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One Minute With Trump: I Would Consider Interim Trade Deal (video, left), Fox Business
One Minute With Kramer: Is The Market Overbought And Should We Be Nervous? (video, right), CNBC
3 Powerful Reasons The Stock Market Is Headed Higher, Howard Gold, MarketWatch
Mortgage Rates Have Jumped This Week – But Could They Soon Fall To Zero? Jacob Passy, MarketWatch
Bitcoin Stable As Coinbase And Ripple Crash Out Of Start-Up Top 10, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
Crypto Prices And Market Cap 9/12/19
Salary Required To Buy A Home In U.S. Cities, 2019
Bitcoin Price Steady Above $10K As Binance Coin Tumbles On US News, William Suberg, Cointelegraph
History Favors The Bulls As Bitcoin Trades Sideways At $10,000, Omkar Godbole, Coindesk
This City’s Real Estate Market Is Least Likely To Tank During Next Recession, Jacob Passy, MarketWatch
Also, See List of Risk Of Downturn In 50 US Cities Here
Key Takeaways From Apple’s New iPhone Launch (video, right), Bloomberg Technology
Ray Dalio Sees 25% Chance Of Recession In 2020, Bloomberg Markets And Finance
It Took Warren Buffet 20 Months To Sell His Home – How To Avoid The Same Fate, Passy/LaMagna, MarketWatch
US Bond Rates Last 100 Years: 1920 To 2019
Potential Black Swans That Could Give Markets The Most Worry
Why Ray Dalio Thinks We’re In The 1930’s, Yahoo Finance
9 Facts That Will Make You Think Differently About Wealth: How Millionaires Got Rich, Tanza Loudenback, Business Insider
Bitcoin Fundamentals Remains Strong As Markets Stagnate, Charles Bovaird, Forbes
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Editor’s Choice
Must See – Hurdling Towards Another Financial Crisis Driven By China: Steve Bannon With Kyle Bass 1 (video, left), Real Vision Finance
Must See – What Are China’s True Intentions? Global Dominance – And US Corporations Are Helping Them, Steve Bannon With Kyle Bass 2 (video, right), Real Vision Finance
You Now Need $350,000 To Live A Middle Class Life In A Big City, Sam Dogen, CNBC
Also see, This Budget Shows How $350,000 Barely Qualifies As Middle Class, Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch
Quote: “The median household income in the U.S. is $57,782, with places like San Francisco and New York City showing medians income for a family at $96,265 and $79,781, respectively, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.”
Must See – China’s Strategic Next Step Is To Get Trump Out, Steve Bannon With Kyle Bass 3, Real Vision Finance
Must See – Where The Next War Will Start And With Who: What Trump Should Do Now, Steve Bannon With Kyle Bass 4, Real Vision Finance
How Much Money To You Need To Retire At 55 And Live On Investment Income Until You’re 90? Tanza Loudenback, Business Insider
China Has Added 100 Tons Of Gold To Reserves
Survey: 40% Of Millennials Look To Crypto In The Event Of Recession, Ana Alexandre, Cointelegraph
Why Billionaire Ray Dalio Loves Criticism And Says That You Should Too, Karen Gilchrist, CNBC
The Life Rule Ray Dalio Taught His Sons About Success, Jade Scipioni, CNBC
Top 10 Crypto’s All Below Their 200 Day Moving Average – Except Bitcoin, Sebastian Sinclair, Coindesk
Cryptocurrency
This Week:
Bitcoin Stuck In A Range – To Face A Downward Break, Support At 200-Day MA (video, left), Crypto Markets, Cointelegraph
Crypto’s Next Stop Is $14,400 – Can We Bury Alt-Coins? (video, right) Crypto Trader, CNBC
Why Stellar Is Giving Away $124 Million In Cryptocurrency, Benjamin Pirus, Forbes
Crypto Market Cap Top 5 Coins, 9/14/19
The Future Of Cryptocurrencies, Ksenia Semenova, Stratfor
Binance US Will Open User Registration Next Week, Joeri Cant, Cointelegraph
Trading Bitcoin Is Hard – 10 Things Every Beginning Trader Needs To Know, Scott Melker, Cointelegraph
Top 3 Coinbase Alternatives, Rajarshi Mitra, Blockgeeks
Previous Weeks:
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
Stop Obsessing About Price, Bitcoin Today Is Stronger Than Ever, Tomer Federman, Medium
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
Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000, Rising Back Over $9.5K 8/30/19
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 Bulls Now Have Target Of $13,200 Monthly Charts Suggest, Tomorrowland, Medium
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
Bitcoin Suddenly Under $10,000, Next Critical Time October – Here’s Why, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
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)
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
To See The Money-Common Sense Interpretation Page, Click Here
Resources
To See The Money – Resources Page Click Here
More Common Sense
Books:
American Betrayal: The Secret Assault On Our Nation’s Character, Diana West
CS Commentary: When we come across a better book, we’ll replace this one. But, so far…no.
Culture:
Millennials Care Less About Patriotism, Religion, And Family (video, left), Fox News
Mega Church Pastor, Mental Health Advocate At Greg Laurie’s Harvest Church In CA Commits Suicide, Caleb Parke, Fox News
Someone’s Gotta Tell The Freaking Truth: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence, Brandon Ambrosino, Politico
CS Commentary: From a liberal source and with a definite liberal spin, but raises some legitimate and disturbing questions about leadership at Liberty University.
Jail Time More Likely: What Awaits Lori Loughlin Now That Felicity Huffman Is Going To Jail, Taryn Ryder, Yahoo
The Holy Ground Of Flight 93 – One Of 9/11’s Enduring Mysteries, Bill Sternberg, USA Today
Message In A Bottle Leads To Rescue Of California Family Stranded On Top Of Waterfall, CBS News
Sleeping Giant Earthquake Fault Beneath Los Angeles, Express UK
Health/Fitness/Relationships:
How Did The 1918 Flu Pandemic Start? Could We Have Another One? ABC News
27 Year Old Dies Tragically, Then Family Discovers Facebook Post From 24 Hours Earlier, LinkedIn/Smag31
The #1 Skill Parents Need To Teach Their Kids – But Most Don’t, Nir Eyal, CNBC
A Psychotherapist Shares The 7 Biggest Parenting Mistakes That Destroy Kid’s Self-Esteem, Amy Morin, CNBC
How To Be Assertive Without Being Aggressive, Esther Perel
Movies:
Blinded By The Light, Trailer (video, left), KinoCheck International
Black Director Spike Lee Calls Trump A ‘Racist’: Four Things He Got Wrong, Tipping Point, One America News
‘Overcome’ Actor Won’t Do Nudity Because Holy Spirit Showed Him It Was Evil, Tess Farand, Movieguide/Charisma
Angel Has Fallen, Trailer, Movieclips Trailers
Also see, Review: Angel Has Fallen – Exciting And Glorious Mockery Of Russia Collusion Hoax, John Norte, Breitbart
Music:
Florida Georgia Line Invites Chris Tomlin On Stage To Sing ‘How Great Is Our God,’ Lindsay Elizabeth, Faithwire; Also see this link for video (video, left)
Benecio Bryant, Original Song, America’s Got Talent Semi-Finals, 2019, America’s Got Talent
10 Year Old Singer Emanne Beasha Will Surprise You With Her Voice, America’s Got Talent, 2019
Taylor Swift Lifetime Fan Tells Her To ‘Grow Up,’ Corrine Weaver, The Federalist; Also see, When And Why Taylor Swift Joined The Elite Radical Left, Ben Kew, Breitbart
Sports:
Vin Scully’s Call Of Dodger’s Kirk Gibson’s Famous Hit In Game 1, 1988 World Series (video, left), MLB
MLB: Ronald Acuna’s 40-40 Season Now Feels Inevitable, Luis Paez-Pumar, Deadspin; Also see, MLB Power Rankings: Wild Card Races Heating Up, ESPN; Also see, Met’s Pete Alonso Wasn’t About To Let MLB Stop His 9/11 Tribute, George Willis, NY Post
Which NFL Offense Has The Most Reason To Panic After Week 1? Danny Kelly, The Ringer; Also see, Drew Brees vs Matt Ryan? Its Not The Mismatch You’d Think, Mark Bradley, AJC
150 Greatest Teams In College Football History, ESPN
Tech:
Reasons To Wait Until 2020 To Buy Your Next iPhone, Gordon Kelly, Forbes
Apple Just Gave 1.4 Billion Users A Reason To Quit Their iPhones And iPads, Gordon Kelly, Forbes
Travel:
Southwest Is Having A Massive Sale, Travel & Leisure
United Airlines Uses Cars To Explain Why Passengers Can’t Sit In Empty Economy Plus Seats , Simple Flying
Delta Just Gave Simply Stunning Explanation For Why Its Successful And American Airlines Is Not, Chris, Matyszczyk, Inc.com
Why Does Delta, With Superior Customer Service, Have A Lower Performance Score Than American Airlines? Dan Reed, Forbes
Yet Another Boeing Plane Has A Problem – the 777X, Isidore/Marsh, CNN Business
TV/Streaming:
The Actors And Relationships Behind The Last Kingdom (video, left), BestFlix
What’s Coming And Going From Netflix Week Of September 9, 2019, Melissa Kirsch, Life Hacker
What ‘Our Boys’ Doesn’t Want You To Know, Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS
More Hostility Between Uhtred And Edward For The Last Kingdom, Season 4? Corey Smith, Winter Is Coming
When Is The Last Kingdom Season 4 Released On Netflix? What’s Going To Happen? Flora Carr, Radio Times
Quotes Of The Month:
“In contrast with many theoretical speculations, we do not find conspiracism to be a product of greater authoritarianism, ignorance, or political conservatism. Rather, the likelihood of supporting conspiracy theories is strongly predicted by a willingness to believe in other unseen, intentional forces and an attraction to Manichean narratives. These findings both demonstrate the widespread allure of conspiracy theories as political explanations and offer new perspectives on the forces that shape mass opinion and American political culture.” – J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood, Chicago Political Scientists, 2015
