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Chart of the Day

One Chart. One Insight. Be the Smartest Person in the Room.

Every day, one chart tells a story most people miss. A price that tripled while nobody was paying attention. A stat that makes the whole table go quiet. Read it in 90 seconds. Walk into any room knowing something nobody else does.

Meet the Author

I'm Ray Calloway. I spent 15 years teaching economics at a state university and another decade managing real money for a family office.


Now I do this: every morning, I find one chart that tells a story most people miss. Then I write it up in plain English, with a takeaway you can drop at dinner tonight.

Position

Editor & Economist


Current Publications

Chart of the Day

Background

State University, Family Office


Sources

Fed · Treasury · BLS · Census

I don't tell you what to think. I show you the chart.

Recent Issues

Oct 20, 2026

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2 min read

You Think You Own 500 Stocks. You’re Mainly in 10.

Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft alone now account for nearly 20 cents of every dollar in the fund — whether you chose that bet or not.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 19, 2026

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1 min read

Home Prices Are Not the Main Villain Here

That’s 32% of the typical household’s gross income. Lenders used to flag anything over 28%.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 16, 2026

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3 min read

The Pentagon Budget Is Now Smaller Than the Interest Bill

It didn’t drift up gradually. It sat flat for two decades, then tripled in six years. The chart looks like a wall.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 15, 2026

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2 min read

What a $100 Grocery Cart From 2020 Costs Now

Same brands, same quantities, same store. The answer is $138. That extra $38 has already left your account, every week, for six years.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 14, 2026

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2 min read

The Fed Cut Rates Three Times in 2025. Your Card Rate Went up Anyway.

That 21-point spread between what banks charge you and what they pay you on savings is the widest on record.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 13, 2026

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2 min read

The Economy Is ‘booming.’ Bankruptcy Filings Just Hit Their Highest Pace Since 2019.

S&P Global says business activity is at its fastest pace since early 2015. Ray’s chart today measures what that headline leaves out.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 12, 2026

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2 min read

California Lost 229,000 Residents Last Year. 627 a Day, Every Day.

That gap is what 627 people per day decided they were finished with. Today’s chart maps where they landed.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 9, 2026

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2 min read

If You Own an Index Fund, You Own This Trade

AI spending flows to a handful of firms at the top. The pink slips go everywhere else. Check your exposure before next week.

Ray Calloway
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Oct 8, 2026

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2 min read

284 Million Barrels Left. At Current Use, That's 14 Days.

Brent crude crossed $100 last week and tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz are rising. The reserve that is supposed to calm that kind of shock is 60% empty.

Ray Calloway
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