Episode 21

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18th Aug 2022

Episode #21 - Questions about Bitcoin with Andy Flattery, CFP®

In Episode 21, we're discussing questions about bitcoin with Andy Flattery, CFP® from Simple Wealth Planning.

Andy is a Kansas City-based bitcoin enthusiast and local expert on the topic that is very involved in the bitcoin community.

The rise over the last decade of bitcoin has created a lot of interest, but even more questions.

  • What is bitcoin?
  • How does it work?
  • Is it money or an investment?
  • How do you value it?
  • How do you secure it?
  • What happens if you lose it?

These are all questions that have probably popped into your head at one time or another when thinking about bitcoin.

Being intrigued but still skeptical about bitcoin, Kyle sits down with Andy to ask his honest questions about bitcoin.

Before they dive into bitcoin, the Hill boys define money for you. Not bad for a 4 and 6-year-old!

To skip the fluff go to the 25:20 mark.

Bitcoin Resources:

Satoshi Nakamoto While Paper 

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

Nick Szabo

What is a Cypherpunk?

Merkle Tree

Blockchain

Satoshi Nakamoto = SAmsung, TOSHIba, NAKAmichi, and MOTOrola?

Halving Events

Block Reward

Bitcoin Mining 

Mt. Gox 

Brainwallet 

El Salvador goes to Bitcoin 

Value Investing 

Austrian School of Economics

The Bullish Case for Bitcoin by Vijay Boyapati 

Michael Saylor 

The Bitcoin Standard: A Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking by Saifedean Ammous

Cold Storage 

What is a 51% Attack 

Coinbase 

Obama: “Swiss bank account in their pocket” 

Quantum Computing 

The Man Who Lost $265 Million (Motley Fool) 

Unchained Capital 

Hot and Cold Wallet Storage 

Strike

Swan Bitcoin

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (Ticker: GBTC)  

Alto CryptoIRA® 

Self-Custody 

Coinbase Customer’s Crypto Could Be at Risk if It Goes Bankrupt 


Fun Resources:

Episode #4 - Life Insurance

Episode #10 - What the hell is a Financial Planner? 

God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood

Old Town Road by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus

Beers On Me - Dierks Bentley  

Field of Dreams Bachelor Party - Tim Flattery w/ Andy 

Joe Flattery, Pitcher - K-State Baseball 

George W. Bush quote

Rep. Thomas Massie

iPhone SE (1st Generation)

City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold 


Andy Flattery, CFP® - Simple Wealth Planning, LLC

Website,

Podcast,

LinkedIn,

Facebook,

Twitter,

KCFAN (Kansas City Financial Advisors Network)

Catholic Financial Planners Network,

CFP Board

 

Kyle Hill, CFP® - Hill-Top Financial Planning, LLC

Website,

LinkedIn,

Kansas City Financial Advisors Network (KCFAN)

XY Planning Network (XYPN),

NAPFA, 

FEE-ONLY Network, 

CFP Board

 

*This podcast uses sounds from freesound: Dry Transition by Electroviolence , Metal Door Slam Shut by ecfike, and Scream by ngrib

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Kyle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and owner of Hill-Top Financial Planning, LLC, an independent financial planning firm that he started to help younger adults develop financial confidence and create a path to financial independence. He provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services. With his subscription model (think Netflix for your finances) he's able to bring objective, Fee-Only advice to an underserved population, Younger Adults. He lives in Kansas City, MO with his wife, two boys, and two bassador dogs (Bubba & Charlie Gibson... yep, after the former news anchor!).