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Cathie Wood on 2021 (video, left), ARK Invest
Cathie Wood Warns of Crash in These ‘Black Hole’ Industries (video, right), Casgains Academy
Cathie Wood: Bitcoin ETF Approval Unlikely Till Cap Reaches $2 Trillion – Near Term Price Increase by $40K Likely, Danny Nelson, Coindesk
Cathie Wood: More Companies Will Add Bitcoin as a Reserve, Danny Nelson, Coindesk
A Goldman Sachs Play In The RIA Custody Game, Mindy Diamond, Wealth Management
He Began Buying Tesla at $7.50 – Now 39 He’s Retiring with $12 Million, Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch; Also see, 10 Overlooked Stocks That Bulls Like For 2021, Michael Brush, MarketWatch
A Bubble is not a Bubble unless it pops for good
Gamestop: Payne vs. Gasparino and Payne threatens to Walk Out (video, right), Fox Business
CS Commentary: Great example of why we never watch Cavuto’s show. Payne’s show comes on at 11 am pst and is a great one.
Cathie Wood of ARK’s 10 Best Stocks to Buy and Hold For 5 Years, Jose Karlo Mari Tattoc, Yahoo Finance
Cathie Wood: Ahead of the Curve, Jeff Wilser, Coindesk
ARK Invest Hidden Gem: Israel Innovation Technology ETF, Dean Young, Seeking Alpha; Also see, ARKG -Don’t Always Follow The Leader, Michael Dolen, Seeking Alpha
Jim Cramer’s 5G Essential Stocks, Tyler Clifford, CNBC
Tesla, Largest Cap Stock to Enter S&P 500: Buy or Bubble? Rob Arnott/Kalesnik/Wu, Advisor Perspectives; Also see, Why Tesla Bulls Are in The Driving Seat As Stock Nears Inclusion in S&P 500, Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch
Concorde Successor AS2 Takes Leap Forward With New Florida’s HQ, O’Hare/Sillers, CNN
Will Virgin Galactic Go Hypersonic? Chris DeMuth, Jr., Seeking Alpha
Virgin Galactic on Track for Record High, Claudia Assis, MarketWatch
2021 is going to be a good year for Bitcoin: Microstrategy CEO (video, left), CNBC
Dennis Gartman on Bitcoin vs. Gold (video, right), Bloomberg Markets and Finance
CS Commentary: Gartman does not always get it right. Also see, Dennis Gartman Was Warning of Market Crash Over a Year Ago, Mark Hulbert, Barron’s; Also see, Gartman Warned of Bear Market in 2016
Global Perfect Storm Portfolio, Part 2 – Building Bridges, Seaborn Hall, Common Sense Money; Also see, Building The Global ‘Perfect Storm’ Portfolio, Short Version, updated 2/29/20, Seaborn Hall, Common Sense Money; Also see, Lazy Portfolio ETF – Different ETF Portfolio Options, with alternative choices for risk, Lazy Portfolio
Must Read – Investors And Retirees Perfect Storm Warning: Market Crash, Hyperinflation, & Massive Tax Hikes, Jeff Camarda, Forbes; Also see, How Likely Is Hyperinflation in the U.S.? Advisor Perspectives
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Cryptocurrency
This Week:
Bitcoin: Percentage Increase in US Dollar Since September 2020
Is the Bitcoin Rally Sustainable? (video, left) Crypto Expert, CNBC
Five Bitcoin Predictions For 2021 From A FinTech Expert, James Ledbetter, CNBC
Speculative Frenzy to Die Down, But $400,000 Bitcoin Target Still On, Andrew Thurman, Cointelegraph
Ethereum Price Tumbles to $915 But Traders Bullish for 4 Key Reasons, Marcel Pechman, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin to $146,000 – Here’s How: JP Morgan, Mark DeCambre, MarketWatch
Analyst Who Nailed Bitcoin’s Current $40,000 Level Says 50% Collapse Could Come Next, Yahoo Finance
Must Read – Top 6 Bitcoin Price Predictions to Watch in 2021, Allen Scott, Cointelegraph
Must Read – Bitcoin 2021 Prediction From Someone Who Under-predicted 2020, Daily Forex
Must Read – 16 Ethereum Predictions From A Crypto Oracle, Andrew Keys, Coindesk
Van Eck Proposes ETF for Bitcoin Once Again, Brady Dale, Coindesk
Previous Weeks:
Crypto Market Cap and Prices, 1/05/21
The Case for a Bitcoin ETF, Coindesk
CS Commentary: If a Bitcoin ETF is approved in 2021 the price will continue to soar well above its present level of around $30,000
Bitcoin Hits $25K For First Time Ever, Approaches Higher Levels, Kevin Reynolds, Coindesk
Ripple (XRP) Gets Heat From Regulators – Several Exchanges De-list It, NIkhilesh De, Coindesk
Grayscale Trust Key To Bitcoin Price: JP Morgan, Rakesh Sharma, Investopedia
Scaramucci’s Skybridge Bitcoin Fund Launches with $25 Million, Kevin Helms, Bitcoin
Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Says Bitcoin Worth $400,000, Bloomberg
Grayscale Weighs in On Bitcoin All-Time High (video, left), CNBC/Bitcoin
Jim Cramer Bought Bitcoin, While Nicely Off From Top, in the $17,000’s, Turner Wright, Cointelegraph
Four Big Reasons Bitcoin Belongs in Your Portfolio, Coindesk
IRS Setting Trap For Bitcoin Investors on 2020 Tax Form, Janna Herron, Yahoo Money
Why the Winklevoss Twins Think Bitcoin’s Rally is Different This Time, Abigail Ng, CNBC
$50K Bitcoin in 2021? Nathaniel Whittmore, Coindesk
Institutional Money May Propel Bitcoin to $250K in One Year’s Time, Marco Castrovilli, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin Hitting $200K by December 2021 is Now Conservative, William Suberg, Cointelegraph
Citibank Exec Says Bitcoin Will Trade at $318,000 By End of 2021, Terence Zimwawa, Bitcoin News
Nine Bitcoin Charts That Clarify The Current Run-up In Price, Nic Carter, Medium
Ray Dalio Believes Nations Will Outlaw Bitcoin if Price Keeps Rising, Joseph Young, Cointelegraph
Citibank Exec Says Bitcoin Will Trade at $318,000 By End of 2021, Terence Zimwawa, Bitcoin News
Is Bitcoin’s Rally Overstretched? This Key Indicator Says No, Omkar Godbole, Coindesk
Bitcoin Surges To Highest Since July 2019 After Pay Pal Embrace, Valdana Hajric, Bloomberg
Former Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Manager: Bitcoin Will Surge To $1 Million – Here’s Why, Billy Bambrough, Forbes
Hedge Fund Billionaire Tudor Says Bitcoin Rally On In First Inning, Zack Voell, Coindesk
Still So Early – 7% Of Americans Have Bought Bitcoin, Study Finds, Joseph Young, Cointelegraph
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Common Sense Interpretation
(Start Here First To Understand The Investment Arena Big Picture)
The Big Picture, 9/30/20
S&P 500 Performance By Sector Year-to-Date
The Stock Market Has Correctly Predicted Every Presidential Election Since 1984 – Here’s What To Look For In 2020, Matthew Fox, Business Insider
CS Commentary: S&P 500 was at 3294 on August 3, 2020, exactly 3 months before the election. Update,10/07/20: the S&P 500 is around 3420.
Must Read – Don’t Discount The Dollar Yet – It Will Remain The Global Reserve Currency, Joseph W. Sullivan, Foreign Policy
Quote: “Nonetheless, Beijing’s recent actions have eviscerated the yuan’s prospects as a real reserve currency.” For a more comprehensive treatment, see Evaluating The Arguments For The Dollar’s Demise, Advisor Perspectives
Must Read: Why Gold Prices Are Hitting All Time Highs, Justin Verdon, Mineral Prices
These Are The Next FANG Stocks ARK Portfolio Manager Says As Fund Sees Record Breaking Inflows, Lizzie Gurdus, CNBC
Bond King Gundlach: Trump Will Beat Biden, Avoid The Bond Market, Robert Huebscher, Advisor Perspectives
Must Read: Social Security’s Funding Crisis Has Arrived, Gary Schilling, Bloomberg
A Look Back: How Likely Is Hyperinflation In The U.S.? Seaborn Hall, Advisor Perspectives
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Resources
Investopedia’s Top 100 Financial Advisors 2020, Investopedia
CS Commentary: See methodology at the bottom of the page.
Current Mortgage and Refinance Rates For October 2020, Bank Rate
Financial Advisor’s 2019 Top 600+ RIA Rankings, FA
Financial Advisor’s 2019 RIA Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms, FA
Everything You Need To Know About Credit Scores, Finimpact
Forex Trading Industry Statistics 2020, Daily Forex
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Books:
Shroud of Turin: New Book Disputes Claims It is Not Burial Cloth of Jesus, Myra Kahn Adams, Townhall
Culture:
What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus? (video, left) CNBC
CS Commentary: CA has lost more people to other states than it has gained for most of the last two decades. In 2020 more than 135,000 people left CA than those who moved to CA.
2020 Best and Worst States for Business, Dale Buss, Chief Executive
Taxes By State
2020’s Tax Burden by State, Adam McCann, Wallet Hub
Top Marginal State Income Tax Rates 2020, Tax Foundation
Tithe Money Funded Hillsong Pastors Luxurious Lifestyle: Former Members, Hannah Frishberg, NY Post
Celebrity Pastor Carl Luntz’s Lover Tells All: ‘I Was A Drug to Him’, Hannah Frishberg, NY Post
Mass Exodus: More Top Pastors Quietly Leave Scandalized Hillsong Church, Hannah Frishberg, NY Post
Justin Bieber Denies Studying to be a Pastor, Disowns Hillsong Church, Hannah Sparks, NY Post
‘It’s a Cult’: Ex-Hillsong Members Say Church Demanded ‘Slave-Labor’, Hannah Frishberg, NY Post
Health/Fitness/Relationships:
Sex Trafficking is not what you Think (video, left), TED Talks
Experts Send Vitamin D and Covid-19 Letter to World’s Governments, Nikki Hancocks, Nutra Ingredients
FDA Rolls Out At Home Covid Rapid Test, Juhie Bhatia, The Points Guy
Doctors Say CDC Should Warn People That Covid Vaccine Is No Easy Thing, Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC
Update: CDC Home Pages On Coronavirus; Also see here; Also see, CDC Updated Global Map On Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus, CDC; Also see, Coronavirus Resource Center, John Hopkins University; Also see, Medicare And Coronavirus, medicare.gov
Movies:
As Top Gun: Maverick Delay Rumors Swirl, Paramount Issues Official Response, Dirk Libbey, Cinema Blend
What’s Come Out About Alan Rickman Since He Died (video, left), Looper
Jon Hamm Details Seeing Top Gun: Maverick in A Movie Theatre With Safety Protocols, Braden Roberts, Cinema Blend
Chris Pratt’s Tomorrow War May Skip Theaters for Amazon Prime, Sandy Schaefer, CBR
Ricky Gervais reacts to Tom Cruise Rant, Sirius XM
A Third Ten – More Under-rated Films For Lockdown Viewing, Seaborn Hall, Common Sense Interpretation; Also see, Ten More Under-rated Films For Lockdown Viewing, Seaborn Hall, Common Sense Interpretation; Also see, Ten Under-rated Films For Lockdown Viewing, Seaborn Hall, Common Sense Interpretation
Music:
How Cat Stevens Defined the Singer-Songwriter Era with ‘Tea For The Tillerman,’ Rolling Stone
Song for the Season: Silent Running, Official Video (video, left), Mike & The Mechanics
Laura Cox, ‘Money For Nothing’, Dire Straits Guitar Intro (video, right), Laura Cox
Ranking Biggest Pop, Rock Stars of Each Decade – 1950’s till Today, Kevin Coffey, Omaha.com
The Best Selling Artists of Past Decades, Investopedia
CS Commentary: This list will surprise you.
Sports:
Falcon’s New Coach Arthur Smith, First Interview (video, left), Atlanta Falcons
Falcons Lose, Raheem Morris is not the Answer, Need to Draft QB, Jeff Schultz, The Athletic
Matt Ryan, Calvin Ridley Among Top Five at Positions By Yardage, Matt Urben, Falcon Wire
Falcons Future Structure to be based on Candidates, D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC
Falcons Will Allow New GM to Part Ways With Ryan and Jones, Scott Polacek, The Bleacher Report
Tech:
Apple: It’s Good If You Like CRAP (video, left), Rick Beato
Apple Removes Parler From App Store, Following Google, Peters/Lyons, The Verge
Travel:
Which Delta Choice Benefit Should You Pick For a Pandemic Travel Year? Andrew Kunesh, The Points Guy
Delta Charges Into Leisure Markets With Latest Route Shake-up, Zach Griff, The Points Guy
Your Complete Guide to the Delta Sky Miles Program, Victoria M. Walker, The Points Guy
Seven Things You Never Knew About Your Flight, Julia Hammond, The Discoverer Blog
TV/Streaming:
The Expanse, Original Trailer, Season 1 (video, left), SYFY; Also see, The Expanse: Inside The Most Riveting TV Sequence This Year, Steve Greene, Indie Wire
Fauda, Season 2, Official Trailer, Netflix; Also see, What is Fauda? Welcome to Netflix Sensation You May Not Be Watching, The Wrap; Also see, The Best Series on Netflix May Not Be Back Till 2022? Ouch!, D.J. Rivera, Netflix Life
The Sci-Fi Thriller Taking Netflix By Storm, Robert Balkovich, Looper
Fox News Panics Over Newsmax, Demotes MacCallum, The Epoch Times
The Expanse, Season 5, Official Trailer, Amazon Prime Video
CS Commentary: The Expanse (video trailer above) might be the best sci-fi series on TV or film since 1977’s ‘Star Wars’ or 1979’s ‘Alien’ or the ‘Star Trek’ TV series. Smart, well-written, well-cast, well-acted, and smartly filmed with great use of digital special effects its probably the most convincing and engrossing sci-fi, futuristic story of decades. Even if you normally aren’t attracted to science-fiction, you should check this one out. Amazon Prime, possibly Netflix. CS Grade: A
Quotes Of The Month:
“Far from having a hostility toward religion, the Founders counted on religion [Christianity] for the underlying philosophy of the republic, its supporting ethic, and its reliable source of rejuvenation.” — William Novak, Catholic scholar
