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Today Marks 100th Record Close For S&P500 Under President Trump (video, left), Fox Business
Markets Much Higher From Here: Focus On Bigger Picture Rather Than Short Term Data (video, right), CNBC
This Is Now The Best Bull Stock Market Ever, Yun Li, CNBC
Quote: “The most outstanding feature of this cycle since 2008 is always going to be fear,” says Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group.”
Fed Chair: US Debt On An Unsustainable Path, USA Today
Don’t Fall For This Bank Texting Phone Scam (video, left), Fox Business
Ray Dalio’s ‘Holy Grail’ Of Investing In 5 Minutes (video, right), Investopedia
US Recession Chances Are Dwindling, Numbers Show, Jonathan Garber, Fox Business
Weekly Mortgage Applications Jump To Highest Level In Over A Month, Diana Olick, CNBC
Percentage Of World Debt, By Nation, IMF-2019
Profitability, Top 25 Companies
$69 Trillion Of World Debt In One Infographic, Visual Capitalist
The World’s 20 Most Profitable Companies, Visual Capitalist
Common Networks Bets 5G Will Replace Cable Internet In Your Home, Alex Sherman, CNBC
Half Of US Will Have 5G Phones By 2024, CNBC
More Than Half Of Wealthy Investors Are Bracing For A Stock Market Sell-Off, Jessica Menton, USA Today
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Cryptocurrency
Crypto Market Cap, 11/15/19
Top 5 Crypto’s By Market Cap, 11/16/19
This Week:
Crypto Markets Turn Red While Bitcoin Fails To Impress Under $8500, Joeri Cant, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin Falls Through Key Average As Traditional Markets Hit Record High, Sebastian Sinclair, Coindesk
The SEC Has Rejected Every Bitcoin ETF. This Firm Thinks It Has A Solution, Nikhilesh De, Coindesk
A Major Bitcoin Exchange Has A Serious Problem, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
Previous Weeks:
Bitcoin Ranging Under $9300 Is Extremely Fine Says Expert, William Suberg, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin Price Bounce to $9600? Omkar Godbole, Coindesk
Coin Prices And Market Cap, 11/08/19
The US Government Tried To Shut Down Bitcoin, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
Bitcoin Fundamentals Remains Strong As Markets Stagnate, Charles Bovaird, Forbes
Billionaire Investor Peter Thiel Is Doubling Down On Bitcoin – Here’s Why, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
The Bitcoin Halvening Is Coming, Clem Chambers, Forbes
Bitcoin May Head To Low $7000’s According To Tone Vays, Valdrin Tahiri, Be In Crypto
Crypto’s Next Stop Is $14,400 – Can We Bury Alt-Coins? (video, right) Crypto Trader, CNBC
Top 5 Crypto’s By Market Cap, 11/09/19
The Future Of Cryptocurrencies, Ksenia Semenova, Stratfor
Trading Bitcoin Is Hard – 10 Things Every Beginning Trader Needs To Know, Scott Melker, Cointelegraph
Top 3 Coinbase Alternatives, Rajarshi Mitra, Blockgeeks
Billionaire Investor Eyes $1 Billion Crypto Hedge Fund, Daniel Kuhn, Coindesk
This Blockchain Executive Thinks We’re Seeing A Bitcoin Revival, Justin O’Connell, Forbes
Trade War Driving Chinese Investors To Bitcoin? Daniel Palmer, Coindesk
Mark Mobius Warns Bitcoin Is Not Bulletproof, Maggie Fitzgerald, CNBC; Also see, Bitcoin Warning: Serious Security Weakness Uncovered, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
The Three Largest Cryptocurrencies, Jill Mislinski, Advisor Perspectives
BTC November 2018 To September 2019
Crypto Prices And Market Cap 9/12/19
Ethereum Tied To Bitcoin? Libra At Risk? Outlook For September (video, right), Cointelegraph
The Teenager Who Made Millions On Bitcoin Is Staking It All On This Obscure Token, Colin Harper, Venture Beat; Also see, What Is Metal? A Beginner’s Guide
Bitcoin’s Risk-Adjusted Returns Superior To S&P 500 And Gold, Charles Bovaird, Forbes
Bitcoin ETF Still Coming As SEC Concerns Largely Solved, Marie Huillet, Cointelegraph
Major Cryptocurrencies January 2016 Thru September 3, 2019
Bitcoin 2014 To 2019, 9/11/19
This Crypto Is Worth Less Than 1 Cent. Venture Capitalists Are Betting On Its Future. Leigh Chen, Coindesk
The Art Of Bitcoin Option Trading, Cointelegraph
Facebook Warns Investors That Libra Currency May Never See Light Of Day, Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC; Also see, The Hidden Gem In Facebook’s Libra Blockchain Whitepaper, Tomer Federman, Medium; Also see, As Facebook Struggles For Blockchain Support, A Truly Decentralized Challenger Emerges, Steven Ehrlich, Forbes; Also see, Facebook’s Global Coin Will Launch In 2020, Michael K. Spencer, Medium; Also see, Massive Crypto Exchange Binance Offering Margin Trading ‘Soon,’ Wealth Management; Also see, Binance Bets The Farm, Daniel Arnoff, MIT, Medium; Also see, We’ve Had Private Currencies Like Libra Before. It Was Chaos, MIT Tech/Medium
CS Commentary: Interesting perspective, particularly on China and cryptocurrency, but we don’t agree with the conclusion that Binance is in danger of losing its business because its separating exchanges.
Blockchain adoption is on the verge of early majority in the adoption cycle.
2019: The Year Of Mainstream Cryptocurrency Adoption (see chart left), Crypto Scientist, Medium; Also see, The Miami Dolphins Now Have An Official Crypto – It’s Litecoin, Daniel Palmer, Coindesk
Bitcoin Investors Are Not Just Crypto Enthusiasts, Samuel Steinberger, Wealth Management
With All Eyes On Bitcoin, Another Crypto Is Up Over 800% In 2019, Kyle Torpey, Forbes; Also see, Altcoin Phenomenon Finished, Value Will Flow To Bitcoin, Ana Alexandre, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin Rally Pre-Thanksgiving To Christmas 2017 – Will We See A Repeat?
New Research Shows Why Bitcoin Price May Skyrocket Later This Year (chart, right), Kyle Torpey, Forbes
The Overlooked Reason The United States Would Struggle To Ban Bitcoin, Kyle Torpey, Forbes
The Real Reason Ethereum, Ripples, XRP, And Litecoin Suddenly Rocketed, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
Insane 550% Gains Make Binance Best Performing Cryptocurrency Of 2019, Yashu Gola, CCN; Also see, Binance The Best Performing Crypto Of 2019 So Far, Use The Bitcoin
Comparing the Bitcoin ‘Bubble’ To Amazon During the Dot Com Era
Bitcoin’s Bubble Cycle More Bullish Than Amazon’s During Dot Com Era (chart, right), Marie Huilett, Cointelegraph
There’s Another Thing Behind Bitcoin’s 200% Rise This Year – It Has Nothing To Do With Facebook, Ryan Browne, CNBC; Also see, Bitcoin is (Probably) Here To Stay, Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg; Or see this link; Also see, Litecoin Outperforms Top 10 Cryptos Ahead Of August Reward Halving, Omkar Godbole, Coindesk
Why Is Harvard’s Endowment Jumping Into Crypto? Shoshanna Delvanthal, Investopedia; Also see, Why IBM’s Blockchain Isn’t A Real Blockchain, Stuart Popejoy, Cointelegraph
All Cryptocurrencies Ranked, Coinmarketcap
See This Link For Updates & Links On DIG Cryptocurrency
Must-See Videos
Must See: Tesla From $250 To $4000? Cathie Woods Of ArK Invest Defends Her Call (video, left), CNBC
How The Real Estate Cycle Works (video, right), Phillip Anderson
Must See – ‘China Was Never Our Friend’: Kyle Bass, Hedge Fund CEO, Bloomberg
Ray Dalio’s All Weather Portfolio, Bite Size Biz; Also see, Must See – ‘Shoot The People You Love’: Ray Dalio Explains His Principles, And More, 60 Minutes
Could Bitcoin Still Go To $25K?, Fox Business
More Wealth Will Be Created In The Next 20 Years Than Ever Before (video, left), Phillip Anderson (2012)
Ray Dalio On Lessons From The Great Financial Crisis (video, right), CNBC
Is Now A Good Time To Buy Bitcoin? (video, left) Bloomberg Tech
Why Amazon Alexa And Google Assistant Are Becoming Omnipresent, CNBC
Common Sense Interpretation
(Start Here First To Understand The Investment Arena Big Picture)
A Growing Club Of Powerful Countries Abandoning US Dollar, Eustance Huang, CNBC
CS Commentary: If the end of the dollar is a concern see, Evaluating the Arguments For The Demise Of The Dollar. This 2015 article is still relevant today.
JP Morgan Guide To The Markets, 3Q 2019 (video, left) Hong Kong
I Wrote A Popular Piece On ‘Lessons From The Madoff Fraud’, Then I Got Scammed – Here’s Why, Seaborn Hall, Medium
Yield Curve Inversion? Here’s How Markets Tend To Perform After One, Mark DeCambre, MarketWatch
CS Commentary: In addition to the two links below, see our Money-Interpretation Page for more on the Yield Curve Inversion. Also see, 5 Things Investors Need To Know About An Inverted Yield Curve, Watts/Oh, MarketWatch; Also see, Forget The Yield Curve – Here’s Who Will Prevent The U.S. From Entering A Recession, Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
Schwab: Fight Over Fiduciary Interpretation Is ‘Semantics,’ Diana Britton, Wealth Management
Safe Deposit Boxes Aren’t Safe, Stacy Cowley, NY Times; Also see, Its Time To Find A Safe Deposit Box Alternative, Lisa Rowan, Two Cents
Investopedia Top 100 Financial Advisors, 2019, Investopedia
CS Commentary: Read the fine print on methodology…and see our Money-Interpretation Page for more. Also see, The Investopedia Top 100 LIst Is Junk. Or, Is It? Robert Sofia, Wealth Management – Interesting point of view, but absent the principles outlined on our Money-Interpretation Page remember this: Bernie Madoff had tons of influence and people trusted him because they had ‘heard’ how good he was and they likely knew someone who invested with him. None of that saved them.
Wells Fargo Securities Says Don’t Fear Volatility, CNBC; Also see, Wall Street Drops As Bond Market Stokes Recession Fears, Medha Singh, Reuters; Also see, In This Turbulent Market Buy When Fear Is High, Cody Willard, Marketwatch
Warren Buffett: This Is The #1 Mistake Parents Make When Teaching Kids About Money, Tom Popomaronis, CNBC
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Resources
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More Common Sense
Books:
‘The Plot Against The President’ Author Lee Smith, Mornings With Maria, Fox Business
Culture:
Ricky Gervais On Diet, Being Fat, Death, Hosting The Golden Globes, & God (video, left), Stephen Colbert, You Tube
Note: Gervais will host his 5th Golden Globes Awards show in January.
Distracted Driving: Phone Addicts Are The New Drunk Drivers Study Finds, Ina Fried, Axios
Thousands Of Live WWII Explosives Lie Buried In The Ground. Don’t Pick One Up. Washington Post
Hong Kong Police Shoot Protestor, Man Set On Fire, AP, Politico
Over 100,000 Have Committed To Jesus As High School Students Host ‘Fields Of Faith,’ Jenny Rose Spaudo, Charisma
Health/Fitness/Relationships:
Epstein Definitely Committed Suicide (video, left), Huckabee
Dangers Of Bleach + Never Mix Bleach With These, Rebekah Edwards, Dr. Axe
Myths About Flu Vaccine Prove Deadly To Seniors, Patch
What It Means To Be An ENFP Personality Type, Susan Storm, Psychology Junkie
Movies:
Ford Vs. Ferrari, Official Trailer (video, left), 20th Century Fox
‘Doctor Sleep’ Dismal Debut Terrifies Hollywood, Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter
Midway, New Trailer, Lionsgate Movies; Also see, ‘Midway’: Film Review, John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter; CS Review: Ignore the critics on this one, they are cynical and liberal and against anything traditional. This film is in the tradition of ‘Pearl Harbor,’ ‘The Patriot’ and other films like those, though it doesn’t quite rise to that level, probably because it seeks to stay too close to the historical facts. This is always difficult for a film that is supposed to entertain, but this one does it extremely well, particularly during the first half. Some of the events of the second half are a little hard to follow and subsequently feel ‘watered down’, but the story still succeeds as entertainment and inspiring history. Plus, it puts you in the seat of WWII fighter and dive bomber pilots in a way few, if any, films have. You will leave the theater thankful for the blood and sacrifice of heroes that bought the freedom we have today with their lives. CS Grade: B+
2019: Schedule For Upcoming Movies As Of November 3, 2019, Movie Insider
Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain. NY Times; Or see this link,
Quote: “In the past 20 years, as we all know, the movie business has changed on all fronts. But the most ominous change has happened stealthily and under cover of night: the gradual but steady elimination of risk.”
Music:
Taylor Swift Accused Of Using Fan Base In Calculated Manner, David Ng, Breitbart
Sports:
NFL Fight Could Lead To Massive Fines (video, left), CNBC
They Shocked The World: What They’re Saying After Falcons Upset Win Over Saints, Michael King, 11 Alive; Also see, The ‘Different Perspective’ From Raheem Morris That Helped The Falcons Beat The Saints, Jason Butt, The Athletic; Also see, Wacky Award: New Orleans Saints Attempt To Troll Falcons…While Losing Badly? Andrew Joseph, USA Today
The Athletic 40: Reranking Top High School Basketball Prospects In The US, Brian Bennett, The Athletic
Jags QB Nick Foles Takes Reporters To Church, Will Maule, Faithwire
Tech:
New 5G Security Threat Sparks Snooping Fears, Kate O’Flaherty, Forbes
Travel:
Top 25 Destinations In The World, Trip Advisor
Is the Boeing 737 MAX Safe? Chris Woodyard, USA Today
TV/Streaming:
Must See – Jordan Peterson’s Most Savage Comebacks (To Liberal Media And Academics) (video, left), Trigger Happy Media
Nobody Knows What Television Is Anymore, Peter Superman, Reason
Disney + Goes Live – Details Of When Original Series Will Debut, George Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter
Ricky Gervais To Host Golden Globes Jan 5th For A Record Fifth Time, Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter
CS Commentary: Ricky Gervais is the only reason to watch an awards show anymore.
Contrary View – Ricky Gervais: Banal, Unfunny, And Not As Dangerous As He Thinks, Adam White, Independent UK
CS Commentary: White’s opinion is ‘banal, unfunny, and not as dangerous as he thinks’. Why not just be honest and say you like Tina and Amy better upfront and end it there? As we say up above, Gervais is the only remaining reason to watch any awards show.
Quotes Of The Month:
“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.” – Marcus Aurelius (spoken shortly after finding out how much time his children spent each day on Facebook)
