DACFP & GRAYSCALE PRESENT
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DIGITAL ASSETS
AUGUST 10, 2021
Grayscale Investments is the world’s largest manager of digital assets, with more than $30 billion in AUM. In this informative and engaging webinar, Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein will share his investment thesis for digital assets, his views of the regulatory landscape and the future of digital assets.
YOU’LL ALSO LEARN:
- What financial professionals need to know about digital assets
- Who’s actually buying digital assets – and why
- Why anyone would ever recommend digital currencies to clients
- Surprising facts you didn’t know about Grayscale
1 CFP CE credit was available
1 CFA PL credit was available
The Investments & Wealth Institute® accepted this webinar for 1 hour of CE credit towards the CIMA®, CPWA®, CIMC®, and RMA® certifications.
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Featured Speakers
Ric Edelman, Founder - RIA Digital Assets Council
All three leading trade publications – Investment Advisor, RIABiz and InvestmentNews – have named Ric Edelman one of the most influential people in the financial planning and investment management profession.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.
Ric Edelman
FOUNDER
Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO Grayscale Investments
Michael Sonnenshein is CEO of Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager. In his role, Michael oversees the strategic direction and growth of the business and maintains many of the firm’s key relationships with clients, industry stakeholders, and regulators.Prior to joining Grayscale, Michael was a financial advisor at JP Morgan Securities, covering HNW individuals and institutions, and an analyst at Barclays Wealth, providing coverage to middle‐market hedge funds and institutions.
Michael earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and his Master of Business Administration from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Michael was honored in 2018 as one of Business Insider’s Rising Stars of Wall Street and serves as a member of the Grayscale Board of Directors, CME Group Bitcoin Futures Council, and NYU Blockchain Association.
Michael Sonnenshein
CEO
Grayscale Investments
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“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