How Closely Connected are the Most Powerful Corporations in America?

The most powerful corporations in America are intimately connected. Their boards and executives are intertwined in what looks like a spider web. Read more

Global Stock Markets Off to Worst Start in History [Chart]

In this chart and post, we show why markets are off to their worst start in history. We also look at recent S&P 500 starts to show an interesting trend. Read more

The Relationship Between Stock Exchanges and Indices [Chart]

Plotting the 4,500+ companies on the NYSE and NASDAQ to show how the S&P 500, S&P 100, and Dow are derived. Read more

What is a Stock Market Index?

This infographic helps to explain the basics around what a stock market index is, and what it does. Read more

A Decade Later: What $1K Invested in These Stocks is Worth Today

What would happen if you had invested $1,000 in Apple, Starbucks, Walmart, Coca-Cola, or other household names right before the market crash? Read more

The Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2019

The U.S. stock market had a banner year, but some sectors were notable outliers. Here are the ones that outperformed (and underperformed) in 2019. Read more

Visualized: Key Events in the COVID-19 Timeline

It’s been a long year since the WHO declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic. This visual looks at key events in the COVID-19 timeline. Read more

A Visual Guide to Stock Splits

If companies want their stock price to rise, why would they want to split it, effectively lowering the price? This infographic explains why. Read more