RANDOM GLEANINGS

While making the Winter 2023 issue of VESTED, we came across some interesting factoids too good not to share.

206 Bce

Qín Shĭ Huáng, first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, introduces a uniform system of writing that uses skilled brushstrokes to create beautiful characters, and calligraphy is born.

Source: Chinese Calligraphy and Culture by Huiwen Li

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1979

The U.S. divorce rate peaks at 22.8 newly divorced people per 1,000 married persons. In 2022, the rate hits an all-time low of 14.9.

Source: Marriage and Divorce Data Tables, U.S. Census Bureau

2015

VESTED magazine launches its first issue with articles on diversification, Social Security, advance directives, and retiring abroad.

2022

Psychologist Albert Ellis coins the term catastrophizing as part of his work in rational-emotive therapy, which tries to help people break and replace irrational thinking habits.

CAPTRUST Co-founder and CEO Fielding Miller begins his career as a stockbroker with objective, fee-based advice as a market differentiator.

1997

CAPTRUST becomes a registered investment advisor (RIA) with 11 employees and $400 million of assets under advisement.

2021

One in five older adults move to a new house. Of these, 52 percent choose a more accessible home with plans to age in place.

Source: National Poll on Healthy Aging, University of Michigan

2023

The online car auction site bringatrailer.com records its most expensive sale ever: $2 million for a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT with just 250 miles.

CAPTRUST employs more than 1,330 people, including 553 financial advisors, with offices in 36 states and $770 billion of assets under advisement.

Data as of December 31, 2022