MARCH 4 | Virtual Conference
The Blockchain and Digital Assets
Are Now Mainstream
As an RIA, you need to adapt–or risk losing credibility, clients and AUM. Chaired by Ric Edelman, RIADAC VISION was an event designed specifically for financial advisors, giving them core information on the blockchain and digital assets.
6 CFP CE credits were available
Investments & Wealth Institute® accepted RIADAC VISION for 6 hours of CE credit towards the CIMA®, CPWA®, CIMC®, and RMA® certifications
Conference Chairperson
Ric Edelman
Founder
RIA Digital Assets Council
Ric Edelman, Founder - RIA Digital Assets Council
Ranked three times as the nation’s #1 Independent Financial Advisor by Barron’s and among the Top 10 Wealth Advisors by Forbes, he’s in both Research magazine’s Financial Advisor Hall of Fame and Barron’s Hall of Fame. In 2017, Ric received the IARFC’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ric is the founder of the nation’s largest independent RIA, with 350 advisors in 170 offices nationwide, managing $230 billion for 1.2 million individuals and households. The firm is also the nation’s largest independent provider of advice to 401(k) plans, serving thousands of companies, including 150 of the Fortune 500. The firm is also ranked #1 for quality by Consumer Reports. He is the firm’s largest individual shareholder, serves on its board and remains actively engaged in the firm’s investment management and financial planning strategies.
Widely known in the financial services industry for his thought leadership, Ric founded the Funding Our Future Coalition with the Bipartisan Policy Center. With more than 50 academic, non-profit, corporate and think-tank members, it’s now the largest coalition ever formed that focuses on attaining financial security for all Americans. Ric was behind the creation of the first exponential technologies ETF and has been awarded two patents inventing a product that allows newborns to save for retirement.
Ric is also a leading financial educator and champion of improving financial literacy for all Americans. TALKERS magazine named him among the 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in the country; his show has been on the air for nearly 30 years, currently airing on 80 stations coast-to-coast, and Ric is the only licensed financial advisor and one of just two weekend-only hosts on TALKERS’ “Heavy Hundred” ranking.
Ric has also produced award-winning specials for Public Television, and he’s a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 10 books on personal finance, including a best-selling children’s book on money.
Ric taught personal finance for 9 years at Georgetown University and currently is Distinguished Lecturer at his alma mater, Rowan University, which awarded Ric an Honorary Doctorate in 1999. In 2020, Rowan named its communications school the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts.
Ric and his wife Jean live in Northern Virginia. They serve on a variety of nonprofit boards and are benefactors of the Edelman Center for Nursing at Inova Hospital Foundation, the Edelman Indoor Arena at Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program, and Rowan University’s Edelman Planetarium and Edelman Fossil Park.
Featured Speakers
Camilla Churcher
Head of Business Development
Celsius
Camilla Churcher, Head of Business Development Celsius
Specialties: Prime Brokerage, Financing, Sales, Relationship Management, Digital Assets, Alternative Investments, OTC Derivative Clearing, Listed Derivatives, FX Prime Brokerage, Distributed Ledger Technology.
Dan Eyre
CEO & Co-Founder
Blockchange
Dan Eyre, CEO and Co-Founder - Blockchange, Inc.
Dan began his career as an internal supply chain management consultant at DuPont before designing and building enterprise financial planning, analysis and machine learning applications for large corporations at Anaplan. He started his cryptocurrency journey as a bitcoin miner, ultimately pivoting towards software applications for digital assets.
Dan went on to co-found Blockchange and to develop the BITRIA Digital Asset TAMP with his Penn State roommate, Dan Rothrock. BITRIA is the digital asset investing platform for professional wealth managers, bringing the modern portfolio theory-based tools of traditional finance to the world of digital assets.
Dan graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship. He lives with his wife Caroline in the San Francisco Bay Area.
John Hoffman
Head of Americas, ETFs & Indexed Strategies
Invesco Ltd.
John Hoffman, Head of Americas, ETFs & Indexed Strategies | Invesco Ltd.
John Hoffman is Head of Americas, ETFs and Indexed strategies at Invesco.
Mr. Hoffman joined Invesco in 2006. Prior to his current role, he was head of distribution for the Registered Investment Advisor Division, Private Client Group and Personal Investing Platforms. Previous to this, he was head of ETF distribution for all retail channels in the United States. Before that, Mr. Hoffman was the Global head of ETF Capital Markets & Institutional Sales, where he built and managed capital markets functions spanning execution and liquidity services, research and content, and sell-side relationship management. Prior to joining the firm, he spent three years with Archstone Consulting as a senior analyst in the CFO Advisory Solutions group, where he led global implementation of financial reporting and consolidation tools at several Fortune 100 companies.
Mr. Hoffman earned a BS degree in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He holds the Series 7, 24, 51, 63, 65, and 79 registrations.
Matt Hougan
Chief Investment Officer
Bitwise Asset Management
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer Bitwise Asset Management
Matt Hougan is one of the world’s leading experts on crypto, ETFs, and financial technology. He is Chief Investment Officer for Bitwise Asset Management, a pioneer in cryptoasset index funds. He was previously CEO of ETF.com, where he helped build the world’s first ETF data and analytics system, the leading ETF media site, and the world’s largest ETF conference, Inside ETFs. Hougan is co-author of both “A Comprehensive Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds” and “Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies for Professional Investors” from the CFA Institute’s Research Foundation. Hougan is a crypto columnist for Forbes, and a three-time member of the Barron’s ETF Roundtable.
Christopher King
Founder & CEO
Eaglebrook Advisors
Christopher King, Founder & CEO | Eaglebrook Advisors
Jon Maier
Chief Investment Officer
Global X ETFs
Jon Maier, Chief Investment Officer | Global X ETFs
Jon joined Global X in 2017. He works to shape the firm’s market outlook, to lead the construction of model portfolios, to craft the firm’s investment strategy, and to contribute to the development of ETF products.Previously, Jon worked at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he was the Senior Portfolio Manager for its ETF Model Portfolio business within its CIO Office. Prior to joining Merrill, he held positions with UBS and its predecessor firm, PaineWebber. Earlier, Jon was a financial analyst with American International Group and served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Kiev, Ukraine, focusing on privatization projects.
Jon received his BBA from Emory University.
Ben McMillan
Chief Investment Officer
IDX
Ben McMillan, Chief Investment Officer | IDX
Pete Najarian
Chief Revenue Officer
BitGo
Pete Najarian, Chief Revenue Officer | BitGo
Raoul Pal
CEO & Co-Founder
Real Vision Group
Founder
Global Macro Investor
Raoul Pal, CEO & Co-Founder - Real Vision Group, Founder – Global Macro Investor
Former hedge fund manager who retired at 36, Raoul Pal is a co-founder of Real Vision, a financial media company offering in-depth video interviews and research publications from the world’s best investors. He has run a successful global macro hedge fund, co-managed Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund sales business in Equities and Equity Derivatives in Europe, and helped design the BBC TV program Million Dollar Traders, training participants in investment and risk management strategy. Raoul retired from managing client money and now lives in the Cayman Islands, from where he manages Real Vision and writes for The Global Macro Investor, a highly regarded original research service for hedge funds, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and other elite investors.
Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She was a Senior Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where she advised Ranking Member Richard Shelby and other members of the Committee on securities issues. Commissioner Peirce served as counsel to SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. She also worked as a Staff Attorney in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management. Commissioner Peirce was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale) and clerked for Judge Roger Andewelt on the Court of Federal Claims.
Commissioner Peirce earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Case Western Reserve University and her JD from Yale Law School.
Ryan Radloff
CEO
Kingdom Trust
Ryan Radloff, CEO | Kingdom Trust
Christine Sandler is head of Sales and Marketing for Fidelity Digital AssetsSM, which provides enterprise-grade digital asset solutions for institutional investors. She leads all sales, marketing and business development activity to accelerate business growth.
Prior to joining Fidelity Digital AssetsSM, Christine served as U.S. Head of Sales for Coinbase, Inc. She has extensive experience in sales leadership and previously served as Head of Equity Electronic Sales for the Americas at Barclays Investment Bank, where she led cross-selling efforts and new business generation, and as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Sales for NYSE Euronext. Christine also previously served as Head of Electronic Sales at Merrill Lynch and worked as a buy-side trader.
An advocate for women’s leadership and the autistic community, she co-founded the Women’s Leadership Action Network, has chaired the Women in Finance Committee for the Security Trader’s Association, and serves as a Trustee of two public charter schools serving autistic students in New York.
Christine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and is a graduate of the INSEAD Global Executive Program.
Ryan Radloff, CEO | Kingdom Trust
Ryan Radloff is CEO of Kingdom Trust where he is focused on accelerating the market shift into alternative asset investing, specifically hard assets, through a combination of technology and regulatory IP. Prior to Kingdom Trust, Ryan co-founded and served as CEO of CoinShares, growing the team to 40+ employees across three offices that manage over $750M in AUM on behalf of a global investor base.
Christine Sandler
Head of Sales & Marketing
Fidelity Digital Assets
Christine Sandler, Head of Sales & Marketing | Fidelity Digital Assets
Prior to joining Fidelity Digital AssetsSM, Christine served as U.S. Head of Sales for Coinbase, Inc. She has extensive experience in sales leadership and previously served as Head of Equity Electronic Sales for the Americas at Barclays Investment Bank, where she led cross-selling efforts and new business generation, and as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Sales for NYSE Euronext. Christine also previously served as Head of Electronic Sales at Merrill Lynch and worked as a buy-side trader.
An advocate for women’s leadership and the autistic community, she co-founded the Women’s Leadership Action Network, has chaired the Women in Finance Committee for the Security Trader’s Association, and serves as a Trustee of two public charter schools serving autistic students in New York.
Christine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and is a graduate of the INSEAD Global Executive Program.
Anthony Scaramucci
Founder
SkyBridge Capital
Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Co-Managing Partner - SkyBridge Capital
Prior to founding SkyBridge in 2005, Scaramucci co-founded investment partnership Oscar Capital Management, which was sold to Neuberger Berman, LLC in 2001. Earlier, he was a vice president in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co.
In 2016, Scaramucci was ranked #85 in Worth Magazine’s Power 100: The 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance. In 2011, he received Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year – New York” Award in the Financial Services category. Anthony is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), vice chair of the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board, a board member of both The Brain Tumor Foundation and Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and a Trustee of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation. He was a member of the New York City Financial Services Advisory Committee from 2007 to 2012.
In November 2016, he was named to President-Elect Trump’s 16-person Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee. In June 2017, he was named the Chief Strategy Officer of the EXIM Bank. He served as the White House Communications Director for a period in July 2017.
Scaramucci, a native of Long Island, New York, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
Katrina Scott, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Mariner Wealth Advisors
Katrina Scott, Chief Investment Officer - Mariner Wealth Advisors
Katrina holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Experience and Education
Katrina is part of the executive leadership team overseeing all aspects of investments across the firm. Her responsibilities include leading our investment committee and private investment committee. She is also a member of our risk committee.
Since joining the firm in 2007, Katrina has had a wide range of responsibilities throughout the organization, including serving on the investment and asset allocation committees and managing fixed income portfolios for high-net-worth clients. Before moving into a leadership role, she co-managed a tactical ETF portfolio. Katrina has 17 years of experience in the investment industry.
Prior to joining Mariner Wealth Advisors, she was an analyst for a hedge fund in Manhattan, Kan.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Kansas State University.
Accolades
Katrina was named as a Woman to Watch by Investment News in 2019.
Personal Interests
Katrina oversees charitable giving for Mariner Wealth Advisors, including service as president of the Mariner Foundation. She is on the board of City Year KC and on the advisory council for GreenLight Fund Kansas City. She also volunteers with KC Scholars. In her spare time, Katrina is an avid runner and has participated in various racing events, including the Boston Marathon. She also does fundraising for organizations such as HALO and Shatterproof.
Katrina was named as a Woman to Watch by Investment News in 2019. The 2019 award honored 22 female financial advisors and industry executives who are willing to share their expertise with others in the business, especially other women, and to give back to their communities. The 2019 Women to Watch list was chosen by an Investment News selection committee out of hundreds of nominations. The award is not indicative of future performance and there is no guarantee of future investment success. Registration of an investment advisor does not imply a certain level of training or skill.
Dan Tapiero
Founder & CEO
10T Holdings LLC
Dan Tapiero, Founder & CEO | 10T Holdings LLC
Before founding 10T, Dan was the managing partner of DTAP Capital Advisors, a global macro investment fund, that he founded in 2003. He is the co-founder of Gold Bullion International (GBI), a physical precious metals platform for the wealth management industry that also expanded into the cryptocurrency universe in 2014. He is a co-founder of the Agricultural Company of America (AGCoA), one of the largest farmland REITs in the U.S. at the time of its sale in 2013.
Previously, Dan was a macro-focused portfolio manager and analyst at Tiger Management, Duquesne Capital Management, Steinhardt Management Co., and SAC Capital Advisors. Dan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University, where he also earned his B.A.’90 and M.A.’91 in European History. Dan has been on the Board of Trustees of the Lawrenceville School for the past ten years and currently leads the Investment Committee for its endowment.
Mark Yusko
CEO & CIO
Morgan Creek Capital Management
Partner
Morgan Creek Digital Assets
Mark W. Yusko, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Morgan Creek Capital Management | Managing Partner - Morgan Creek Digital Assets
Mark Yusko is the Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management. He is also the Managing Partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets. Morgan Creek Capital Management was founded in 2004 and currently manages close to $2 billion in discretionary and non-discretionary assets. Prior to founding Morgan Creek, Mr. Yusko was CIO and Founder of UNC Management Company (UNCMC), the Endowment investment office for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before that, he was Senior Investment Director for the University of Notre Dame Investment Office.
Mr. Yusko has been at the forefront of institutional investing throughout his career. An early investor in alternative asset classes at Notre Dame, he brought the Endowment Model of investing to UNC, which contributed to significant performance gains for the Endowment. The Endowment Model is the cornerstone philosophy of Morgan Creek, as is the mandate to Invest in Innovation. Mr. Yusko is again at the forefront of investing through Morgan Creek Digital Assets, which was formed in 2018. Morgan Creek Digital is an early stage investor in blockchain technology, digital currency and digital assets through the firm’s Venture Capital and Digital Asset Index Fund.
Mr. Yusko received a BA with Honors from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Chicago.
“In my 34 years as an advisor, I’ve attended many educational events. This was easily one of the best and most useful.”
Kevin Bourke, President
Bourke Wealth Management
“Event was fantastic, lots of info. Really opened my eyes to the legitimacy of digital assets.“
Stan Emery, IAR
Cambridge Investment Research
“The content was eye-opening. Thank you! It’s rare for me to get this much insight from a single conference.”
Michael Dunne, Financial Advisor
Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC
“Really excellent content! Thank you for doing this.”
Diane Weyrick, Advisor
DWM Financial, LLC
“Great presentation. Quality panels.”
Robert Dwyer, CIO
Chancellor Financial
“Excellent program. Well organized…awesome presenters and information. Well done!”
John Davis, Executive Director
Edelman Financial Engines
“I thoroughly enjoyed your VISION conference. Great speakers, well organized and well executed.”
Dudley Saurman, Principal
CFP® EA
Topics Included:
What Are Digital Assets?
- Understanding Blockchain, the Underlying Technology for All Digital Assets
- Why Should I Add Digital Assets to My Clients’ Portfolios?
- How Do I Explain Digital Assets to My Clients?
- How Does One Buy Digital Assets?
- How Do I Know My Clients’ Digital Asset Investments Are Safe and Secure?
How Do I Track and Report My Clients’ Holdings of Digital Assets?
How Should I Incorporate Digital Assets into My Asset Allocation Models?
Taxes: What are the Reporting Requirements and Tax Rates for Digital Assets?
Legal and Compliance: What are the Regulatory Issues and Requirements for Owning and Trading Digital Assets?
How Do I Collect My AUM fee on Digital Assets?
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