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Charts of the Week
Profiling the Mutual Fund & ETF Universe
June 6, 2025
57% of households owning mutual funds make more than $100k per year.
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The Divide Between Active and Passive Fund Fees
June 6, 2025
Active equity mutual funds continue to charge more than 10x the fees of passive equity mutual funds.
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Domestic Equity Investors Flocked to Low Fee Funds in 2024
June 6, 2025
Domestic equity index funds with the lowest fees saw the large majority of inflows in 2024.
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Breaking Down Retirement Assets
June 6, 2025
44% of U.S. households own an IRA. The difference in ownership between the highest and lowest income buckets is staggering.
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Equity ETFs Accounted for 27% of Stock Market Volume in 2024
June 6, 2025
Equity ETFs accounted for 27% of stock market volume in the U.S. in 2024.
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Government vs. Prime Money Market Funds
June 6, 2025
A look at the holdings of government-only money market funds versus prime money market funds
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A Long-Term Look at Retail Gasoline Prices
June 6, 2025
A long-term look at retail gasoline prices
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Weekly Research Recap
June 6, 2025
Some interesting charts from our recent posts
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
June 5, 2025
Today's topics include previewing tomorrow's payroll report, cutbacks at the BLS affecting data collection, an update on tariff pricing, the CBO weighs in on the big beautiful bill & tariffs, an eye on government auctions, activist Treasury issuance, alternatives to the dollar, and the dollar's worst start to a year since 1973
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Cartoons
June 5, 2025
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
June 4, 2025
Today's topics include ADP's track record, the Fed updates its timeline for returning to profitability, the bond market's return to normalcy, currency-hedged bond returns, the trade truce & economic data, central banks' gold purchases, options traders don't expect the payrolls report to make waves, and retirement savings