Ric Edelman on Bitcoin Adoption by Financial Advisors

In this episode of The Pomp Podcast, its host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano interviews guest Ric Edelman, the chairman and co-founder of Edelman Financial Services, LLC, the founder of the RIA Digital Assets Council, the author of several personal finance books and the host of a weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show.

In this conversation, Ric and Anthony discuss 60/40 portfolios, Bitcoin regulation, Federal Reserve actions, Bitcoin adoption among RIAs, and the new financial advisor certificate program Ric helped launch.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Background
03:48 - Lesson to Ric's Younger Self
05:55 - Client Concerns and client trends during 2020
09:13 - Financial Advisors as "Therapists"
09:52 - Bitcoin
16:28 - What are financial advisors thoughts on Bitcoin?
20:09 - Bitcoin's obstacles for mass adoption.
24:17 - Providing clients with Crypto Knowledge
28:18 - Current Portfolio allocations
31:15 - Crypto Diversification for Clients?
35:35 - Ric's Financial Education Course
37:59 - Most Important Book You've Read
38:56 - Sleep Habits
41:37 - Aliens. Believer?
43:55 - Question For Pomp
46:24 - Where to Find Ric

The episode premiered on January 13, 2021.