Sunday links: the urge to create

MarketsThe stock market serves to confuse you. (awealthofcommonsense.com)There are plenty of reasons why a stock can stumble. (humbledollar.com)Sam Ro, "At the end of the day, publicly traded companies aren’t out here to sell a product. They’re out here to allocate capital, make money, and increase shareholder value. Sometimes, this means shifting focus away from the original product the company was known for." (tker.co)CryptoHow does Strategy ($MSTR) afford the dividends on its preferred stock? (ft.com)How did this year's $TRUMP memecoin event go? (nytimes.com)Tennessee is the second state to ban crypto ATMs. (theblock.co)ETFsChecking in on the market for single-stock ETFs. (etf.com)Why institutional investors are increasingly utilizing ETFs. (institutionalinvestor.com)The line between active and passive is more nuanced than you think. (etf.com)MuskThe 'Musk Multiple' is real. (gettheleverage.com)How Musk took personal loans from SpaceX. (nytimes.com)CompaniesNvidia ($NVDA) is as mu