Economic Indicators
This indicator measures the total value of all goods and services produced within a country’s borders.
What is GDP?
Reinvesting dividends to buy more shares takes advantage of this powerful investing concept.
What is compounding?
The founder and longtime CEO of Amazon, who stepped down in 2021 but remains executive chairman.
Who is Jeff Bezos?
The U.S. declared independence in this year.
What is 1776?
This planet is known as the "Red" planet.
What is Mars?
This indicator measures the average change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services over time.
What is Consumer Price Index? (CPI)
Over the long term, the S&P 500’s average annual return, including dividends, is roughly this percentage.
What is 10%?
This CEO of Apple succeeded Steve Jobs and oversees one of the world’s largest tech companies.
Who is Tim Cook?
This 1794 uprising by Pennsylvania farmers over a federal tax on whiskey was the first major test of federal authority under George Washington.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
He currently is using his snake catching skills and established ability to manipulate women as a "traitor" on Traitors.
Who is Rob Rausch?
When the Federal Reserve raises this, borrowing costs increase and the S&P 500 may drop
What are interest rates?
This term describes a stock that has increased its dividend every year for at least 25 consecutive years.
What is a dividend aristocrat?
This CEO of JPMorgan Chase has led the bank since 2005 and is one of the most influential voices on Wall Street.
Who is Jamie Dimon?
The president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
He was acquitted of first and second degree murder charges in 1996, in a "high" profile murder trial.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
This monthly report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures the total number of people employed and unemployed in the U.S., and is closely watched for signs of economic growth or slowdown.
What is the Employment Situation Report / Jobs Report?
Companies in the S&P 500 spent over $1 trillion on this "alternative" to dividends in the trailing 12 months through late 2025.
What are stock buybacks/repurchases?
This CEO took over Microsoft in 2014 and is credited with shifting the company toward cloud computing.
Who is Satya Nadella?
Signed in 1862, this act allowed the federal government to distribute land in the West to settlers willing to farm it for five years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This city is the third largest in Canada and famous for being at the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
What is Calgary, Alberta?
In early 2026, the U.S. Unemployment Rate remained stable, hovering around this percentage (to the nearest tenth).
What is 4.4%?
The total return of an investment includes price changes plus this.
What is dividend income?
This CEO of IBM, who served from 1993–2002, is credited with saving the company from near collapse by shifting its focus from hardware to services.
Who is Lou Gerstner?
This 33rd president led the country through the cold war.
Who is Harry Truman?
Andrew Garfield said this actress was "like a shot of espresso".
Who is Emma Stone?