Show Notes
How should you buy Bitcoin if you're over 40 or already retired? A @UNLV class of near-retirees and retirees sent us their five hardest questions about Bitcoin. No hype, no jargon, just real answers for people who don't have 30 years to wait.
Bob Burnett, Larry Lepard, and Gary Leland sit down with the questions most Bitcoin shows never bother to answer: does it even matter if you're already retired, how to buy Bitcoin, your first $500 without becoming a tech expert, and how do you NOT make the one expensive mistake that wipes you out.
Plus the silver vs Bitcoin debate that broke a Twitter poll wide open. Which would you buy if you had to sell it in one year?
If you're over 40 and over 50 Bitcoin-curious but tired of being talked down to, this one's for you.
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chapters:
1:01 the unlv bitcoin class
1:22 why bitcoin matters if you're retired
3:51 outrunning your money and the 200 year life
4:37 the life insurance twist
6:03 the simplest way to buy your first $500
11:18 skeptic to holder, the conviction stories
12:56 sazmining
13:23 back to the stories
14:29 the expensive mistake, and how to avoid it
15:52 dollar cost averaging through the swings
17:09 1 bitcoin or 1,000 oz of silver
22:48 ledn
23:22 can you even prove your silver is real
24:03 do metals guys have an open mind on bitcoin
27:14 wrap up
Your hosts:
Gary Leland, founder of BitBlockBoom and Hall of Fame podcaster.
Lawrence Lepard, sound money fund manager and author of The Big Print.
Bob Burnett, mining entrepreneur and founder of Barefoot Mining.
George Bodine, the World's Most Interesting Bitcoiner.
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