Gold vs. S&P 500: Which Has Grown More Over Five Years?

The price of gold has set record highs in 2024, but how has this precious metal performed relative to the S&P 500? Read more

The Growth of a $1,000 Equity Investment, by Stock Market

In this graphic, we’ve visualized stock market growth by country over the past five years using major indices. Read more

The Growth of $100 Invested in Jim Simons’ Medallion Fund

Jim Simons ran the best performing hedge fund in modern history. We show its stratospheric performance over the course of three decades. Read more

All of the World’s Trillion-Dollar Companies in One Chart

We rank the world’s trillion-dollar companies as of June 18, 2024. Could TSMC be next? Read more

What’s the Difference Between the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq?

What’s the Difference Between the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq? When stock market pundits talk about market outlook and performance, they’ll often look to the movement of three benchmark indices:… Read more

What’s Ahead in 2015: A Survey of Wall Street’s Top Analysts

The results of Barron’s poll of top Wall Street analyst predictions for 2015. Read more

On the Precipice: Will Global Markets Follow Commodities? [Chart]

Commodities have fell off the cliff with oil and base metals getting crushed over the last year. Is the general market about to follow the same trend? Read more

It’s Time to Pile Back Into Gold Stocks [Charts]

These five charts show why gold stocks have never been cheaper. Read more

The Market Has No Bite Without the “FANG” Stocks [Chart]

The FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) are a group of tech companies that have carried the market this year, creating $440B in value YTD. 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