DACFP & IDX PRESENT
UNDERSTANDING BITCOIN CYCLES & BLOCKCHAIN DATA
APRIL 6, 2021
What if bitcoin’s latest surge was actually predictable? Leveraging the transparency of the Bitcoin blockchain, Ben McMillan talks with Ric Edelman to help advisors understand past Bitcoin cycles and where the market stands today.
1 CFP CE credit were 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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Webinar Hosts:
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
RIA Digital Assets Council
Ben McMillan, Chief Investment Officer | IDX
Ben McMillan is the Founder and CIO of IDX, a quantitative investment research firm, and a former Portfolio Manager at RQSI. While at RQSI, Ben launched the RQSI Small Cap Hedged Equity Mutual fund in Sept 2015. Prior to that he served as co-Portfolio manager (and co-creator) of the Van Eck Long/Short Equity Index mutual fund since July 2012. Prior to joining Van Eck Global, he worked at Lyster Watson & Co. where he developed and launched the Lyster Watson Long/Short Equity Replication strategy in 2009. Ben holds an MSc in Econometrics from the London School of Economics as well as an MA and BA in Economics from Boston University.
Ben McMillan
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
IDX
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“It’s become clear that blockchain and cryptocurrency are here to stay. RIADAC is one of the few (maybe only?) organizations shedding light on this challenging topic in a manner designed for RIAs. Whether or not an advisor finds it appropriate for clients, simply being able to explain “what is bitcoin” places the advisor ahead of others. Thanks for bringing together authorities on the subject for the webinar. It was very educational.”KEVIN BOURKE, CFP®, ChFC, advisor since 1987 and Author of Make Your Money Last a Lifetime™
Bourke Wealth Management
“Like many, I initially dismissed bitcoin as an investment fad or a bubble. I viewed it like tech stocks in 1999 or real estate in 2005. The error I made was in not taking the time to understand the underlying technology, what it is, and how it may impact the world. When I saw RIADAC offering a webinar, I immediately signed up. The information was useful and relevant. I signed up for RIADAC’s certification program to continue my learning process. It would behoove everyone in the financial space to become literate in this new language of cryptocurrency. It has the power to change the world. ”DANA ANSPACH, CFP®, RMA®, Kolbe Certified™ Consultant (6-5-8-2)
Founder and CEO, Sensible Money, LLC