Get ready for some must-see TV! The first presidential debate is tonight, and it could get very interesting – for a lot of reasons. I suspect it may finally start to shed some light on who could win the election coming up quickly on November 3. The election is definitely a hot topic for investors right now, but it’s far from the only one. There’s the recent correction in the market… the continuing pandemic… upcoming earnings reports… and so much more at top of mind. That’s why on today’s new episode of MoneyLine, I welcome one of the brightest minds in the financial world – Ryan Detrick. Ryan is the chief market strategist at LPL Research, and he joins me for the entire show today.

Have you heard of Charlie Shrem? If you’ve been reading MoneyWire over the last week… you have. Charlie is a legend in the cryptocurrency world, and he’s my guest on the new episode of MoneyLine. He was likely one of the first to receive the white paper that started the crypto revolution, and as a result he’s been investing in bitcoin since it traded under $10. Now, he’s considered a pioneer and one of the most well-respected people in the industry. On today’s podcast, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Charlie. We talk about his 10 years in the industry, and he’ll tell you what he thinks about bitcoin and why he continues to buy it… regularly.

It’s a big week for me. Yesterday I launched a brand-new cryptocurrency service with a bitcoin legend. And today is Tesla’s (TSLA) Battery Day. Longtime MoneyWire readers know that I’ve talked about the future of transportation and next-generation batteries for years. On today’s new episode of MoneyLine, I officially introduce my latest portfolio of altcoins. It’s part of Crypto Investor Network – a brand-new newsletter I created with Charlie Shrem. If you’ve never heard of Charlie, let me give you a very brief background: He is one of the original pioneers in the cryptocurrency industry… was buying bitcoin when it traded below $10… and founded one of the original bitcoin exchanges.

It’s not quite the same as talking with Bill Gates about Microsoft (MSFT), or Elon Musk about Tesla (TSLA), or Jeffrey Bezos about Amazon (AMZN). But it’s close. In about one hour, I’m going to sit down with a bitcoin legend who was one of the first to learn about the revolutionary new cryptocurrency nearly 12 years ago. He’s been a bitcoin bull ever since, created one of the first crypto exchanges, helped start the Bitcoin Foundation, and more. As important as bitcoin is, it’s the next chapter of the story we’re going to cover. This is the chapter you need to know about. The chapter where even more riches will be made. There’s no two ways about it. Charlie Shrem is a bitcoin legend. His work is considered by many to be the driving force behind bitcoin’s meteoric rise.

I told you on Tuesday that this was about to be the biggest week in more than a year for the IPO market. And it was… However, the largest software IPO in history couldn’t propel the indices higher. The S&P 500 closed today about flat since last Friday. In today’s new episode of MoneyLine, I dive into four of the week’s most talked about IPOs, which means you get my view on Snowflake (SNOW)… as well as a potential Teladoc (TDOC) competitor and two mid-caps that are flying under radar. Speaking of flying under the radar, there is an entire sector of stocks that is being overlooked by Wall Street… and yet, it’s been making investors good money. I’m talking about the homebuilders and building materials companies.

rue privacy is pretty rare in this age of technology. Information is instant. Most everything can be tracked. And everybody has a camera. Do one stupid thing and the whole world sees the video within minutes. It’s fascinating, then, that nobody knows who started bitcoin – which is now worth over $200 billion – and gave rise to the entire cryptocurrency industry that has since exploded. We do know a name: Satoshi Nakamoto. But that’s it. Nobody knows who that is. And believe me, it’s not for lack of trying. Identifying the true founder would make you an instant celebrity in the crypto world.

The IPO market has been hot this year… but this week is the biggest yet. With 12 companies making their debut and raising more than $6.8 billion, we haven’t seen a week like this since Uber (UBER) went public in May 2019. It’s great to see, and I give you all the details you need in today’s new episode of MoneyLine. I even discuss some of the specific deals, including the largest U.S. software IPO ever in Snowflake (SNOW) – which begins trading tomorrow – and a telehealth company called Amwell. Similar to IPOs, SPACs are another area of the market that is red hot right now. Nine of these “blank check” companies went public in the last week.