Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 9, 2023

An oft-cited 2010 study by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton found that while overall life evaluation was positively correlated with income (even at levels exceeding $120,000), emotional wellbeing only increased up to $75,000 of income, plateauing after that point.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 6, 2022

It’s the intersection of business, people, psychology, sociology, and numbers. Australian psychologists Steve Loughnan, Nick Haslam, and Brock Bastian coined the term in 2010, defining it as the “psychological conflict between people’s dietary preference for meat and their moral response to animal suffering.”

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Calculated Risk

MAY 8, 2023

Fannie Mae reported the number of REOs increased to 8,780 at the end of Q1 2023, essentially unchanged from 8,779 in Q4 2022, and up 18% from 7,430 at the end of Q1 2022. For Fannie, this is down 95% from the 166,787 peak number of REOs in Q3 2010. Foreclosure have increased slightly since the end of the foreclosure moratorium.

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Numbers 126

Calculated Risk

JANUARY 17, 2023

This graph shows the unemployment rate for the Inland Empire (using MSA: Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario), and also the number of construction jobs as a percent of total employment. The second graph shows the number of construction jobs as a percent of total employment for the Inland Empire, all of California, and the entire U.S.

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Economy Numbers 135

Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This is the lowest level of sales since October 2010 and is worse than the Investing.com forecast of 4.10 The latest number represents a 0.7% This morning's release of the January existing home sales showed that sales fell slightly to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.00 million units from the previous month's 4.03 decrease YoY.

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Good Financial Cents

AUGUST 14, 2023

Given the recent values of Bitcoin, it’s hard to believe the currency first started trading on exchanges in 2010 at under $0.10. A Florida man named Laszlo Hanyecz bought pizza with 10,000 bitcoin in May 2010 , making it the first time anyone used the currency to purchase something. 2010 9,900 29.27 April May June July Aug.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As an example, if a house price was $300,000 in January 2010, the price would be $434,000 today adjusted for inflation (45% increase). Typically, after a sharp increase in prices, it takes a number of years for real prices to reach new highs (see House Prices: 7 Years in Purgatory )

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Numbers 104

Calculated Risk

MAY 3, 2023

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000 and 2010. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. National vacancy rates in the first quarter 2023 were 6.4

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Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. percent for rental housing and 0.8 in Q3, from 65.9%

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Numbers Media 120

Calculated Risk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

As an example, if a house price was $300,000 in January 2010, the price would be $432,000 today adjusted for inflation (44% increase). Typically, after a sharp increase in prices, it takes a number of years for real prices to reach new highs (see House Prices: 7 Years in Purgatory ) In real terms (using CPI), the National index is 1.5%

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Numbers 111

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 2, 2022

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000 and 2010. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. National vacancy rates in the second quarter 2022 were 5.6

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Numbers Media 119

Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As an example, if a house price was $300,000 in January 2010, the price would be $433,000 today adjusted for inflation (44% increase). Typically, after a sharp increase in prices, it takes a number of years for real prices to reach new highs (see House Prices: 7 Years in Purgatory ) In real terms (using CPI), the National index is 1.5%

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Numbers 103

Calculated Risk

JANUARY 6, 2023

Note that in December 2022, there were the same number of selling days as in December 2021, so the SA decline will be similar to the NSA decline. million in May 2020 (pandemic low) and the lowest sales rate since 2010. million in May 2020 (pandemic low) and the lowest sales rate since 2010. In December, sales were down 47.6%.

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Marketing Marketing Sales Numbers 100

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 2, 2023

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. percent for rental housing and 0.7 in Q2, from 66.0%

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Trade Brains

AUGUST 17, 2024

List of Biggest Stockbrokers in India 2024: In this article, we are going to look at the 15 Biggest Stockbrokers in India based on their total number of unique active clients. Here, we are going to look at just one factor, i.e. the total number of unique active clients for that stockbroker. Here’s a quick link to the page.

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Clients Numbers Startup Accounting 98

Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Fannie Mae reported the number of REOs decreased to 8,403 at the end of Q4 2023, down 4% from 8,779 at the end of Q4 2022. For Fannie, this is down 95% from the 166,787 peak number of REOs in Q3 2010. Here is some information on single-family Real Estate Owned (REOs). Click on graph for larger image.

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Numbers 59

The Big Picture

AUGUST 28, 2024

Well, they have been going that way for a while there’s already a couple 0 fee ETF out there they are from companies that aren’t as popular as a Schwab or a State Street so I think once you get below 5 basis points you get to this realm of like super dirt cheap where people don’t really care are you 3 or 4 are you two or three you (..)

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Assets Numbers Investments Investing 173

Calculated Risk

JANUARY 30, 2024

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. percent for rental housing and 0.9 in Q4, from 66.0%

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Carson Wealth

JUNE 10, 2024

We didn’t even see significant revisions to March and April payroll numbers, and the 3-month average now sits at 249,000. The payroll number comes from the “establishment survey,” which is a survey of about 119,000 businesses and government agencies (about 629,000 worksites). Well, the May payroll report upended that narrative.

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Marketing Marketing Economy Numbers 143

Calculated Risk

APRIL 30, 2024

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. percent for rental housing and 0.8 in Q1, from 65.7%

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Numbers Media Sales 72

Carson Wealth

AUGUST 12, 2024

The late week rebound was supported by better economic data, including some good jobs-related numbers. 2010 had a European banking crisis. The current number remains consistent with the 2018-2019 average, despite a larger labor force now. August is known for volatility and once again, it’s living up to its reputation.

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Marketing Marketing Numbers Economy 95

Carson Wealth

APRIL 29, 2024

While the GDP number for the first quarter disappointed, strength was evident beneath the surface. The weakest numbers were in areas that are volatile and tend to reverse, such as inventories and net exports. The core numbers were solid again and didn’t change our basic outlook for the rest of the year. in the first quarter.

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Marketing Marketing Economy Government 97

Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Also note that the sharp decline in 2010 was related to the housing tax credit policy in 2009 - and was just a continuation of the housing bust. All of these events are possible, but they are unpredictable, and the probabilities are low that they will happen in the next few years or even decades. 2) Significant policy error.

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Investment Writing

APRIL 3, 2023

The case for “investible” over “investable” A Google search turns up more references to “investible” than to “investable,” and the imbalance has only gotten worse since I originally researched this back in 2010. ” By 2020, the disparity was 2.79 million to 29.6 million. .”

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Investing Investments Assets Clients 98

Calculated Risk

JULY 30, 2024

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. percent for rental housing and 0.9 in Q2, from 65.6%

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Barry Ritholtz : I have a vivid recollection of people in 2009 and 2010. [Yes] That’s what aspirational pricing is where you’re throwing the number out that’s so high that, but you have everybody around you doing the same thing. There’s sort of safety in numbers, yet you don’t ever sell your home.

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Sales Numbers Marketing Marketing 147

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

APRIL 9, 2024

Picture retiring in 2010 versus 2020. The S&P 500 was down 22% for the 10 years ending 1/1/2010 while the ten years ending 1/1/2020 it was up 189%. There are expectations embedded in these numbers. One fascinating point looked at getting great market returns later in your accumulation period versus earlier.

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Carson Wealth

OCTOBER 23, 2023

after adjusting for inflation, matching the average annual pace between 2010 and 2019. The consumption numbers quoted above came amidst surging student loan payments. Through June 2023, the economy grew 2.4% Since then, the economy has accelerated. The Atlanta Fed GDP Nowcast is projecting 5.4% real growth in the third quarter.

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Marketing Marketing Economy Retail 143

Calculated Risk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Also note that the sharp decline in 2010 was related to the housing tax credit policy in 2009 - and was just a continuation of the housing bust. All of these events are possible, but they are unpredictable, and the probabilities are low that they will happen in the next few years or even decades. 2) Significant policy error.

Sales 145

Sales Economy Economics Investments 145

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 9, 2023

Fannie Mae reported the number of REOs decreased to 8,615 at the end of Q2 2023, down from 8,780 in Q1 2022, and up 13% from 7,637 at the end of Q2 2022. For Fannie, this is down 95% from the 166,787 peak number of REOs in Q3 2010. Foreclosure have increased slightly year-over-year since the end of the foreclosure moratorium.

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Numbers 52

Carson Wealth

JANUARY 8, 2024

Goldilocks Job Numbers as Economy Powers Ahead The December payroll report was strong on the surface, with 216,000 jobs created last month and the unemployment rate firm at 3.7%. In fact, the average annual number of jobs gained from 2010-2019 was 2.2 Another 20% gain is possible, however, as it has happened before four times.

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Marketing Marketing Economy Numbers 96

Carson Wealth

JULY 29, 2024

It’s a very solid, but not spectacular, number, just in the top half of all quarters since 2010, but looking at it in the context of the rate environment shows just how resilient the economy has been. For markets, GDP is typically one of the least important economic data points because the numbers are relatively stale.

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Marketing Marketing Economy Transportation 97

Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

First, a note on the pandemic from Fannie: "In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of legislative and executive actions were taken by the federal government and state and local governments to assist affected borrowers and renters and to slow the spread of the pandemic , including actions that applied to the loans we guarantee.

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Government Numbers 52

Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. The Red dots are the decennial Census homeownership rates for April 1st, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Once again - this probably shows the general trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. percent for rental housing and 1.0 in Q3, from 65.6%

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Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While these exciting new developments garner a lot of attention, there are a number of other secular growth stories that, for investors, are equally worthy of attention. One such growth story is the fundamental shift in how consumers view their household pets.

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Food Budgeting Financial Advisor Economics 95

Trade Brains

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nifty 50 first hit 10,000 on July 26, 2017, and it took more than 21 years to double that number. For many people, 20,000 is not just a number; but happiness for many. The Ripple effect saw the market fall a number of times in 2008. Since then, India has come a long way in the last 30 years. on July 20, of this year.

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 29, 2024

Instead, this is what happened: The economy accelerated in 2023, with GDP growth rising 3.1%, well above the 2010-2019 trend of 2.4% That’s well above the 2010-2019 average of 2.4% Even the year-over-year rate, which partly relies on year-old numbers that aren’t relevant anymore, came in at 2.9% and 2017-2019 pace of 2.8%.

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