THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUTURE with Ric Edelman

Hey, you know what? It's been three months since the FTX blowup. I want to ask you a question. Are you now more interested or less interested in investing in crypto? Amazingly, all the new survey data shows that investors are now more interested in crypto than ever. You must be joking. No, I'm not joking. -----Links from today's show:FTX Crash: Timeline, Fallout and What Investors Should KnowThe UK finally reveals plan to regulate crypto trading and lendingCertificate in Blockchain and Digital AssetsBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

Investing in Exponential Technologies – Doing Well By Doing Good Advisors: Learn how to talk about death and loss with grief expert Amy Florian Self-Care with Jean Edelman: Why It’s OK to Take a Nap -----Links from today's show:Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETFNo Longer Awkward: Communicating with Clients Through the Toughest Times of Life by Amy FlorianA Friend Indeed: Help Those You Love When They Grieve by Amy FlorianAmy Florian Master ClassSelf-Care with Jean Edelman PodcastBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

It's Thursday, February 23rd, and China has just created a blockchain research center in Beijing. Gotta be kidding me. Yeah. This is the country that in 2021 banned Bitcoin. Now China has established the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center created by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. -----Links from today's show:Chinese Government Launching National Blockchain Innovation CenterJean Edelman on TwitterJean Edelman on InstagramJean Edelman on YouTubeBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

A couple of weeks ago I talked with you about how college is becoming free. If you want to hear that bit, the link to it is in today's show notes. Dozens of colleges and universities, as I've told you, are making college free these days for low-income families. A lot of states are now doing that, too, and not just for low-income households, but for middle class families, too. And hundreds of companies are now paying for college for their employees. It's the newest employee benefit. So I said, you really need to rethink your college planning strategy if college is going to be free. Do you still need to save for college? Well, guess what? Thanks to Congress (who loves to give freebies away to voters), yes, saving for college just might still make sense, even if you never have to pay for college, even if your kids never go to college.-----Links from today's show:SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022Brought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

Look, we all know that lots of studies have found that highly processed foods raise the risk that you'll suffer obesity, diabetes, even cancer. Well, now a new study says processed foods also increase your risk of dementia. -----Links from today's show:New study says eating ultra-processed food might lead to cognitive declineCommon viruses may play a role in some cases of Alzheimer's diseaseResearch shows that early retirement can accelerate cognitive declineBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

It's Friday, February 17th. And today, I want to talk with you about connections. No, not not the touchy feely stuff. And no, not who knows who and who can get stuff done and stuff like that. No, I'm talking literally connections: connectivity--the technical aspect of this, because if you can't connect with the person you're trying to connect with, then nothing happens. Connectivity is everything these days. -----Links from today's show:Unchained Podcast with Laura ShinCharting Disruption: Custom Content from WSJ and Global X ETFs present a guide to the trends, technologies, and bold ideas transforming our world -- and what's nextGlobal X ETFs Internet of Things ETFSelf-Care with Jean Edelman PodcastBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

It's Thursday, February 16th. We've been talking about scams the past couple of days. Crypto has gotten a lot of criticism lately about scams, even though all the evidence shows you're no more likely to get scammed in crypto than you are in any other asset class. Crooks are crooks. But there's a really interesting story in Forbes - which is the bigger scam: crypto fraud or the lack of transparency at our nation's public pension plans? According to Anessa Santos, public pension funds are the bigger scam. The reason, she says, public plans have been promising all of us that you contribute a portion of your pay to the plan while you're working and you get guaranteed lifetime income throughout your retirement. But that's a lie, she says. And I agree with her. -----Links from today's show:Forbes: Pension Funds or Cryptocurrency, What's the Bigger Scam?The Reason Foundation: Unfunded public pension liabilities are forecast to rise to $1.3 trillion in 2022U.S. Dept. of Labor: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)Pew: State Pension Contributions Hit Important BenchmarkWho Stole My Pension by Robert Kiyosaki & Edward SiedleBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page-----

It's Wednesday, February 15th. Yesterday, we talked about scams. There's another big scam worth covering, only I don't see many in the media calling it a scam. -----Links from today's show:WSJ: Six Takeaways From WSJ's Investigation Into the Stock Trades of Government OfficialsBrought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page

It's Tuesday, February 14. Another day, another scam.-----Brought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page

It's Monday, February 13th. I've got a difficult conversation to have with you today. Difficult because it's a touchy subject and I need to choose my words very carefully. -----Brought to you by:Global X ETFsInvesco QQQSchwab-----Subscribe to podcast updatesThe Truth About Your Future websiteThe Truth About CryptoHave a question for Ric?Follow Ric on social media:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramDisclosure page