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From Forbes: How To Manage Your Google My Business Listing During A Crisis

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Written by Amine Rahal
Amine is a tech entrepreneur and writer. He is currently the CMO at Regal Assets and CEO at IronMonk Solutions.

(Originally posted at Forbes.)

If you’re a business owner with a Google My Business (GMB) listing, there are a few steps to take when responding to a crisis. In fact, the search engine giant has listed a few key pieces of advice if your community has been affected by the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. To keep your SEO performance at its best, it’s important that you adopt these recommendations as soon as possible. And if you aren’t optimizing your local search engine optimization (SEO) with GMB, then now’s a good time to get on board.

As chief marketing officer of Regal Assets and the founder of Little Dragon Media, I’ve helped countless clients, from small business owners to heads of international enterprises, improve their local SEO with Google My Business. Over the years I’ve come to learn how rare it is for Google to issue advisories for business owners with GMB listings and have realized that when Google speaks, we have to listen.

Accurate and up-to-date information is the foundation of a successful crisis strategy. As a business owner, it’s your responsibility to provide your customers and employees with accurate information about your business’s day-to-day operations.

Below are a few of the most important changes business owners should make to their GMB listings. Although Google hasn’t introduced any new features, the company has advised its users to take advantage of certain existing features to support its customers during times of uncertainty.

Update Your Hours Of Operation

If a crisis has impacted when your business will be open to customers, immediately update your GMB profile to reflect these changes. When following stay-at-home orders and social distancing, as with the COVID-19 crisis, having your customers arrive at your store only to find it closed could put them in unnecessary harm.

Changing your hours of operation will likely be one of the first priorities of your business continuity plan. Rather than laying off employees, it may be more prudent to reduce your employees’ hours to remain in keeping with reduced consumer demand. Small businesses may be able to switch to home-delivery models as well.

In addition to updating your company’s GMB profile to reflect its changed hours of operations, be sure to also mention the change on your website and social media platforms, and record a message stating the change of hours on your store’s voicemail.

Publish A Crisis Response Statement

Google My Business allows users to take advantage of the Google Posts tool to update profiles with text and photos. The Google Posts tool can help business owners inform their customers with up-to-the-minute developments on the company, which can help ease any concerns they might have about visiting your store.

Business owners must communicate with empathy during times of crisis. In a fast-moving situation, it’s important that you recognize that your customers will have many questions, concerns and fears. To put your customers at ease as best you can, provide your contact information that they can use to reach out with questions.

Your customers may be frustrated by the policy changes you may make to your business. To quell their frustrations, use an empathetic tone and sensitive language to explain why the changes were necessary, that they were in accordance with public health guidelines or directives, and that you are committed to full transparency during this difficult time. Rather than directly replying to customers’ questions or comments on social media, direct any questions to a private email or phone line.

Develop A Plan To Respond To Inquiries

Expect a spike in emails and phone calls from your customers during a crisis. To ensure that your customers can easily contact you, make sure that your GMB profile lists an up-to-date phone number and email address connected to your business. If possible, it may be wise to include a secondary phone number in case customers have difficulty getting through.

Depending on the volume of inquiries your business receives, consider having a dedicated point person to answer all calls and emails related to your business’s crisis response. This person should be a senior-level employee or founder who’s knowledgeable on crisis-related matters and is familiar with all guidelines — for instance, COVID-19 local and national health guidelines. This person should also be able to speak to the specific actions your company is taking — e.g., regular floor and window washing, mandatory glove-wearing, physical distancing in lines.

As more inquiries pile in, have your point person train other senior employees on how to respond to customer concerns. This way, all external communications will be consistent.

Communicate Key Information In Your GMB Description

The description section of your profile is often the first body of text that your customers read when they search for your business through Google. You can use this to your advantage by updating the section with information regarding the precautions your business is taking in response to a crisis.

Google limits GMB listings to a maximum of 750 characters in the description field, so be succinct. With the limited space you have, list at least a few concrete policy changes that your company has made. For instance, in response to COVID-19, you could mention that there are new mandatory limits on the number of customers who can enter the store at a time, or that your floors are now being washed twice daily.

Crisis Response And SEO

It’s important that business owners keep their customers informed about the operating hours of their business and any changes that might arise during uncertain times. Providing accurate information can help your customers make informed purchasing decisions during an otherwise stressful and tense situation.

Google has made it clear that keeping your GMB information accurate and up to date will improve your business’s local SEO performance. Today, more than ever, it’s important that business owners take responsibility by providing honest and correct information to the public. In the process, your business will stay in Google’s good books, and your SEO will likely benefit as a result.

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SoManyHits.com - overhyped or marketing breakthrough?

Right out of the gate the company boasts a sign-up rate of 83% for people viewing the presentation video to completion. While I can not attest to that it could be legit as

the program is completely free to join.

 

So what is the catch?

While the program is free to join, they do have upgrade options. Before I get to the upgrade option I have to mention that the free account is more than generous. You also don't get hit with OTO's (one time offers) when signing in to your account.

Before getting into all the benefits you get as a free member, let's first delve into what SoManyHits is...

Like the sales video explains, SoManyHits.com is first and foremost a URL tracking and shortening service, meaning you can shorten all your affiliate links and track how many clicks they receive. Unlike mostly all other tracking services (even the paid ones), there is no limit on the amount of campaigns you can create or clicks you may receive during a given month before shelling out more money to keep on tracking. This is true even for free members.

They also made it easy to track multiple advertising sources from the same campaign tracking URL by simply adding a keyword identifiable to you to the end of the tracking URL. When a shortened tracking URL is followed, the hit is recorded and displayed in your back-office, complete with a break-down of where the hits came from (keywords appended).

The service also promises to create a flood of traffic to any and all campaigns that will keep on doubling. While this may sound outrageous, it is actually very likely to happen because of their unique referral system. Well..., when I say unique, for those of you familiar with their sister site EasyCash4Ads.com, it actually makes use of the exact same 2-up referral system where your first two referrals are passed up to your sponsor into what they call traffic lines. Every person who ends up in one of your traffic lines will first have to sponsor two people who will go to their sponsor, which means that particular traffic line keeps doubling.

If you are put off by the notion that you first have to refer two people that goes to your sponsor before the system can begin working for you, the good news is that sign-ups should not be hard to come by seeing that the program is free to join and their affiliate tools also helps a lot to achieving this requirement (more on that later).

Getting back to the traffic aspect, every time one of your tracking links are followed, visitors will first pass through an ad gateway, similar to services such as ad fly where they will first see an interstitial ad for a couple of seconds before being directed to the site being tracked. That ad will be a random campaign belonging to your sponsor, so when you take into account the way traffic lines keep doubling, it gives credence to the claim that your traffic will also keep doubling. It should be noted, when you create a new campaign, you can choose to promote the campaign through your traffic lines via an interstitial ad or (for pro members) a pop-under ad. Members may also choose not to promote certain campaigns.

While there is something to be said about the annoyance of pop-under and interstitial ads, bear in mind that their target market is Internet marketers. These are the same people signing up for programs through traffic exchanges, so I can very well see this traffic converting very well indeed.

Apart from the traffic, URL tracking and URL shortening, you also have the ability to export the contact details of everybody in your traffic lines into a CVS file to easily import to your auto-responder of choice. The great thing about this for the new member joining is that they will only end up in their sponsor's mailing list because of the way their referral system works. This is great as the last thing I want when signing up for a new opportunity is to end up in as many mailing lists as are dependent on the size of the member's down-line or up-line. For those who don't yet have an auto-responder account (what are you waiting for?), you still get to message your traffic lines through an internal messaging system complete with a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor every 10 days. (Pro members can message their traffic lines every 60 hours)

The owners of SoManyHits.com realize the strength of an affiliate network and this is reflected in the tools they make available to members to promote their affiliate links. When they launched their sister site EasyCash4Ads, the IM world was abuzz with talk about their beautiful splash and capture pages. With SoManyHits they did it again with a total of 120 splash, capture and brain-teaser pages (which double as splash pages) and improved on the design by displaying an animation while the image is loading. These pages can also easily be shared as stunning image cards to your Twitter and Facebook followers with a click of a button.

Members have an abundance of emails and banners as well as some other nifty tools to promote their links, not to mention affiliate links also get promoted through their shortened tracking links which means they can actually lay claim to their product slogan of working smarter, not harder.

Getting to the upgraded features, analyzing your tracking stats really come into their own with much more detailed reports and real time charts. Platinum members also get to message their traffic lines every 60 hours as apposed to every 10 days, they have more options available to them when creating campaigns but where the pro membership really shines is in the income plan.

Platinum membership plans start at $27 for 60 days or $13.50 per month. (a quick Google search revealed most of the competition start at an average of $29/month with limited clicks). From there the options go up to $69 for 6 months ($11.50 per month), $121 for one year ($10, 08 per month) and $177 for 2 years ($7, 38 per month) As an upgraded member you will receive, $10, $20, $30 and $50 respectively every time the platinum membership is renewed. Free members will receive 40% of the commission amount while the other 60% will go to the first upgraded member in their up-line. This effectively means upgraded members will make an extra 60% commission from members who have already qualified out of their traffic lines.

Taking this up yet another notch, they also pay out performance bonuses where you could earn an additional 40% commission. Commissions are paid out twice a month and should you earn $350 during a pay period, they will add another $50 to your commission. Earn $700 and you will get an extra $100 on top of the $50 bonus you received. Earn $1000 and receive yet another $250 on top of what you already earned. From $1000 up, you will get a bonus of $400 for every $1000 you earn. Taking into consideration that upgraded members also receive 60% second tier commissions from free members who qualified out of their traffic lines, it effectively means you will earn 40% extra commission through your own efforts as well as from free members in your down-line.

From what I understand, the developers are already working on more features to be implemented that will be available to pro members. While the free plan will impress even the most critical user, members will be hard-pressed not to upgrade, especially taking the affordable upgrade options into account.

In summary, SoManyHits.com is a well-thought-out service offering a lot of value for the cash strapped marketer with a generous compensation plan and a promise to grow a traffic monster that will serve you well in time to come.

Pros:

 - Unlimited campaigns with no restrictions
 - Great way to grow your mailing list
 - Very affordable to upgrade
 - Unique referral system
 - Generous compensation plan

Cons

 - Interstitial and pop-under ads

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Gold Prices Target $1,900 as Oil Continues to Plunge

Gold Prices Target $1,900 as Oil Continues to Plunge

Gold Prices

The start of the week saw gold prices reclaim the $1,700 level after hitting support levels late last week.  The precious metal was also aided by crashing crude oil prices and continuing concerns regarding coronavirus-induced damage to the economy.
Gold hit its lowest point since April 9 at the end of last week due to reports of new treatments for COVID-19.  The price was back to approaching $1,700 by midday Monday though, hitting $1,692, with futures also climbing to $1,709.
That could just be the beginning of a continued upswing for precious metal investors however, with TD Securities issuing a target of $1,900 an ounce in a mere three months from now.  The reasons for the jump are primarily the anticipation of continued safe-haven demand amid market uncertainty and the continued stimulus efforts of central banks.
There is also the belief among analysts that the market is currently undervaluing gold, especially when taking into account the expected long-term inflation and the overall scale of global quantitative easing.
Bart Melek, TD Securities’ Head of Commodity Strategies, explained how “The Fed’s latest QE program is now the largest on record. Of course, there is a well-known relationship between QE and lower real rates, such that it ultimately suppresses real rates by lifting inflation expectations at a faster pace than nominal rates … The Fed and other central banks are likely to keep their uber-easy policies in place for far longer than anticipated, following a decade of below-target inflation and a newfound interest in asymmetric inflation targeting,”
Melek had good news for gold investors moving forward though, saying that “Gold has been very much subject to what has been happening in the broader market … There will be a positive view of the economy going forward as things open up and given all the massive amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus, the market will turn to gold as a protector against inflation.”
He added that he sees the price of gold reaching $2,000 an ounce by the end of next year.  The key will be at the point when the U.S. begins to see some economic stability again, but while interest rates are still low.  That’s when inflation will come into play. The bigger the problem that inflation is, the higher gold prices will go. Melek sees gold climbing all the way to $2,100 if the inflation is severe enough.

The precious metal has also been helped by a fading dollar and a freefall of crude oil prices.  These factors indicate that investors’ appetite for risk is dwindling, and has helped overcome the optimism concerning a possible vaccine and the easing of global lockdowns, both of which have had a negative impact on the bullion markets recently.

Oil Prices

Oil prices, in particular, have had a tremendous positive impact on gold.  The crude oil market is continuing to experience astounding losses, with prices at their weakest levels on record.  In fact, experts are not ruling out negative prices. Global lockdowns have helped kill the demand for a commodity that was already hurting due to a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia.  OPEC+ recently cut a major deal to limit output and reduce oversupply problems, but that now seems to be a case of too little and too late. Seeing a leading commodity collapse has only driven up the safe-haven demand for gold among investors, amid a market that has already been plagued with anxiety.
In the very short term though, one can still expect the bullion market to still be somewhat sluggish as investors brace for quarterly earnings reports.  Roughly 20% of the S&P 500 will report earnings this week, and analysts are expecting the worst results year-over-year since 2009.
Wall Street stumbled out of the gate to start the week as well, even before the release of any earnings reports.  Energy shares in general were hit hard by the crash in oil prices, and the market in general saw a wave of pessimism wash over it as more and more economic data is expected that will detail the severity of the pandemic’s impacts.
The dollar had been gaining momentum in recent weeks thanks to bits of positive news regarding the coronavirus.  Gilead Science’s experimental drug remdesivir has seen some success in combating the virus, but it is far from being fully vetted and tested yet.  Similarly, Novartis said it is now conducting late-stage trials of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19. The start of roll-backs of quarantine restrictions in some European nations, including Germany, boosted the dollar as well, as did hopes that the global containment measures could soon start to be lifted.
That momentum was short-lived however, and the dollar’s gains started to fade by lunchtime on Monday.  Now, commodity experts are looking to the longer term, where the uncertainty around restarting frozen economies seems set to continue for at least a few more months.  Couple that with the ever-increasing belief that we have now entered a global recession, and one is left with strong support for gold in the medium to long term. Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at Oanda, supports this line of thinking, saying how “the longer-term outlook for the yellow metal remains bright though given the current environment.”
Long story short, experts expect the price of gold to continue to stay strong as long as the coronavirus is dominating the headlines.  Fears of a global recession will persist along with it, as interest rates approach zero or lower. All of this is great news for gold, and the bullish signals show no signs of letting up.
More and more savvy investors are turning to gold as a safe haven, and it’s not too late to get in at what is still a relatively low level.  Even if the coronavirus is eradicated in a few months, which is now the best-case scenario, many of the world’s top economies are still in serious trouble and becoming more and more susceptible to inflation.  By investing in gold, you’re not only protecting your portfolio from the volatility of the markets, but you’re setting it up for significant future growth as the global economy inevitably rebounds post-pandemic.
At Regal Assets, we believe in providing you with trusted and proven precious metal investment options.  We take pride in the way we do business and have enjoyed helping our clients grow their portfolios for over a decade now.  Our expert team members work side-by-side with you every step of the way, so you can be sure that your wealth is safe and in a position to grow.
See for yourself what we offer with our FREE Investor’s Kit.  It explains Regal’s IRS-approved investment options and how they work.  We’ll help you choose the right strategy to achieve your goals.

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LOGO DESIGN: WE USE PANTONE COLORS

LOGO DESIGN: WE USE PANTONE COLORS:



WE USE PANTONE COLORS

We use Pantone colors for all stationery and logo design project. We believe it's the best way to provide our customers with awesome work.

Unless you are familiar with the design or printing industry, you may have a few questions about Pantone colors and why they matter. Here's our perspective on Pantone colors:


WHAT ARE PANTONE COLORS?

Pantone is a U.S. company who, in 1962, introduced a colour space plan. Pantone covers all color, from pitch black to a day-glow yellow! Each colour has its own Pantone number and "recipe." The company issues a flipbook filled with swatch cards featuring the full range of colour possibilities and assigning each a unique code.

Over the past forty-five years, virtually everyone in the colour world has adopted the Pantone system. It's the industry standard for those truly concerned about color.


WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT PANTONE COLORS?

Pantone colors are called "spot colors." That means they are a special blend of colors drawn from a palette of fourteen base colors. Pantone provides a perfect "recipe" for each and every color, enabling printers to duplicate a colour exactly.

In order to understand why that's so important, you need to know a little bit about the alternative: "process colors." That term describes a different way of producing colors.

Process colors are made by using four different base colors. The most commonly used process colour system is called CMYK, because it uses cyan (C) , magenta (M), yellow (Y) and black (K).

Basically, a colour image is separated into those four different process colors. While it's being separated, different screens made out of little dots are made. These separations are then placed on four printing plates. The printing press applies the colors upon summit of each other. The final result creates the appearance of a single color. However, the colors made from the CMYK process are not as vivid as spot colors. Additionally, the exact see of the colors may vary more than you would like.

Pantone spot colors fabricate eye-popping results that can be recreated by any printer. The Pantone "recipes" lid every possible hue and makes exact colour reproduction possible.

With spot colors, like the Pantone colors we use, the cost of printing can be reduced when you are only using one colour (in addition to black) because only one ink roller is needed and there is no cause to make a four-dish layer. If you are working with a very radiant fragment, spot colors may increase printing costs somewhat, but the results will be spectacular.


WHY USE PANTONE COLORS?

So, now you know what Pantone colors are. The real ask is why one should Pantone colors instead of relying upon process colors or some other system?

The solution? Precision, consistency and reproducibility.

If your logo design features Pantone 300, you can be definite that any printer will be able to reproduce that exact same tone of blue. If, upon the other hand, you say the printer "it's blue," you could end up with thousands of different possibilities that wouldn't match your expectations. Even when an expert sees a colour and attempts to duplicate it, errors are possible. If you use process colors, the results yet won't be as good.

Pantone colour coding solves the problem.

Pantone colors are part of the international language of design. We may have different ways of describing many things throughout the world, but when someone mentions a Pantone number, the meaning is crystal positive.

Many commercial printers and publishers use technology that readily imports Pantone information to insure perfect results.

Your logo design is important because of its flexibility. Its ability to effectively represent your business in a variety of settings is one of the things that makes it so important. Your logo may be reproduced thousands of times by many different printers and publishers.

We'll design your logo with Pantone colors, allowing you to receive a perfect match every time you use it.


Pantone colors should be part of every great logo design.

As our customer, we believe you deserve the very best. That's why we design logos that meet your needs and exceed your expectations. However, we go beyond that. We supply you with a logo design that's ready to be used based upon the best possible colour system.

Perfect colour matches are vital and the Pantone system is the best way to make them happen.

Did you know that Canada, South Korea and other nations have actual legislation saying which Pantone colors are to be used in their flags?

Your logo may be for a business instead of a country, but it deserves that same standard of care and perfection.

That's why we use Pantone colors.

Why 2020 Looks To Be The Year Of Bitcoin & Business

Why 2020 Looks To Be The Year Of Bitcoin & Business

More And More Enterprises Are Starting To Leverage Bitcoin Technology

Bitcoin is by far the most popular digital asset in the world, with it consistently maintaining nearly 70% dominance over the entire cryptocurrency market cap.
In 2019, we saw yet another year of explosive Bitcoin price increases and further adoption around the world.  Overall though, this has been the year of the institutional Bitcoin. We saw the birth of multiple Bitcoin products from the institutional trading world, such as Bakkt’s physically delivered Bitcoin futures, Fidelity Digital Assets Bitcoin custody solution and TD Ameritrade’s trading offerings.
It’s no wonder why.  In the ever-growing digital asset space, Bitcoin has the best available trading options for both spot and derivatives, it has the longest proven track record, and with that the largest pool of data.

So where does Bitcoin go from here?

The next step on Bitcoin’s path to world domination is in the business world.
As companies look to develop their payment systems and networks, more and more are turning to blockchain technology as a solution.  It offers faster and easier payments over secure networks, with processes built around smart contracts.
Until now, most of the business-based blockchain developments have been done on private and proprietary blockchain protocols, such as R3’s Corda and Hyperledger Fabric.  This allows businesses to customize their blockchain from the ground up, so in theory, they can provide themselves with top tier privacy, scalability, and transaction completion guarantees.  The downside is that developing your own blockchain from the ground up can be very costly, and consumes a great deal of time and personnel as well.
Is all of that really necessary anyway, when a proven network like Bitcoin already exists?  Development on top of the Bitcoin blockchain wasn’t seriously looked at as a credible option by most major businesses until this year when Microsoft announced their new plans this past May.  Their permissionless, Decentralized Identifier (DID) network, christened “ION”, is being designed to run completely on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.
This bold new direction from one of the world’s technology titans triggered a massive shift in the mindset of enterprise developers and is making the prospect of integrating Bitcoin into enterprise development more attractive by the day.  Companies such as Bitfury have already made huge strides with enterprise-focused blockchain solutions such as their blockchain as a service (BaaS), which uses Bitcoin as a base layer.
So what exactly makes Bitcoin such a great option for enterprise-ready development platforms?  The reasons are plentiful:

• Data integrity – Bitcoin is the most trusted and secure public blockchain.  It’s secured by 97 quintillion hashes per second, a mind-boggling number. It’s also a top priority of Bitcoin’s own developers, and they have shown to be extremely cautious and restrictive about making any changes that could possibly introduce new security issues and compromise the protocol.  It’s also easy to analyze the data with a number of easy-to-use blockchain explorers and surveillance tools available.
• Smart contracts – Back in 2010, opcodes were taken out of the Bitcoin that led to the prevention of smart contract implementation.  Recent developments have changed all of that though, with projects like Blockstream’s Liquid and the new RSK framework, Schnorr signatures, and Taproot will make smart contracts–like executions possible via sidechains.
• Reduced costs – With the Lightning Network now existing as a Layer 2 protocol on top of Bitcoin’s blockchain, transactions and payments are now cheaper and faster than ever without compromising security in the slightest.
• Increased transparency – A native feature of the Bitcoin blockchain.  The developers have stayed away from privacy features seen in other public protocols like MibmelWimble, STARKs, and ZK-snarks.  This is a positive, as these features can make transactions difficult to audit and verify, something business wouldn’t be happy about.

Development on top of the Bitcoin blockchain looks poised to accelerate in the coming year, helped by the critical first-mover advantage and the fact that Bitcoin’s developers aren’t being forced to solve growth issues such as the ones Ethereum and EOS are currently facing.  Add to that the fact that the security concerns that top executives have with the public nature of the blockchain can be solved in the Layer 2 areas. Finally, another blockchain concern, which is the interoperability Bitcoin networks, can be solved using Keep’s tBTC or an Interledger Protocol (ILP) bridge.
As we’ve seen, the Bitcoin protocol has a wide array of advantages of its competition, and that gap will only continue to increase as development speeds up.

What does this mean for the average investor?

As more and more businesses get involved in Bitcoin, it means more and more businesses will purchase Bitcoin.  Which, of course, will naturally lead to further increases in price.
With so many indicators pointing to an incoming bull market in the next few months, now is the ideal time to buy.  Not only are you getting in at a bargain-basement price with the potential for huge growth, but you’ll be protecting your assets as we head into a very uncertain and unpredictable 2020.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Act now and reap the benefits.

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5 Reasons You Need Crypto in Your Retirement Portfolio

5 Reasons You Need Crypto in Your Retirement Portfolio

You may have heard of the “60/40” rule for retirement accounts.  In the past, conservative brokers have traditionally recommended putting 60% of your assets in stocks and 40% in bonds.
Just take a look at how that advice is playing out in today’s economic climate.  If you are continuing to follow the 60/40 rule, think again.

Bond yields have seen an alarming plunge and stocks are still near all-time highs, even with dips caused by the coronavirus panic.  Volatility levels have been rising and are showing no signs of slowing down as the world braces for an inevitable recession. Not exactly the time to have all your money in stocks and bonds, right?

Time for a little secret.  Let’s take a hypothetical trip back in time.  It’s 2013. There’s an asset out there that you could add to your portfolio.  It’s called cryptocurrency. You want to play it extra safe and only make it 1% of your total investments.

Guess what?  By 2020, your portfolio with a 1% crypto stake has outperformed the traditional 60/40 portfolio by 20 percent.  The most exciting part? This is just the beginning.

Last year, CNBC reported that the United States government’s Social Security program is set to be insolvent by 2035.  If you’re in your 50’s or younger, don’t count on much help, if any, from Uncle Sam in your golden years. Likewise, the era of company-sponsored pensions is long gone and 401(k) matches are getting worse or disappearing completely.

In fact, “According to some reports, many people under 40 believe they will never retire,” says Morgan Steckler, cryptocurrency retirement fund expert of iTrust Capital.  But for those that are smart enough to get into crypto now, “it could still lead to life-changing returns and give those people that option to retire if they so choose,” Steckler added.

A 2018 study by Ramsay Solutions exposed what could be considered a crisis in this country, revealing that roughly half of Americans are not saving for retirement.  Another study by Bankrate predicts that half of all working households will experience a decrease in their standard of living during their retirement. Is that really what you’ve been working towards and planning for your whole life?

All of these facts aren’t going unnoticed.  We’ve recently seen Fairfax County in Virginia take the groundbreaking step of investing millions of its pension funds into cryptocurrencies.  Even the IRS is on board, having approved crypto IRAs for the general public.
It’s never too late to start planning for your retirement, and it’s still not too early to start investing in cryptocurrency.  If you haven’t seriously considered adding crypto to your portfolio yet, now is the time. Don’t just take our word for it, though.  Let’s take a look at the top reasons why crypto should be a part of your retirement plans.

1.  Diversification

We’ve all heard the saying, it’s as old as the concept of investing itself:  “Never put all your eggs in one basket.” Diversification helps you minimize the risk associated with a single asset, yet still allows you to enjoy the growth of each.
The same applies to your retirement account.  The old-fashioned strategy of only putting stocks and bonds in your tax-deferred retirement accounts is becoming obsolete.  The IRS is fully on board with precious metals, real estate, and cryptocurrencies as part of retirement IRAs.
Any financial advisor worth their salt will recommend diversifying 5-10% into precious metals, and many are now suggesting the same with cryptocurrency.  And why wouldn’t they? As an exciting new asset class that has seen consistent and explosive growth for a decade, it’d be irresponsible not to.

2.  Protection from the Government

Pick a cryptocurrency.  Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, etc.  It doesn’t matter which you choose, no government can control any of them.  It’s literally impossible for Uncle Sam to seize your Bitcoins from your wallet against your will.  They’d need your private key to access your funds. If you didn’t give it to them, then it would take the most powerful computer on earth BILLIONS of years just to crack it.
The government can’t print more digital currency either as they can with paper bills.  Bitcoin, for example, has a set amount of coins, period. All that will ever exist were created with the currency itself.  Outside forces are unable to manipulate it, unlike the Dollar, Euro, Yuan, etc.
With crypto, you’re protected from other nefarious third parties, as well.  Cryptocurrencies don’t use middlemen, so transactions are direct between two parties.  This means that it’s easier, faster, and safer overall.

3.  Long-Term Growth Potential

Despite the fact that we have already seen an enormous amount of growth in the crypto space, we are still in its relative infancy.  The other major asset classes out there such as precious metals, real estate, stocks, and bonds have all had a head start of hundreds or even thousands of years.
Bitcoin has now been around for roughly 10 years, which puts it in a uniquely advantageous position.  We’re currently in the sweet spot where it has a long enough track record to consider it an established and stable commodity, but it’s still in its relative infancy compared to other investment options.
The subsequent upside?  There’s still tremendous growth potential.  Many have been predicting six- and seven-figure values for a single Bitcoin in a few years.  Sound crazy? It’s most of the same people that predicted the rise from a few hundred dollars up to the $10,000 level that we’re hovering around today (and PS, most of them are now filthy rich).

4.  Crypto is Resilient

Back in 2013, the LA Times famously published an article where they smugly declared the death of Bitcoin.  How’d that work out for them? The article has aged quite poorly, to say the least.
Bitcoin has taken beatings both in the media and in the markets.  Detractors and naysayers have been around since the beginning, and they have continually been proven wrong.  Nowadays, if you’re blindly slamming crypto, then prepare to be considered out of touch.
One argument you’ll hear against Bitcoin is the volatility of the market.  Earlier this decade, Bitcoin actually lost 70% of its value practically overnight.  The naysayers won’t tell you how it quickly bounced back and shot up past its previous highs, though.  It’s the same thing that happens every time. Compare that to the stock, bond, or real estate markets, which can take years just to creep back up to previous levels.

5.  It’s Already Mainstream

As we just saw, there’s still a large crowd of crypto-doubters out there.  Another one of their arguments is that Bitcoin and other altcoins are still lacking in mainstream adoption.  When you look at the evidence and trends however, you’ll see that this point just isn’t true anymore in 2020.
Want to order something from Overstock.com?  Grab a bite from a restaurant? Purchase sports tickets?  A computer? Or a trans-Atlantic flight? Well, you’re in luck.  Some of the biggest companies and organizations in the world accept Bitcoin as payment, including Microsoft, Dell, Tesla, the NBA, and Virgin Galactic.  People are even buying houses with crypto these days.
It’s not even a question anymore.  Bitcoin has already taken a foothold in the mainstream.  Add to this the fact that on a global scale, more people have access to the internet than they have to banks or other currency systems.  This is especially the case in developing areas such as Africa, where hundreds of millions of people will gain internet access for the first time in the coming decades.  Given that the supply of Bitcoin is fixed, we’re going to see a massive increase in demand as third world nations develop.
Marcus Swanepoel, Chief Executive of Luno, explains how “Cryptocurrency is uniquely positioned at the apex of technology and finance. It has been lauded as a potential game-changer for society.”  Expect prices to rise accordingly.

It’s Not Too Late

The price of Bitcoin has seen incredible growth, but it’s not too late to get in at what is still a relatively low level.  By investing in cryptocurrencies, you’re not only protecting your portfolio from the volatility of the markets, but you’re setting it up for significant future growth, as well.  Plus, you can save big on taxes by using cryptocurrency to contribute to your retirement IRA. It’s the best of both worlds.
At Regal Assets, we believe in providing you with trusted and proven cryptocurrency investment options.  We take pride in the way we do business and have enjoyed helping our clients grow their portfolios for over a decade now.  Our expert team members work side-by-side with you every step of the way, so you can be sure that your wealth is safe and in a position to grow.
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