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Investors Like A Divided Government (video, left), Mornings With Maria, Fox Business
Data Shows It Doesn’t Matter Much Which Party Is in Power (video, right), Bloomberg Markets and Finance
CS Commentary: The data and commentary here is true, but this Democratic administration would be different – the most radical of all time. So, expect the markets to run up over the short-term. Then, it will depend on who controls Congress: a Republican Senate ‘should’ be better medium-term. It the socialist agenda prevails though, expect a severe downturn and an eventual crash – just like Trump predicted.
Nine Bitcoin Charts That Clarify The Current Run-up In Price, Nic Carter, Medium
Stocks Are Going To Crack Pretty Hard – Here’s What To Do To Prepare, Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch
Billionaire Investor Dubbed ‘Next Warren Buffett’ Just Made a Big Investment, Theron Mohamed, Business Insider
Cathie Woods’ Ark Invest Rocked By Takeover Attempt, Claire Ballantine, Bloomberg
Cathie Wood Disappointed by Resolute Move to Takeover ARK, Nicole Piper, City Wire USA
Experts on Video: Stay Invested, Support Financial Markets, Diversify Internationally, Mornings With Maria, Fox Business
Assets Classes Year to Date Return, 2020
What Has Earned and Lost the Most This Year?
Four Unstoppable Stocks To Own In The New Bull Market, Sean Williams, The Motley Fool
The Asset Class You Probably Haven’t Even Considered (chart, right), Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch
IRS Releases New Income Tax Brackets For 2021, Megan Henney, Fox Business
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 on S&P as Presidential Predictor: S&P 500 was at 3294 on August 3, 2020, exactly 3 months before the election. Update,11/06/20: the S&P 500 was down 10/28/20 below August 3 levels at around 3271, but rebounded 10/29/20 to about 3310. 10/30/20 it corrected severely again and ended the day at about 3270. As of Election Day, Tuesday, it was up above 3337. If the S&P is above its August 3 level on Election Day the incumbent President has won 100% of the time since 1985; and 87% of the time since 1928. However, because of mail-in voting and pre-voting this year over 80 million ballots were cast early. As of this date, it appears as though the predictive ability of the S&P has stumbled – but we may need to wait a few weeks to know for sure.
Stocks Have Best Week In Seven Months (video, left), Fox Business
The Stock Market Isn’t Afraid Of A Biden Administration – But It Should Be (video, right), Dinesh D’Souza
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:
Big Picture Bitcoin Since Inception, High (thin line) vs. Close (bar), Monthly
Crypto Market Cap and Prices, 11/21/20
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
Previous Weeks:
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
Forget Ethereum, Di-Fi Is Being Built On Bitcoin, Edan Yago, Coindesk
A 90x Return in Five Years? Former Hedge Fund Manager Predicts Bitcoin About To Break Out, Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch
Enormous Wall Of Money Coming Into Bitcoin, Price To Reach $1 Million In Five Years: Hedge Fund Manager, Kevin Helms, Bitcoin News
Here Are The Top Public Companies That Have Adapted Bitcoin As A Reserve Asset, Jeffrey Gogo, Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Price Turns Bullish After Square’s $50 Million BTC Purchase – $11K Next? Michael van de Poppe, Cointelegraph
Crypto Market Cap and Prices, 10/30/20
Coinbase Hemorrhages Employees Following Controversial [read, ‘Courageous’] Cultural Stance, Benjamin Pirus, Cointelegraph
CS Commentary: 5% of employees leaving is not exactly a ‘hemorrhage’
Bitcoin Has Tendency Of Adding Zeros To Its Price: Bloomberg, Michael Kapilkov, Cointelegraph
Grayscale Investments Scooped Up Over 17,000 BTC In The Last Seven Days, Jamie Redman, News Bitcoin
Neal Richardson Says Expect Federal Reserve To Launch A Digital Currency, Mike Zimmerman, Barron’s
Crypto Outperforms Gold, Equities In 2020 (video, right), Bloomberg Markets and Finance
100 Million People Worldwide Use Crypto Based Assets: Cambridge, Felipe Erazo, Cointelegraph
Coinbase Has Drawn A Line In The Sand For Its Activist Employees, Pete Pachal, Coindesk
What Is DeFi? Alyssa Hertig, Coindesk
IBM Executive Says Blockchain Becoming Useful Business Tool, Rachel Wolfson, Cointelegraph
Chime Now Worth $4.5 Billion Surging Past Robinhood As Most Valuable US Consumer FinTech, Hugh Son, CNBC
Bitcoin Bull Tim Draper Reveals Secrets Of His Alt Portfolio, Joshua Mapperson, Cointelegraph
3 Reasons Traders Turned Bullish With Bitcoin At $10.7K, Joseph Young, Cointelegraph
Crypto Market Cap and Prices, 10/03/20
Time To Go Up? Bitcoin To $100,000, William Suberg, Cointelegraph
Mad Money Host Jim Cramer Forecasts Generational Wealth Storage Shift, Benjamin Pirus, Cointelegraph
CNBC’s Jim Cramer Changes Mind, Finally Putting Money Into Bitcoin, Nicholas Otieno, Blockchain
No One Can Refuse Chinese Digital Currency, Says Central Bank Exec, Helen Partz, Cointelegraph
Time To Go Up? Bitcoin To $100,000, William Suberg, Cointelegraph
Mad Money Host Jim Cramer Forecasts Generational Wealth Storage Shift, Benjamin Pirus, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin Echoing 2017 Bull Run, William Suberg, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin To End 2020 In Style: 3 Factors Predict Price Surge, Joseph Young, Cointelegraph
Bitcoin To $300,000? $80-100,000 In Next Run-Up/Coinbank Going Public? (video, left), Thinking Crypto
Bitcoin Will Break $400K In Long Term, $100K By Late 2021, Morgan Creek Predicts, Helen Partz, Cointelegraph
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Common Sense Interpretation
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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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More Common Sense
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Books:
American Betrayal: The Secret Assault On Our Nation’s Character, Dianna West
An Explosive Story Of Treachery Within The Trump Administration, William Marshall, Townhall
Culture:
Trump Lawyer :Looks Media Dead In the Eyes and Hammers Them as Incompetents and Fake News (video, left), Dinesh D’Souza
Megyn Kelly: ‘We’re A Divided Nation:’ She Appears to Come Out for Trump – But Dampens Expectations About An Election Reversal (video, right), Greg Kelly, Newsmax
Seal Team Six Makes Dramatic Predawn Rescue Of American Hostage In Nigeria, Tom Demerly, The Aviationist; Also see, Seal Team Six Rescues Hostage in Nigeria, Howard Altman, Military Times
Meghan Mariel Told To Get Perspective As Piers Morgan Labels Her A ‘Privileged Princess,’ Emily Ferguson, Express UK
Washington State Crews Destroy The First Murder Hornet Nest, The Guardian/AP
Must Read – Trump Resistance Plans Mass Mobilization Effort After Election To Shut Down Country If Biden Does Not Win, Joy Pullman, The Federalist
Health/Fitness/Relationships:
Vaccines and Expected Release Dates
Human Coronavirus Inactivated By Mouthwash, Madeline Farber, Fox News
Must See – Coronavirus: Air On Planes Safer Than Homes (video, left), Fox News
Must See – CA Doctor Successfully Cures 1700 Covid-19 Patients Using Hydroxychloroquine, OAN
Must See – The Jury Is in On Hydroxychloroquine – ‘it saves lives, Sky News Australia
Must See – Why Are The Democrats And Liberal Media Suppressing Convincing Data That Hydroxychloraquine Is Effective Against Covid-19?, Life, Liberty And Levin, James Moore
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
Medicare And Coronavirus, medicare.gov
Movies:
Trump v Hollywood: Celebs Lose Jobs After Coming Out For Trump (video, left), Fox Business
The Plot Against The President, Documentary, Trailer, Turn Key Films
CS Commentary: For more on the coup to take down President Trump see our Politics Page, Common Sense Interpretation section.
Video: Former Gay Reveals Truth Of LBGTQ Plan To Flood Culture: Hollywood ‘Sanitizes’ The Lifestyle, CBN
Must See – Hollywood Is ‘Venezuela’: Elites Are Terrible People, Andrew Breitbart, Retrospect (video, right), Hoover Institution
Robert Downey Jr: It’s Not Evil For Chris Pratt To Be A Christian, Jordan Davidson, The Federalist
Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer Become Honorary Naval Aviators Ahead Of Top Gun: Maverick Debut, Alexia Fernandez, People
Dinesh D’Souza’s New Film ‘Trump Card’ With Mike Lindell, Dinesh D’Souza
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:
Katy Perry Cancelled For Civility Towards Trump Supporters (video, left), The Truth
Long Lost Music Video – Lady D’Arbanville, Cat Stevens/ Yusuf
Steve Lukather Tells Funny Story Of Recording ‘Beat It’ (video, below right), Musician’s Hall Of Fame & Museum; Also see, Steve Lukather, Toto Guitarist, Remembering His Famous Guitar Riff on ‘Beat It’, Andrea Pradella
Adele Reveals Favorite Takeaways Amidst Jaw-dropping Weight Loss, NZ Herald
Kevin Costner Announces New Video For Song Inspired By Yellowstone, Thad Mitchell, Outsider
‘Beat It’, Meaning of the Lyrics in the Song, Songmeaningandfacts
Michael Jackson ‘Beat It’, Official Video, Michael Jackson
CS Commentary: Released in February 1983 and rose on The Billboard Hot 100 to #1, where it stayed for 3 weeks. Van Halen did the solo in the middle of the song, apparently in one take. Steve Lukather of Toto is responsible for the guitar rift, below…Quincy Jones produced.
Sports:
Jameis Winston has Improved, May help Saints (video, left), The Herd
Why I Voted For Trump Another Four Years, Jack Nicklaus, Twitter
5 Fast Facts: Kayleigh McEnany’s Husband Plays For Tampa Bay Rays, Caroline Warnock, Heavy.com
Full Final Inning Of World Series As Dodgers Try To Win, MLB
Vin Scully’s Story of the Kirk Gibson Home Run In Dodger’s 1988 World Series, Twitter
Tech:
Video: Apple’s iPhone 12 ‘a gamechanger,’ Sky News Australia
Travel:
How I Secure Empty Seats – Even if the Airline Isn’t Blocking Them, Zach Griff, The Points Guy
Conservative Christians Looking For Utopia: Where Should We Retire? Silvia Ascarelli, MarketWatch
Canada, Mexico Extend Restrictions On U.S. Visitors: Here Are All The Countries Curbing US Travel, Jemima McEvoy, Forbes
When Will International Travel Return – Country By Country Guide, Update 10/20/20, Clint Henderson, The Points Guy
Massive Delta SkyMiles Partner Award Devaluation, Gary Leff, View From The Wing
Virgin Hyperloop First New Form Of Mass Transportation In Decades (video, left), Fox Business; Also see, Hyperloop Explained, (video, right) The B1M
TV/Streaming:
Jamestown, Season 1, Trailer (video, left), PBS Distribution
Yellowstone TV: Actress Hassie Harrison Describes Montana Set, Will Shepard, Outsider
Steve Harvey’s ‘Turn Back’ Moment – Faith Is Everything, Facebook
The Queen’s Gambit Cast Speaks, The Hollywood Reporter
The Queen’s Gambit, Official Trailer, Netflix
CS Commentary: The highest praise we can give to ‘The Queen’s Gambit, is that it seems like it should be a true story – but it’s not. It feels that real and is that convincing about the culture and world of world class chess. It is as emotionally involving as it is intellectually stirring. The lead actress, Anya Taylor-Joy, is a budding star – expect to see a lot more of her. CS Grade: A
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Is Better Than Most Other Netflix Series For One Simple Reason, Paul Tassi, Forbes; Also see, The Queen’s Gambit: The True Story, Explained, Andrea Park, Marie Claire
Quotes Of The Month:
“Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.” ― Joseph Stalin, Soviet Union Dictator (attributed; some dispute that it is a Stalin quote, see this link)
“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing.” – Jesus, Luke 12:49
