How Much Longer Until The U.S. Debt Bubble Bursts?
The American government is fast approaching the $22 Trillion mark in national debt. That’s about 137% of our entire GDP, one of the highest rates of indebtedness in the [...]
Visualizing The Aftermath Of The Real Estate Bubble (2007-17)
The economy is at full employment, the stock market is doing fine, and memories of the Great Recession are finally starting to fade. Q3 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc [...]
Visualizing The Most Innovative Companies In 2018
“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.” So said Mark Zuckerberg, back when Facebook was still growing rapidly and not [...]
See How Much More Expensive Childcare Is Than Getting A Higher Education
Unemployment in the U.S. is now hovering around its lowest point in almost half a century, and pretty much anyone who wants a job right now can get one. [...]
Where Obamacare Rates Are Exploding
Open enrollment for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, will last until December 15, 2018. Unless you get insurance through your employer, you might [...]
What’s The Average Cost Of Utilities Where You Live?
If you are trying to save money, take a look at your electrical usage. That’s the message from a new report detailing average utility costs across five different categories [...]
Which States Have The Most Expensive Car Insurance Rates In 2018
There’s a lot that goes into determining how much you pay for car insurance. Your age, gender, marital status, driving record and perhaps most importantly your home address are [...]
All The World’s Billionaires In A Single Map
If you added up all the money of every billionaire in the world, you’d have about $8.9 trillion in wealth as of 2017. That represents the greatest total growth [...]
Visualizing Financial Literacy Rates Around The World
What is financial literacy? The S&P’s Global Financial Literacy Survey defines it as the ability to understand essential financial concepts in making informed decisions about saving, investing and borrowing. [...]
Visualizing The Relationship Between Corruption And Economic Growth Around The World
How should we think about corruption as it relates to economic growth? Some people argue that corruption helps to “grease the wheels” of an economy, overcoming bureaucratic obstacles to [...]
America’s Middle Class Is Vanishing. Nearly Half Of Workers Earn Less Than $30,000
The U.S. economy is booming. Republicans think President Trump deserves much of the credit for cutting business and individual tax rates combined with a deregulation agenda. And Democrats believe [...]
Find Out Which City Is Adding The Most Jobs In Your State
The years of the jobless recovery are long gone as the national unemployment rate now sits below 4%, and some cities are seeing extremely high rates of job growth [...]
A Visual Guide To State Taxes
The midterm elections are right around the corner, and President Trump just announced he wants to cut middle class taxes by 10 percent. It’s obvious people don’t like paying [...]
Visualizing $21 Trillion Of National Debt: Which Presidents You Should Blame The Most
Ernest Hemingway once supposedly wrote, “How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Hemingway’s observation looks increasingly spot on when it comes to the U.S. national debt, which [...]
Mapping Extreme Poverty Around The World
A new report from the World Bank just landed, finding that a record low of 10% of humanity now live in extreme poverty, down from 11% in 2013. But [...]
This Map Shows Income Inequality In Every American Metro Area
Wealth and income inequality are growing areas of concern. A report from Oxfam found that 82% of all wealth created throughout the world in 2017 went to the top [...]
Visualizing Where Tourists Spend The Most Money
Mark Twain once quipped, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” But what if people are by and large only traveling to the same places? Our newest map highlights [...]
In One Map: Car Imports Into The United States
Now that the global trade war, started by United States President Donald Trump, is in full swing, many people want to learn the facts before passing judgement. Global trade [...]
Visualizing The Wealthiest People In America & Their Generosity
Becoming a successful billionaire is the dream of many Americans. But often times people are more impressed by the charitable actions of billionaires, rather than by their success. This [...]
Visualizing Minimum Wage In The United States
One of the most hotly contested political debates in the United States is the minimum wage. Pro-business advocates say a high minimum wage hurts business, while pro-labor advocates say [...]
Visualize The Entire Global Economy In One Chart
Last week President Trump announced a landmark new trade agreement replacing NAFTA, a deal that he thinks will pour “cash and jobs” into the US economy. We don’t want [...]
Visualizing The World’s Tech Giants 2018
Technology companies have a unique advantage over other businesses, and it’s called the network effect. Each new user who joins a platform adds value to everyone already on it. [...]