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

How Does the U.S. Stock Market Perform in Election Years?

This infographic shows how the U.S. market performs in each year of a presidential term – and specifically, how the market does in election years. Read more

Animated Maps: Fewer Americans Participating in Surging U.S. Markets

U.S. markets continue to hit all-time highs, but what percentage of population actually benefits? See stock ownership across the U.S. on this animated map. Read more

What Happens To Trading During a Market Crash?

Here’s how ‘circuit breakers’ in the stock market work, and how these pauses are supposed to prevent the next market crash from happening. 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

How Commodities Performed in H1 2017, and Why They’re Very Cheap

Here’s how all major commodities have done so far this year, as well as one chart that shows why they could still be very cheap for investors. Read more

The Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2017

The U.S. market is up 9.5% so far in 2017, but individual sectors are all over the place. We look at four of the best – and four that have… Read more

Ranked: The Largest Sector ETFs, by AUM

This graphic lists the largest sector ETFs by AUM in 11 major stock sectors, including technology, energy, and healthcare. Read more

Charted: The Largest Company in Every Sector of the S&P 500

Among all sectors, Amazon makes up the greatest share of their sector, accounting for 39% of the Consumer Discretionary sector. Read more

Map: The Number of Fortune 500 Companies in Each U.S. State

This map shows the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in each state. Which states have the highest concentration of large firms? Read more