Charts of the Week
Defined Benefit Plans vs. IRAs
December 20, 2024
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.
Over the past couple decades, households' real estate equity and direct stock ownership have moved in lockstep.
Personal consumption continues to make up a larger portion of U.S. GDP as time progresses.
Roughly 41% of FDIC deposits in the U.S. are uninsured.
U.S. equity net issuance rose by $667 billion in the third quarter.
A long-term look at average miles per gallon
Some interesting charts from our recent posts.
Today's topics include talkin' about the FOMC meeting, dissecting the Fed's latest dot plots, cutting rates amidst inflation concerns, looking ahead to the next couple meetings, the Fed tweaks its RRP rate, some FOMC officials already accounting for Trump's policies, understanding Fedspeak, and big market moves after yesterday's FOMC meeting
The United States is home to many of the world's largest companies. It is also home to the best-performing and most dominant stock market globally. Can it continue?
Today's topics include the choice between forward guidance & data dependence, expecting a technical tweak to the Fed's repo rate, quantifying liquidity shocks, nobody has a crystal ball, the megacap rally, the Dow's losing streak, top strategies for 2025, and the PBOC tries to put a floor on rates