Are We In Another Dotcom Boom? | Three Senators Lecture Fidelity About "Digital Assets"

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We're living in interesting times, am I right? Venture capital firms are investing BOAT-LOADS of dough into the crypto/Web 3 space. Are we having a repeat of the dotcom bubble? Maybe...

Speaking of VC, here's a link to Andreeson Horowitz's "Team" page, as I mentioned in today's episode:

As promised, here's the EXCELLENT paper from Fidelity about Bitcoin:

https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/sites/default/files/documents/bitcoin-first.pdf

Here's the episode I did last year with a FANTASTIC explanation of XRP:

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/retirement-news-for-friday-october-15-2021-ripple-101-how-to-buy-xrp-crypto-etf-approved-miami-mayor-suarez-rules/

Here's where you can buy the book we ALL should own, "The Bitcoin Standard"

https://amzn.to/3d8Is3Z

Here's the SSA life expectancy calculator:

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/population/longevity.html

Remember, go to www.rogueretirementlounge.com/crypto to sign up for your own Blockfi account. You'll get up to a $250 crypto bonus and you'll be on the best exchange out there. AND you'll be able to earn interest on your crypto. And, you'll be supporting this show, as I'm a Blockfi affiliate!

If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com

Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/

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Rogue Retirement Lounge with Matt Franklin: Entrepreneur, Investor, Bitcoin Enthusiast

Are We In Another Dotcom Boom? | Three Senators Lecture Fidelity About "Digital Assets"

Rogue Retirement Lounge with Matt Franklin: Entrepreneur, Investor, Bitcoin Enthusiast

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HEY HEY HEY!

We're living in interesting times, am I right? Venture capital firms are investing BOAT-LOADS of dough into the crypto/Web 3 space. Are we having a repeat of the dotcom bubble? Maybe...

Speaking of VC, here's a link to Andreeson Horowitz's "Team" page, as I mentioned in today's episode:

https://a16z.com/about/team/

As promised, here's the EXCELLENT paper from Fidelity about Bitcoin:

https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/sites/default/files/documents/bitcoin-first.pdf

Here's the episode I did last year with a FANTASTIC explanation of XRP:

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/retirement-news-for-friday-october-15-2021-ripple-101-how-to-buy-xrp-crypto-etf-approved-miami-mayor-suarez-rules/

Here's where you can buy the book we ALL should own, "The Bitcoin Standard"

https://amzn.to/3d8Is3Z

Here's the SSA life expectancy calculator:

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/population/longevity.html

If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com

Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/

Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue

Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/

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Memorial Day: Thank A Vet, Update Your Beneficiaries, And Learn About The Memorial Day Poppies 9:50

1 year ago9:50

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Quick encore of the Memorial Day 2022 episode for you... First up, a quick reminder to check and make sure you've got correct and up-to-date beneficiaries designated for all of your retirement accounts. It's the right thing to do on, say, Memorial Day, when the markets are closed. And the story of the VFW "Buddy" Poppy. Here's the poem: "In Flanders Fields" BY JOHN MCCRAE In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

Rogue Retirement Lounge with Matt Franklin: Entrepreneur, Investor, Bitcoin Enthusiast

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First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh At You, Then They Fight You, Then You Win 19:48

1 year ago19:48

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Hey y'all, today's a ROCKIN' episode, filled with kickass info, sarcasm, profanity, and other assorted nuggets of goodness. Remember: Dave Ramsey HATES Bitcoin. Remember: I love Bitcoin. Remember: Peter Zeihan HATES Bitcoin. And go HERE to start your Bitcoin SEP IRA - https://rogueretirementlounge.com/sep If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: www.rogueretirementlounge.com Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Die With ZERO? Spend Your Entire Nest Egg By The Time You Die?? 12:51

1 year ago12:51

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So everyday I get email news updates about retirement planning articles. Honestly, most are shit. (Ever see the Motley Fool?) Today one caught my eye; it was a very brief synopsis of the book, "Die With Zero" on Business Insider. Today's a quick rundown on that article with some commentary by your kickass host. Enjoy, and remember: Learn about Bitcoin. Speaking of Bitcoin, I hold the majority of mine with Swan . Why? Because I trust them (and you know I've been burned, so I'm extra sensitive) and they're Bitcoin-only. Click here , sign up with Swan and you'll get $10 for free. Oh, and they provide excellent service, and the fees are very low. If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: www.rogueretirementlounge.com Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Get FREE Bitcoin for FREE at NO Charge for FREE! That's Right: FREE! 18:59

1 year ago18:59

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In less than two years I've earned over $5,000 worth of free bitcoin using the dumb ideas in this episodes. You can too! So in the words of John Wayne, listen up and listen tight. You'll be glad you did. Some resources for you: Venmo Lolli Gemini Fold Take the Pomp Crypto Academy course, get 30% off and get $50 directly from me. How cool am I?? Here's the lowdown for the POMP Crypto Academy: Application What you need to do: Fill out the application. The last question in the application is "Did someone refer you to the program?" Make sure to put your Matt Franklin in this field. If you don’t do this, you won’t get your $50 from me Once you’ve submitted your application and get accepted into the program, you’ll receive an email from Pomp with a link to register. Then use the code FRIEND30 for 30% ($450) off the registration price. After you've taken the class, get with me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com and I'll send you $50 worth of bitcoin via lightning. (Don't worry if you don't know how that works now; you will after the class) Remember: I love you and I want you to have a prosperous retirement. I want you to learn about bitcoin. If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: www.rogueretirementlounge.com Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Bitcoin 101: How To Buy Your First Bitcoin 22:02

1 year ago22:02

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Today we're going to look at three ways to buy your first bitcoin: 1) Inside your brokerage account with the new ETFs 2) Using apps on your phone 3) Buying in an exchange This is basic stuff, but you might learn something. And if you want to check out Swan, go here: www.swan.com If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: www.rogueretirementlounge.com Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Listener Hate Mail! And Bitcoin Bullishness For YOU! 17:08

1 year ago17:08

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Today I answer an email from some turd named Ron. Listen up, 'cause we get into some REAL TALK about the bullish situation with Bitcoin right now. Are you in? I said, ARE YOU IN?!?!?!?!?!? I love you. I care about your future. I care about your financial stability in retirement. That's why I want you to have some Bitcoin in your holdings. Can't you feel the love? Don't be a dumbass. If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! I haven't made a post for something like two years: https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Retiring in a Post-October 7th World... How Fcked Are We; How Fcked Will We Be? 50:54

2 years ago50:54

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Today we're gonna take a quick detour. Well, a not-so-quick detour, actually. If you haven't heard it, you need to hear the speech Bari Weiss gave at the Federalist Society recently. If you don't wanna hear my semi-literate, stammering preamble, you can skip ahead to around 11:30. Her speech, titled "You Are the Last Line of Defense" is the most important piece of content I've consumed in 2023. Please listen. Please, seriously, listen. Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly . From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet Magazine. Weiss is the winner of the LA Press Club's 2021 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. She is also the winner of the Reason Foundation’s 2018 Bastiat Prize, which honors writing that “best demonstrates the importance of freedom with originality, wit, and eloquence.” In 2019, Vanity Fair called Weiss the Times's "star opinion writer." Weiss is a proud Pittsburgh native. Her first book, "How to Fight Anti-Semitism," was the winner of a 2019 National Jewish Book Award. She lives with her wife and daughter in Los Angeles. If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Gold-Buggery: Do You Need Gold In Your Retirement Plan To Hedge Against Inflation? 25:03

2 years ago25:03

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We've been seeing and hearing ads for gold. Coins, bars, etc., to add to your portfolio as a hedge against inflation. But is it sound strategy? Listen up, SUCKAS! Time to get some precious, precious-metal EDU-cation! Also, go here to subscribe to Simon Black's newsletter: https://www.sovereignman.com/ If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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The Anthony Scaramucci Interview. Rogue Retirement Lounge Episode 100! 46:28

2 years ago46:28

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First off, for everyone who's stuck with me through this, my 100th episode, a big, fat, obese THANK YOU! I do this podcast because I love you and I want you to have a kickass retirement. On today's show, I'm honored to have Anthony Scaramucci. You may know him from his 11-day stint working for Trump, and you may have seen him on the reality show, "Special Forces..." But there's a lot more to Anthony than meets the eye, and that's why I wanted to talk to him. He's VERY smart, he's very successful, and he has a firm grasp of the economy, politics and history. In this episode, among other things, we hit on the following topics: Bitcoin and Skybridge Suggested asset allocation to bitcoin Some comments on Gary Gensler Gold and Bitcoin Is ESG dead? Paying yourself first Plus, thoughts on five people: Cynthia Lummis Dwight Howard Cathie Wood Karine Jean-Pierre Uncle Anthony To learn more about Anthony's Skybridge Capital, GO HERE: https://www.skybridge.com/ If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Can Hyperinflation In Argentina Be Fun? NPR Says "Si Señor!" 18:40

2 years ago18:40

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Today on your favorite retirement podcast, I'm breaking down a really dumb episode of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast. Listening to them make light of the Argentinian inflation crisis made me wanna slap someone, but I thought YOU might find their treatment of the issue interesting. So, because I LOVE YOU and I CARE ABOUT YOU, I put together some excerpts from the episode and broke down some of the ridiculousness I encountered. Overall, I probably come off like a total dick (and maybe I do in every episode??) but my point is that no matter where you get your content from, it's informed by the bias of the journalists, or whoever's writing/producing/performing. Left or right, up or down, whatever. If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Be a Landlord Without Being a Landlord: The Whitney Sewell Interview 49:19

2 years ago49:19

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Is real estate part of your retirement plan? If not, it should be. (not financial advice) One EASY way to get exposure to real estate, without actually buying it yourself, is through real estate syndications. And today's guest, Whitney Sewell, is a very successful syndicator. **Disclosure: I have money invested in one of Whitney's syndications. If you're interested in a passive way to get into real estate, you need to hear this episode. If you want to know more about Whitney, check out www.lifebridgecapital.com If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Rogue Replay: 4 Reasons Entrepreneurs Suck At Retirement Planning 16:48

2 years ago16:48

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Hey buds! Today I'm bringing back the first full episode of the Rogue Retirement Lounge podcast. This one's a review of why we entrepreneurs ain't so great at retirement planning. I've talked to tons of self-employed people and there are FOUR main reasons we're at a disadvantage for retirement planning and saving. You'll hear about them in today's replay episode and you'll also find out some tips on how to handle any of the four. So sit back, grab a cold one, loosen that belt buckle a notch or two and make yourself comfortable. Learning is fun! If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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Some Subtle (and Not-So-Subtle) Signs of DARK TIMES AHEAD... 19:02

2 years ago19:02

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I've been seeing all the same stuff you've been seeing that indicate ROUGH ROADS ahead. Today I'm gonna drone on about some of the signs I've been seeing that tell me we're in for dark times in multiple markets. I think about retirement all the time. I think about Bitcoin all the time. I want you to own some Bitcoin for your retirement. I care about you and I don't want you to get left behind when the price of Bitcoin goes absolutely parabolic. But I also want you to learn about why our current financial system, our political economy, is fucked up beyond repair. Learning about Bitcoin can help you understand our corrupt monetary system. It could change your life. Where to start? I'd recommend reading The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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San Francisco Zombietown Report | Bring Back Insane Asylums?? 32:03

2 years ago32:03

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Hey y'all, the Rogue Retirement Lounge is back with more crap that might not be related to retirement. I love you all, but I cannot love you PROPERLY until you follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LoungeRogue If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com Check out more episodes at my retirement planning podcast website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/ Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/…

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What The Hell Is A Yield Inversion? And How Might It Affect YOU??? 12:16

2 years ago12:16