Calculated Risk

AUGUST 1, 2022

Apple has discontinued "Apple mobility", and restaurant traffic is mostly back to normal. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of July 31st. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 360

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 360

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 3, 2022

There are also different loan limits depending on the number of units (from 1 to 4 units). The CLL was unchanged from 2006 though 2016. For example, currently the CLL is $647,200 for one-unit properties in low-cost areas. For Los Angeles County, the CLL is $970,800 for one-unit properties (50% higher than the baseline CLL).

Insurance 279

Insurance Numbers Sales 279

Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Here is a look at two indicators that were still below pre-recession levels as of last December. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of February 24th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021, Orange is 2022 and Red is 2023.

Transportation 243

Transportation Numbers Sales 243

The Big Picture

JUNE 30, 2023

These numbers would make for a respectable year much less half that time. June 29, 2023) Groping for a Bottom (October 14, 2022) Nobody Knows Nuthin’ (May 5, 2016) Too Many Bears (May 3, 2022) Capitulation Playbook (May 19, 2022) Nobody Knows Anything Predictions and Forecasts _ 1. Because almost nobody saw this rally coming.

Numbers 325

Numbers Investing Investments Management 325

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 22, 2022

Notes: I've added back gasoline supplied to see if there is an impact from higher gasoline prices. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of August 21st. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 297

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 297

The Big Picture

JUNE 2, 2023

Essentially, monthly Non-Farm Payrolls is the net difference between these two groups: The actual number is far smaller and less significant than gets played most publicly. The monthly number ( May 2023 = 339,000) is a tenth or so of the ~1.5% of the 159m total.

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Numbers Valuation Retirement Economics 312

The Big Picture

JULY 27, 2022

Consider these columns going back to 2013 pointing out the foolishness of tax-payer subsidized corporate welfare queens (2013), and why median wages were rising ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2018 , 2019 ). By any measure, we still have an enormous number of unfilled positions. Then came the pandemic, and a huge federal worker subsidy.

Medicine 331

Medicine Numbers Food Insurance 331

The Big Picture

MAY 28, 2023

The ALA documented an unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022, more than 2,500 unique titles, the highest number of attempted book bans since the ALA began tracking censorship data more than 20 years ago. ( American Prospect ) • Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network It can no longer be denied. ( presidents.

Accounting 299

Accounting Medical Numbers Assets 299

Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It is interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic subsides. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. These indicators are mostly for travel and entertainment. This data is as of October 23rd. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 265

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 265

Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It is interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic subsides. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. These indicators are mostly for travel and entertainment. This data is as of October 30th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 264

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 264

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2023

But as market trends changed (with the performance of this asset class falling behind large-cap stocks during the 2010s) and clients entered retirement (often consolidating their investment management with 1 advisor), Eliot Rose started losing clients, eventually becoming unprofitable in 2016, the year Jason became president of the firm.

Financial Planning 246

Financial Planning Retirement Planning Clients 246

The Big Picture

MAY 5, 2023

Instead, there is a tendency to put too much weight onto the numbers themselves, encouraging a variety of changes and modifications to portfolios due to whatever the latest data suggests. Given that, you would imagine that investors would approach these future expectations of rate changes with a grain of salt. (I

Economics 363

Economics Financial Planning Manufacturing Numbers 363

Investment Writing

MARCH 18, 2025

It was originally published in 2016. I’ve addressed your challenge in “ Reader question: How to get writers to follow style guidelines? ” Writer image courtesy of adamr/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Note: This post was updated on March 10, 2025.

Financial Services 103

Financial Services Healthcare CFP Numbers 103

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 29, 2022

Notes: I've added back gasoline supplied to see if there is an impact from higher gasoline prices. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of August 28th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 263

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 263

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 2, 2023

(grist.org) Anti-Asian hate crimes have been rising since 2016. tker.co) You can expect the Case-Shiller housing numbers to turn negative year-over-year in the next few months. econbrowser.com) Publishers really don't want public libraries to have easier access to e-books.

Financial Advising 240

Financial Advising Banking Economy Insurance 240

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In celebration of Abbey Road being released 55 years ago today (September 26, 1969), here is a short, Beatles-related excerpt from my upcoming book: “ How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth – and how to avoid them.” What was the 1960s equivalent of “ Okay, Boomer ”…?

Numbers 334

Numbers Communication Media Investments 334

Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It was interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of November 13th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 246

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 246

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 21, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that in a settlement with the SEC, robo-advisor platform Betterment agreed to pay a $9 million penalty for allegedly misstating the frequency that its automated tax-loss harvesting system was scanning some client accounts between (..)

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Advertising Taxes Clients 246

Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It is interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic subsides. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. These indicators are mostly for travel and entertainment. This data is as of October 15th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 244

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 244

Calculated Risk

JULY 24, 2023

Here is a late July look at four indicators: -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. I stopped the weekly updates of high frequency indicators at the end of 2022. This data is as of July 23rd. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Transportation 241

Transportation Numbers Sales 241

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd's Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). We recognize (and appreciate!)

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor Numbers 246

Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 26, 2022

It has been interesting watching these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of December 25th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 246

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 246

Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It was interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of December 4th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022. The data is from BoxOfficeMojo through December 1st.

Economy 246

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 246

Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It is interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic subsides. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. These indicators are mostly for travel and entertainment. This data is as of October 8th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 246

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 246

Calculated Risk

AUGUST 15, 2022

Notes: I've added back gasoline supplied to see if there is an impact from higher gasoline prices. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of August 14th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 245

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 245

Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It was interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of November 27th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 237

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 237

Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It was interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of December 18th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 231

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 231

Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It was interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of December 11th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 225

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 225

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Sturgeon’s law suggest 300,00 of them are not crap – and that number seems generous. Jane Street Trading managed to figure out state-by-state results in the 2016 presidential election minutes before the major cable channels did. Now run the same exercise for Mutual funds, ETFs, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Venture Capital, etc.

Investing 345

Investing Investments Economy Portfolio 345

Calculated Risk

JULY 25, 2022

Apple has discontinued "Apple mobility", and restaurant traffic is mostly back to normal. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of July 24th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 246

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 246

Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It was interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic impact subsided. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. This data is as of November 20th. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 217

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 217

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!).

Financial Advisor 245

Financial Advisor Financial Advice Estate Planning Planning 245

Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It is interesting to watch these sectors recover as the pandemic subsides. -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. These indicators are mostly for travel and entertainment. This data is as of October 2nd. Click on graph for larger image. Black is 2020, Blue is 2021 and Red is 2022.

Economy 189

Economy Transportation Numbers Sales 189

Calculated Risk

JANUARY 22, 2024

Here is an early 2024 look at two indicators: -- Airlines: Transportation Security Administration -- The TSA is providing daily travel numbers. I stopped the weekly updates of high frequency indicators at the end of 2022. This data is as of January 21, 2024. Click on graph for larger image. The data is from BoxOfficeMojo through January 18th.

Transportation 147

Transportation Numbers Sales 147

The Big Picture

AUGUST 24, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, Apple is sure to gain smartphone share quickly, and its iPhone is so new that it didn’t even register in the spring numbers. Previously : “No matter how you cut it, you’ve got to own Cisco” -2000 (May 15, 2023) Can Anyone Catch Nokia? RIM’s 44 percent share will be a steep hill for any competitor to climb.

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Media Numbers Marketing Marketing 246

The Big Picture

AUGUST 28, 2024

His 2016 article “ How the Vanguard Effect Adds Up to $1 Trillion ” shocked the investment community. He has been covering the investing industry for nearly 2 decades. He is the author of The Bogle Effect: How John Bogle and Vanguard Turned Wall Street Inside Out and Saved Investors Trillions.

Assets 173

Assets Numbers Investing Investments 173

Brown Advisory

JUNE 23, 2016

NOW 2016 | Hope vs. Fear: Winning the Hearts and Minds of Arab Youth achen Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:27 The Middle East, although torn by conflict, shows long-term promise, with a proportionally large and growing population of youth that is online, tech savvy and eager to find economic opportunities.

Communication 52

Communication Economics Clients Startup 52