Can't choose sidebar page template on posts page (blog)

If I have a static home page, and set the "posts"(blog) page as another page, then I can't figure out how to have a sidebar showing "latest posts" and "categories" on just the blog page. Even if I set the template to "sidebar" (doesn't matter which one I choose), no sidebar appears. If I leave the posts page as "unspecified" in the Customize->Static Home Page settings, and just set the page template to "blog", then I can have the sidebar as I want. BUT, for some reason the Post "Titles" are not displayed in the main part of the page. Can you please tell me how to fix this? Thanks! http://test.financialperspectives.biz/wp/perspectives/