Fun Facts

From 1965 to 1981 the top individual marginal income tax bracket in the U.S. was 70%, double the 35% top bracket for 2010.

45,000 manufacturing jobs were created in the U.S. in the 1st quarter of 2010. 606,000 were lost in the 1st quarter of 2009.

Under the “Making Home Affordable Program” of early 2009, 227,922 of the 3.4 million delinquent homeowners have received permanent modifications. Another 257,944 have been repossessed by bank lenders in the 1st quarter of 2010.

The average size of a single family home in the U.S. has grown 563 square feet in the last 30 years to 2218 square feet.

48% of Florida, 51% of Arizona, and 70% of Nevada homeowners owe more on their house than it’s worth.

When Enron filed bankruptcy in December of 2001, employees collectively had 62% of their 401k dollars invested in Enron stock.

(Experts say to never invest more than 5% in any given stock to minimize your downside exposure).