Jeff Desjardins

Founder and Publisher at Visual Capitalist

Contributor's Links: Visual Capitalist

A founder of Visual Capitalist, Jeff holds a BCom from the Sauder School of Business at UBC. Jeff believes that a fusion of information and design can bring investors unique insight in a way that has never been done before. Originally hailing from Penticton, BC, Jeff is also an avid traveller, ... more

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Ranked: The Performance Of Restaurant Stocks On The NYSE

Friday, March 5, 2021 6:57 PM EST

In the last 12 months, the performance of restaurant stocks on the NYSE ranges from 90% to -21%.

In this article: , BH, CMG, DRI, EAT, LUB, MCD, YUM, BDL, SHAK, YUMC, CNNE

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World Beer Index 2021

Monday, March 1, 2021 12:33 AM EST

What's the price of a beer in your country? Here's what it costs, how much of it people drink, and how much people spend on beer, across the globe.

In this article: BUD, STZ

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How Global Health And Wealth Has Changed Over Two Centuries

Thursday, February 25, 2021 8:20 AM EST

At the dawn of the 19th century, global life expectancy was only 28.5 years.

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How Much Solar Energy Is Consumed Per Capita? (1965-2019)

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:05 AM EST

The long history of solar energy use dates as far back as 4,000 B.C.—when ancient civilizations would use solar architecture to design dwellings that would use more of the sun’s warmth in the winter while reducing excess heat in the summer.

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Slices Of The Pie: Mapping Territorial Claims In Antarctica

Saturday, February 20, 2021 10:48 PM EST

For the near future at least, the slicing of the Antarctic pie is only hypothetical. It’s also a thought experiment that produces an interesting mix of territorial claims.

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The Buffett Indicator At All-Time Highs: Is This Cause For Concern?

Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:42 AM EST

In 2001, Warren Buffett famously described the stock market capitalization-to-GDP ratio as “the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment.”

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AAPL	Apple Inc.
FB	Facebook Inc
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust ETF
GM	General Motors Company
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. (Google)
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.
SO	Southern Company
T	AT&T Inc.
TWTR	Twitter Inc
VZ	Verizon Communications
WRK	WestRock Company
YHOO	Yahoo! Inc.

Mapped: Where Are The World’s Most Sustainable Companies?

In recent years, an impressive number of companies have stepped up to take a more active role in shaping a more sustainable future—not just in the environmental sense, but also by taking social and governance factors into consideration.