by Elyse Menger | Oct 3, 2024 | Finance, Product Sneak Peek
The AGS synthetic household model was introduced with the completely new Household Finances database earlier this year. Over the past few months, we have been busy expanding the demographic content of the household model in order to provide a base for the new Consumer...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 3, 2024 | Finance
Most of the major financial institutions have established separate private branches, or at least special investment teams, for their large clients. The SEC limits many transactions to high net worth individuals. Two categories are generally used – Accredited investors...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 26, 2024 | Monthly Round-Ups
At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from September 2024. Bloomberg The...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 26, 2024 | Partner Posts
This blog post first appeared on the Kalibrate website. As organized retail crime continues to impact stores, customers, and employees at alarming rates, data-driven site selection has become more critical than ever. With California’s governor recently signing into...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 19, 2024 | Menger's Musings
A year ago, we wrote about how the NCAA Needs a Geographer while trying to make sense of the March Madness brackets. Since then, lots of realignment has happened within the conferences and geographically, they make little to no sense. This is highlighted perfectly by...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 19, 2024 | Climate Data
Last week, I was sitting with my friend Andy having coffee when that unmistakable California special hit. By earthquake standards, it was nothing to write home about, a 4.7 with its epicenter about five miles due south of us, halfway between Malibu and Thousand Oaks....
by Elyse Menger | Sep 12, 2024 | Maps
This week, Apple held their annual keynote event and announced the latest release of iPhone 16 and 16 Max. Nationwide, it is no secret who is winning the iPhone versus Android (Google phone) competition. Using our Behaviors and Attitudes database, we know that there...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 12, 2024 | Employment Data, Maps
The 21st Century has been marked by technological improvements, from the creation of the smartphone to promising developments in artificial intelligence. It is no surprise that the labor force in technological sectors has grown along with these improvements. Where are...
by Gary Menger | Sep 5, 2024 | Economic Development, Menger's Musings
Late last week, an innovative scheme to attract new residents hit the wires. The city of Cumberland, Maryland, is offering a $10,000 payment if you will just move to their fine city and either buy or build a house there, and up to a further $10,000 in matching grants...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 5, 2024 | Canada Data, Dimensions
Toronto is generally considered to be one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, even more so than New York or Los Angeles. Of the nearly 7 million residents, almost 45% are immigrants who have arrived from many nations across the world. Hidden below that...
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