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Chart of the Day: Alcohol Attitudes
Today’s Chart of the Day is from the San Francisco Chronicle with a Gallup poll showing that since 2000, attitudes about alcohol consumption have..
Chart of the Day: Government Bonds Dominate the US Bond Market
Today’s Chart of the Day is from Avantis Investors and shows the weighted percentage of bonds issued by various sectors of the market.
Chart of the Day: AI and Compatible Jobs
Today’s Chart of the Day is from a study by Cornell University (arXiv.org) published in July 2025, called “Working with AI: Measuring the..
Chart of the Day: Reasons to Sell
Today’s Chart is from @QCompounding showing 50+ "smart-sounding" reasons used to sell stocks since 1950 to 2020, all while the market went up 100(x)..
Chart of the Day: Starbucks for the Win
Today’s Chart of the Day is from Chartr and confirms you are not imaging things while driving around. Yes, you are seeing more and more Starbucks pop..
Chart of the Day: Driver vs. Driverless Cars
Today’s Chart of the Day is from a Waymo*/Stanford report shared by JP Morgan that shows the “incidents per million miles" comparing human drivers,..
Want to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early? Pros, Cons and Smart Strategies
Deciding what to do with extra cash can be tricky, especially when it comes to your mortgage. While owning your home outright is a dream for many,..
Chart of the Day: Percent Spent on Healthcare
Today’s Chart of the Day from The New York Times shows the share of US household expenditures in various consumer categories, such as groceries,..
Chart of the Day: Permitted House Explosion
Today’s Chart of the Day is from re:venture and shows the history of home builder months of supply by stage of construction.
Chart of the Day: Top Employers
Today’s Chart of the Day, shared by my colleague Jackson Garner, is from an article in The New York Times showing the change in the top employer (by..
Chart of the Day Extra: The Year-to-Date Recap
As we closed out the first half of 2025, all I could think is, “That was a wild ride!”
Chart of the Day: Number of Homes Sold Per Agent
Today’s Chart of the Day is from Torsten Slok of Apollo Global Management's US Housing Outlook report, showing home sales per real estate agent since..
Chart of the Day Extra: Complimentary Estate-Planning Seminars 7/29-31
Join Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, and me, Chart of the Day author Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief..
Chart of the Day: % of Their Car
Today’s Chart of the Day, from Barron’s with data from Bloomberg, shows what percentage of a car is assembled in the US by manufacturer and the..
Chart of the Day: Age 52 Then Happier
Today’s Chart of the Day, based on a Nielsen survey, shows the changes in the level of self-reported wellbeingon a scale from 1-10, by age.
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Chart of the Day: Government Bonds Dominate the US Bond Market
Today’s Chart of the Day is from Avantis Investors and shows the weighted percentage of bonds issued by various sectors of the market.
Chart of the Day: AI and Compatible Jobs
Chart of the Day: Reasons to Sell
Chart of the Day: Starbucks for the Win
Today’s Chart of the Day is from Chartr and confirms you are not imaging things while driving around. Yes, you are seeing more and more Starbucks pop up as they keep expanding, opening 589 stores in 2024!
Chart of the Day: Driver vs. Driverless Cars
Today’s Chart of the Day is from a Waymo*/Stanford report shared by JP Morgan that shows the “incidents per million miles" comparing human drivers, in the gray bars, to driverless Waymo autos represented in the blue bars.
Want to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early? Pros, Cons and Smart Strategies
Deciding what to do with extra cash can be tricky, especially when it comes to your mortgage. While owning your home outright is a dream for many, it’s not always the best financial move. Depending on your goals, investing that money elsewhere might offer greater returns.
Chart of the Day: Percent Spent on Healthcare
Today’s Chart of the Day from The New York Times shows the share of US household expenditures in various consumer categories, such as groceries, clothing, housing, and healthcare.
Chart of the Day: Permitted House Explosion
Today’s Chart of the Day is from re:venture and shows the history of home builder months of supply by stage of construction.
Chart of the Day: Top Employers
Today’s Chart of the Day, shared by my colleague Jackson Garner, is from an article in The New York Times showing the change in the top employer (by industry) in each state from 1990 to 2024.
Chart of the Day Extra: The Year-to-Date Recap
As we closed out the first half of 2025, all I could think is, “That was a wild ride!”
Chart of the Day: Number of Homes Sold Per Agent
Chart of the Day Extra: Complimentary Estate-Planning Seminars 7/29-31
Join Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, and me, Chart of the Day author Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, for complimentary estate-planning seminars at our Punta Gorda branch, 2331 Tamiami Trail, next week.
Chart of the Day: % of Their Car
Today’s Chart of the Day, from Barron’s with data from Bloomberg, shows what percentage of a car is assembled in the US by manufacturer and the number of major US plants each company owns.
Chart of the Day: Age 52 Then Happier
Today’s Chart of the Day, based on a Nielsen survey, shows the changes in the level of self-reported wellbeingon a scale from 1-10, by age.
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