The Role Of A Financial Advisor In A Hyperbitcoinized World
As bitcoin reduces the traditional usage of financial advisors, their role may shift to help facilitate wealth preservation.Many Bitcoiners may have a sour taste in their mouth when they think of financial advisors. Maybe it’s because they repeatedly tell their loved ones that Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme or worthless. Being wrong for years, and refusing to admit it the entire time, makes Bitcoiners hesitant to think highly of advisors.And to be frank, many financial advisors likely don’t think very highly of Bitcoiners. Many advisors don’t buy into the HODL philosophy: “You think all you....
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