Ric Edelman is the Founder of Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, and he is a New York Times #1 best seller of 13 different books. In this conversation we talk about why financial advisors are finally getting excited about bitcoin, conversations they are having with their clients, the death of 60/40, gold, currency debasement, and why Ric has recommended having 10-40% exposure to bitcoin. 

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TimeStamps:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:14 - How financial advisors should think about bitcoin 
• 6:24 - The best ways to get exposure to bitcoin 
• 9:35 - The death of 60/40 and bitcoin should be 40%?
• 18:25 - Should gold be in your portfolio?
  22:22 - How to think about technology impact on financial advisors 
• 24:18 - How financial advisors should explain currency debasement 
• 26:45 - What do financial advisors think about other coins? 
• 32:15 - How to think about staking 
• 33:57 - What are the last obstacles financial advisors need to overcome? 
• 41:33 - What is Ric’s focus for the next year?