People watched a lot of financial issues on Investopedia throughout the year, with searches for a few emerging as particularly popular.

Ten topics stood out as the most searched for by Investopedia readers in 2024, the finance-focused site reported earlier this month.

Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver discussed the findings of the “Investopedia Terms of the Year 2024” during a recent appearance on “The Claman Countdown.”

“We look every day, we look every week and throughout the year we look at what people are searching for, what trends, terms or topics,” he told host Liz Claman.

inflation ranked first for the year, according to Investopedia.

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“That was the biggest thing for everybody this year, and it really came down to the election,” Silver said. “It wasn’t just that people realized the rate of growth was slower, it was that things didn’t seem cheaper to them.”

The consumer price index rose 0.3% month-on-month and 2.7% year-on-year in November, the month with the most recent data available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Second on Investopedia’s annual list was “fees.”

Silver linked the appearance of this subject in the classification with the presidential elections.

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“So you were making a choice for a lot of people. “I’m not comfortable with the fact that prices are still high. On the other hand, we know that tariffs are going to come our way if they elect President Trump to office. That’s what happened,” he explained. “Rates are trending very strongly right now.”

The #3 and #4 spots went to “Nvidia” and “stock split,” respectively.

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., maintains the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Nvidia has seen its stock rise more than 185% since the beginning of the year. It reported last month that it has generated nearly $91.17 billion in revenue and $50.79 billion in net income through the first three quarters of 2024, marking massive year-over-year increases.

The chipmaker also completed a long-awaited stock split over the summer, which Investopedia reported helped contribute to searches for “stock split.”

“The national debt” ranked fifth, according to the site. The U.S. national debt topped $36 trillion last month and stood at $36.144 trillion as of Dec. 27, according to the Treasury Department.

“Homeowner’s insurance,” “student loan forgiveness,” “high-yield savings account,” and “bitcoin” were ranked fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth in Investopedia’s 2024 rankings.

Bitcoin surges 10% amid Silicon Valley Bank slump. ((Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images) / Getty Images)

While speaking with Silver, Claman said it was “interesting” that the Federal Reserve appeared among the most searched terms for Investopedia readers.

Federal Reserve – Central Bank (iStock/iStock)

“People got used to the fact Federal Reserve “You had interest rates so high to control inflation, and then it became a waiting game of when they’re going to cut, they’re going to cut, they finally did in September,” said the editor-in-chief of Investopedia. People were beyond that, beyond that, thinking about other things.”

“Moneyline bet” took the final place in Investopedia’s 10 “Terms of the Year”.

“This was the year that sports betting and election betting and trading broke, right?” Silver said to Claman. “They’ve all been cousins ​​at the same barbecue, but this was the year that the betting polls for president were actually more correct than the actual polls. The betting odds, I should say, were more correct than the actual polls. So people were looking for a money line because you could bet a money line on Trump against Harris for the election.”

While appearing in “Claman’s countdown,” Silver predicted that tariffs will remain a hot topic next year.

He also said “100%” when asked if a Trump presidency will be a driver of investor questions in 2025.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 12: President-elect Donald Trump rings the opening bell on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 12, 2024 in New York City. Trump was invited to the Stock Market after being named TIME’s “Person.” (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Getty Images)

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“Because it seems like a risky attitude,” Silver continued. “We’ve seen the rise of cryptocurrencies. We’ve seen the rise of many stocks since the election, but also a less regulatory, less intense environment. You can see a lot more business. You’ve seen it. what’s happened in the pasture of crypto, I think people who haven’t been in the market yet will get into the market and even into the crypto market,” Silver said, noting an increase in bitcoin interest. Investopedia readers in recent months.

He also predicted that there would be more interest in the capital markets next year.

Trump, who won the November election with 312 electoral votes, is scheduled to officially take office on January 20 after his inauguration.