Benefits Think Why bitcoin doesn’t belong in your retirement plan

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Both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and Dr. Nouriel Roubini, famed economist (also known as Dr. Doom) and a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, recently expressed unflattering opinions relative to the crypto-currency bitcoin. FINRA, in a recent investor alert, advised investors that:

  • Digital currency such as bitcoin is not legal tender. If no one accepts bitcoins, bitcoins will become worthless.
Robert C. Lawton
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Robert C. Lawton, AIF, CRPS is the founder and president of Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants, LLC. Mr. Lawton has over 30 years of retirement plan consulting and administration experience and has … Read full bio


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