyapp on Instagram and compares Elon Musk’s ~ $1 trillion net worth to the market values of five well known U.S. companies following the recent SpaceX IPO.

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07/23/26

Chart of the Day: How High Sales Tax by State?

Today’s Chart of the Day from the Tax Foundation’s "2026 Sales Tax Rates | Sales Taxes by State" highlights combined state and local sales tax rates across the country, illustrating how much consumers pay in taxes on everyday purchases depending on where they live.

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07/21/26

Chart of the Day: Why Almost Everyone Loses

Today's Chart of the Day from The Wall Street Journal article "Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets" explores what separates successful bettors from the rest on Polymarket.

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07/16/26

Chart of the Day: The Costanza Market

Today's Chart of the Day is from Jason Goepfert on X: "It has been a Costanza market* to a historic degree. Never before has the S&P 500 index gone one way while its stocks went the other on so many days this far into a year."

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07/14/26

Chart of the Day: Couples and Money

Today's Chart of the Day from Fidelity’s "2026 Couples and Money Study" highlights some key findings on how couples manage their money.

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07/9/26

Chart of the Day: America's Strongest Buyer's Markets

Today's Chart of the Day, "Metro-Level Summary: 50* Most Populous Metros (March 2026)", comes from The Week in Charts (6/8/26) - Charlie Bilello's Blog and gives insight on some of the strongest buyer’s markets in America.

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