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Ric Edelman: Why Financial Advisors Must Wake Up to Bitcoin
Natalie Brunell is joined by Ric Edelman, top Registered Independent Advisor and founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, to talk about his viral white paper urging greater crypto allocation in investment portfolios. They dive into Bitcoin, digital assets, market risks, and what most financial advisors are missing. Read Ric’s white paper: https://dacfp.com/whitepaper-0625/ Follow Ric on X https://x.com/ricedelman
Key Topics:
- Why most advisors still avoid Bitcoin
- Ideal crypto allocation for your portfolio
- Is it too late to invest in Bitcoin?
- Bitcoin vs. stablecoins, altcoins, and bonds
- Could Bitcoin hit $500K by 2030?
- Crypto regulation is coming — are you ready?
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*IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE*
00:00 Ric Edelman’s Background – Journalist to Financial Advisor
2:17 Serving the Mass Affluent with Smart Investing
3:50 Gemini Orange Bitcoin Credit Card
4:21 Bitwise
4:50 Bitdeer Technologies Group
5:10 Why Most Advisors Avoid Bitcoin
7:56 Financial Industry is Slow to Change
9:37 Should You Regret Not Buying Bitcoin?
12:09 Is It Too Late to Invest in Bitcoin?
13:24 Can You Handle Bitcoin’s Volatility?
14:22 Will Quantum Computing Threaten Bitcoin?
17:06 Is Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme?
17:59 How Risky Is Bitcoin Really?
19:17 Casa Business
19:47 Bitkey
20:07 The Bitcoin Way
20:29 Speed.app
20:46 What’s Happening to the Bond Market?
23:40 How Much Crypto Should You Own?
26:25 Are Stablecoins the New Bonds?
28:26 Time to Increase Bitcoin Allocation?
29:31 Bitcoin vs. the Rest of Crypto
31:14 Why Companies Hold Bitcoin Treasuries
32:46 Is Bitcoin Near Its Peak Price?
33:58 Can Bitcoin Reach $500K by 2030?
35:12 Should You Borrow Against Bitcoin?
36:22 Ric Edelman’s Best Investment Decision
37:06 Major Crypto Legislation is Coming
38:39 Satoshis vs. Bitcoin – What’s the Difference?
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