Ric Edelman, founder, Edelman Financial Engines.
Ric Edelman is the founder of Edelman Financial Engines and a renowned thought leader in the industry.He’s a recipient of IARFC’s lifetime achievement award, and has been named by multiple news publications as one of the most influential people in the financial services industry. At Inside ETFs 2020 he lent us that expertise to give us an industry perspective for 2020.
Edelman also recently wrote an article on whether Bitcoin is truly a revolutionary product or whether it's another lauded scheme that ultimately fails.
The blog, which can be read on the Inside ETFs audience home, discusses why you can't dismiss Blockchain as another fad; why the technology that underpins it is just the beginning and why big players in finance are beginning to begin offering Bitcoin products.
Edelman was also complementary of Inside ETFs as a platform to learn more about Bitcoin. On that, he noted:
"At Inside ETFs, you can learn about the exchanges where you can buy digital assets, and the funds that invest in them.
You can also discover how your clients can acquire stakes in companies that are building blockchain technology. And most importantly, you’ll delve into the key question: In an asset allocation model, should bitcoin be listed as equity, as debt – or as a completely new asset class?
But buying digital assets is one thing; tracking prices across different market-making platforms is quite another. Several companies have emerged to resolve a key challenge facing investors and investment advisors, and at Inside ETFs, you can get an inside look at them."
