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Bar chart comparing air bag deployments, reported injuries and police reported incidents between humans (gray) and Waymo driverless cars (blue).

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,..

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Chart illustrating the US Household spend on various consumer categories from 1929-2024, with healthcare highlighted in purple.

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,..

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 Line graph illustrating the home builder months of supply by stage of construction: Yellow representing Permitted Houses (Not Started); red: Under Construction Houses and blue: Completed Houses.

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.

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 Two maps of the US showing the change in Top Employer by state from 1990 to 2024.

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..

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blurred image of charts in the blog with a post-it note stating The View Behind and The View Ahead of the Second Half of 2025 covering much of the

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!”

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Line graph showing number of houses sold per year per real estate agent from 1999 to present.

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..

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Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist and Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President

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..

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Blue bar graph showing the percentage of a total car assembled in the US

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..

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 Line graph illustrating the highs and lows of self-reported wellbeing starting at age 18 thru 85 years.

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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 Bar graph ranking the answers to the question, When I think about my child’s experience growing up, I wish _____ had never been invented.

Chart of the Day: Wish This Was Not Around

Today’s Chart of the Day, “We Don’t Have to Give in to the Smartphones,” is from a New York Times article.

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 List ranking the top 15 wealthiest individuals on the planet, showing total net worth, YTD $ change, country of origin and which industry they're in.

Chart of the Day: Top 15 Individuals

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, listing the 15 wealthiest individuals on the planet.

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List ranking the top 15 wealthiest individuals on the planet, showing total net worth, YTD $ change, country of origin and which industry they're in.

Chart of the Day: Amazon Clothes for the Win

Today’s Chart of the Day, from Wells Fargo in an article by Sherwood, is something to ponder the next time you’re at the mall - if you still go.

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Line graph showing the history of the average active mutual fund shares from 2013 to present.

Chart of the Day: Lower Active Shares

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Goldman Sachs and was featured in an article in the Financial Times. It illustrates the trend in “Active Share Vs...

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Blue bar graph depicting the use and user frequency of AI among college students.

Chart of the Day: Artificial Intelligence in College

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the Digital Education Council and presented by Bloomberg in an article called “ Does College Still Have a Purpose in..

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Blue bar chart showing the odds of gains in the stock market over various time frames.

Chart of the Day: Odds of Gains

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Ritholtz Wealth Management and shows the odds of having a gain while holding stocks represented by the S&P 500.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!” 

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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 1999.

More

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.

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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.

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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.

More

Chart of the Day: Wish This Was Not Around

Today’s Chart of the Day, “We Don’t Have to Give in to the Smartphones,” is from a New York Times article.

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Chart of the Day: Top 15 Individuals

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, listing the 15 wealthiest individuals on the planet.

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Chart of the Day: Amazon Clothes for the Win

Today’s Chart of the Day, from Wells Fargo in an article by Sherwood, is something to ponder the next time you’re at the mall - if you still go.

More

Chart of the Day: Lower Active Shares

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Goldman Sachs and was featured in an article in the Financial Times. It illustrates the trend in “Active Share Vs. Benchmarks" since 2013.

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Chart of the Day: Artificial Intelligence in College

Today’s Chart of the Day is from the Digital Education Council and presented by Bloomberg in an article called “ Does College Still Have a Purpose in the Age of ChatGPT?”

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Chart of the Day: Odds of Gains

Today’s Chart of the Day is from Ritholtz Wealth Management and shows the odds of having a gain while holding stocks represented by the S&P 500.

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