• How do you determine which charts to offer?
• How do you choose your chart formats?
• Why do you show dates and values on most of your price charts?
• Why do you use .pdf’s for your format?
• Do you offer trial subscriptions?

How do you determine which charts to offer?
We draw upon our many years of investment experience to draw charts that “tell a story” or serve as a handy reference tool. We also provide as much history as possible since we believe that current history often “rhymes” with the past. Our subscribers have also offered many suggestions as to what they would like to see, and this has resulted in the addition or refinement of charts.
 

How do you choose your chart formats?
We have numerous chart formats that we use. Each was designed to best display the data used either for time frame or type of underlying data. A bar chart is a bar chart, but displaying it on a business cycle time scale can give it different meaning. Another example is the use of inflation or currency-adjusted prices. Our goal is to have subscribers look at a chart and recognize it as a chart from The Chart Store without needing to look at the copyright.
 

Why do you show dates and values on most of your price charts?
We want our charts to be user-friendly and to serve as a GREAT reference source. Of all the feedback we have received from subscribers, the item that gets mentioned the most is having dates and values on our price charts.
 

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Why do you use .pdf’s for your format?
We are of the opinion that our subscribers do not want just another screen-based service. By providing our charts in .pdf format, subscribers can view, download and/or print charts at their convenience. They can be used to build a library of charts that are readily accessible for reference or research purposes, used for presentations or used for publications such as newsletters or correspondence with clients.
 

Do you offer trial subscriptions?
In a single word, no. We do offer a nice selection of sample charts that reflect the types of charts and/or statistical summaries that are found on the site.