2009 Annual Report -

It turned the "annual report" into a work of personal art and data visualization, proving that even a "bad year" globally could be a year of intense personal introspection. 3. Survivors and Strategy Shifts

By the second half of 2009, the narrative began to shift from "collapse" to "recovery". The Federal Reserve's 2009 Report highlighted that stimulus policies and improving financial conditions were finally starting to move the needle. An Annual Report on One Man's Life - The New York Times 2009 Annual Report

managed a return on equity of 22.5%, generating $13.39 billion in net earnings despite the chaos. It turned the "annual report" into a work

March 2009 is legendary in financial circles as the absolute floor of the Great Recession. By the time annual reports were being drafted, the U.S. stock market had seen a staggering loss of wealth—dropping from a $22 trillion peak to just $9 trillion. For many CEOs, writing the "Letter to Shareholders" that year was an exercise in extreme damage control. The Federal Reserve's 2009 Report highlighted that stimulus

noted that the unemployment rate hit a grueling 10% by year's end.

Over 51,000 words were submitted by friends and strangers describing what he ate, what he wore, and whether he seemed happy.

Not all 2009 reports were about billions lost. One of the most "interesting" artifacts from this era is the by Nicholas Felton. Instead of financial data, Felton asked every person he interacted with to fill out a survey about him.