China Trade and the problem with economic data; Divorce by Swordfight; Black Rock's Climate Change/Sustainability agenda: Why 'fad' investments do not fare well; market preview; the Fed's QE/un-QE & baby ducks; Phase One China Trade Deal; Financial Vulnerability Cushion; using Whole Life Insurance properly; The SECURE Act; Hard Money Loans; Democrats & Gulags; Vince Vaughn and Donald Trump; LSU/What the Media Isn't Telling You; Black Rock exists to sell products; EFT's and the evolution of Mutual Funds.