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Gino Pascucci

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Gino Pascucci heads the business development and marketing department for Premier Trust. He is an advisor liaison, assisting the estate planning community with advisory friendly trust services. Gino received his B.A. in English from the University of Nevada and is working towards obtaining his CFP designation.

 

Speculative Madness or Smart Play: Does Bitcoin Belong In Wealth Planning?

Bitcoin has been on a tear lately, up nearly tenfold since the beginning of 2016, when a single “coin” could be had for just over $400.

By mid-September 2016, Bitcoins were trading well north of $4000 — and investor interest has become feverish as returns dwarf all other assets. Even a rumored move by China to shut down all three of its Bitcoin exchanges could only dent Bitcoin’s rise, chopping prices from a high of nearly $4700 per Bitcoin to just over $4000.