The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2022 Edition) For investors, 2021 was a year in which nearly every asset class finished in the green, with commodities providing some of the best returns. The S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI)…
The following content is sponsored by the Carbon Streaming Corporation. Visualizing Carbon Storage in Earth’s Ecosystems Each year, the world’s forests absorb roughly 15.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2). To put it in perspective, that’s around three times…
10 Travel Destinations for Post-Pandemic Life On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization formally classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. The resulting travel bans decimated the tourism industry, and international air travel initially fell by as much…
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2022 Edition) For investors, 2021 was a year in which nearly every asset class finished in the green, with commodities providing some of the best returns. The S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI)…
What the Experts See Coming in 2022 Even at the best of times, it’s human nature to want to decode the future. During times of uncertainty though, we’re even more eager to predict what’s to come. To satisfy this…
Every Cannabis Product In One Graphic There are few markets experiencing growth quite like cannabis, which in 2020 had an additional 7,000 products hit dispensary shelves compared to the year prior. However, for novice cannabis consumers and investors, the…
The Briefing Global equities are in a downward spiral, and experienced their worst week in more than a year. Worries about slowing post-COVID demand and rising rates fueled the selloff. Pandemic stocks were some of the hardest hit, with…
Visualizing America’s Electric Vehicle Future The U.S. is accelerating its transition to electric vehicles (EV) to address climate change. However, obtaining the minerals and metals required for EV batteries remains a challenge. In this infographic from Talon Metals and…
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2022 Edition) For investors, 2021 was a year in which nearly every asset class finished in the green, with commodities providing some of the best returns. The S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI)…
Visualizing America’s Electric Vehicle Future The U.S. is accelerating its transition to electric vehicles (EV) to address climate change. However, obtaining the minerals and metals required for EV batteries remains a challenge. In this infographic from Talon Metals and…
How Countries Feel About Their Economic Prospects Each year, the Edelman Trust Barometer report helps gauge the level of trust people place in various systems of power. The report is also a useful tool to gauge the general mood…
The 20 Internet Giants That Rule the Web (1998-Today) With each passing year, an increasingly large segment of the population no longer remembers images loading a single pixel row at a time, the earsplitting sound of a 56k modem,…
The following content is sponsored by Personal Capital Americans’ Expected Annual Retirement Spending Planning for retirement can be a daunting task. How much money will you need? What will your retirement spending look like? It varies from person to…
Companies Gone Public in 2021: Visualizing Valuations Despite its many tumultuous turns, last year was a productive year for global markets, and companies going public in 2021 benefited. From much-hyped tech initial public offerings (IPOs) to food and healthcare…
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The following content is sponsored by iShares Download the ETF Snapshot for free. Why ETFs Are Critical Tools During Market Volatility Investors experienced record-breaking volatility in 2020. During COVID-19 market turbulence, the CBOE Volatility index surpassed the previous peak…
10 Travel Destinations for Post-Pandemic Life On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization formally classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. The resulting travel bans decimated the tourism industry, and international air travel initially fell by as much…
Visualized: The Circular Economy 101 The principles of a circular economy trace back as far as 3,000 years. Archeological evidence shows that Romans recycled trash following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Roughly 200 years later, people…
Current Strategies to Tackle COVID-19 Since the pandemic started in 2020, a number of therapies have been developed to combat COVID-19. The leading options for preventing infection include social distancing, mask-wearing, and vaccination. They are still recommended during the…
Visualized: The Circular Economy 101 The principles of a circular economy trace back as far as 3,000 years. Archeological evidence shows that Romans recycled trash following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Roughly 200 years later, people…
The Briefing We’re already seeing the impact of climate change—today, droughts, heatwaves, and extreme rainstorms are 2x more frequent than they were a century ago In less than a decade, Earth’s climate is expected to warm another 0.5°C If…
The following content is sponsored by Global X ETFs. The Briefing Tokenization is a solution that divides the ownership of an asset into digital tokens This process could democratize investment in physical assets Blockchain Applications: Tokenization of Real Assets…
The following content is sponsored by Personal Capital Visualizing Americans’ Financial Assets by Age What do your account balances look like? Chances are you’ll answer that question differently if you’re a new graduate versus if you’re a retiree. As…
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2022 Edition) For investors, 2021 was a year in which nearly every asset class finished in the green, with commodities providing some of the best returns. The S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI)…
Industry 4.0: What Manufacturing Looks Like in the Digital Era It might sound futuristic, but the Fourth Industrial Revolution—also known as Industry 4.0—has already begun. Following the Industrial Revolution’s steam power, electrification in the 1800s, and the Digital Revolution…
From Greek to Latin: Visualizing the Evolution of the Alphabet Over the course of 2021, the Greek alphabet was a major part of the news cycle. COVID-19 variants, which are labeled with Greek letters when becoming a variant of…
The Companies that Defined 2021 Attention is an increasingly valuable form of currency in the Information Age. In 2021, a handful of companies stood out from the pack, dominating the conversation and influencing society in both positive and negative…
What the Experts See Coming in 2022 Even at the best of times, it’s human nature to want to decode the future. During times of uncertainty though, we’re even more eager to predict what’s to come. To satisfy this…
The Stock Market in 2021: Best and Worst Performing Sectors It was another eventful year—and while it may not quite compare to the pandemonium experienced in 2020, it was still jam-packed with market moving events, such as: The highly-anticipated…
The Stock Market in 2021: Best and Worst Performing Sectors It was another eventful year—and while it may not quite compare to the pandemonium experienced in 2020, it was still jam-packed with market moving events, such as: The highly-anticipated…
Visual Capitalist is home to data-driven, visual storytelling that helps explain a complex world. But did you know there’s even more visuals and insight you can unlock, all while helping support what we do? New to VC+ in January…
Over the past several years, UK equities have traded at a relative discount compared to other developed markets. This was largely due to ongoing Brexit negotiations, where uncertainty around trade deals and other legislation created significant headwinds. Fast forward…
The Stock Market in 2021: Best and Worst Performing Sectors It was another eventful year—and while it may not quite compare to the pandemonium experienced in 2020, it was still jam-packed with market moving events, such as: The highly-anticipated…