Price of a Disneyworld Ticket – Actual Price vs. 1971 Price Adjusted for Inflation: Chart

Pricing power is one key ingredient for successful companies. Firms that are able to raise prices on a consistent basis can enjoy continued growth in profits. One company that has successfully employed this strategy over many decades and continues to do is Walt Disney Co(DIS). The following chart shows the magic ingredient of pricing power that …

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Social Security Payments Across OECD Countries: Chart

Most retired Americans depend on social security payments for their survival in retirement, In fact, according to a report by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for about half of retired seniors it provides at least 50 percent of the income and for 1 in 4 it provides 90 percent of the income. This is …

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Price Changes of Consumer Goods and Services in the US from 1998 To 2019

Prices of basic needs for living have soared in the US in the past few years while discretionary items have become cheaper. For example, housing prices are unaffordable in many parts of the country. Though shelter is the most basic need of any human being it is very expensive and housing costs continue to rise …

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