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Why Being Comfortable With Uncomfortable Ideas Will Pay Off in 2025

Back in 2021, I stirred a major controversy that shook up the financial newsletter industry.

If you're not familiar with the newsletter industry, it's full of men and women who have diverse views on the markets.

Some specialize in trading options and futures… Others invest in stocks and bonds… And a smaller cadre focuses on commodities and real estate.

I've been in the newsletter business for nearly two decades now. And whether they're short-term technical traders or long-term fundamental investors… There's only one asset I've seen unite this diverse crowd of financial thinkers: Gold.

Regardless of their background or specialty, nearly every one of my colleagues shares the belief that gold is the best protector of wealth against the corrosive effects of inflation.

For years, I counted myself among this group. I've even made several gold recommendations to my subscribers over the years.

For instance, at the start of the pandemic in 2020, I urged my readers to up their allocations to gold to shield their wealth from the inflation I saw coming.

But a year later, my research led me to an incredible revelation. And it generated controversy among my readers and colleagues.

On March 22, 2021, I officially recommended my readers sell most of their gold and reallocate it to what I called "digital gold" – bitcoin.

Here's what I told them:

I no longer expect gold to adequately protect your wealth against the money-printing happening right now. I believe bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are doing a better job – and will continue to.

More than that, I believe they'll benefit from a surge in new demand as the rest of the world wakes up to the same realization.

You can't begin to imagine the pushback I got when I reduced the gold position in our asset allocation model from 10% to 1% while raising our bitcoin position from 1% to 10%.

People said I was reckless. Some even accused me of putting my subscribers' retirement savings at risk. But I stuck to the research. And time has vindicated my decision…

Since March 2021, bitcoin is up 2,414% and gold is up 58%.

To put that in terms of cold hard cash, if you'd followed my recommendation and reallocated $10,000 to bitcoin, it would be worth $251,425. Meanwhile, the same $10,000 in gold would be worth just $15,784.

Friends, I'm not telling you this story to brag. Rather, I want to show you why you need to think outside of the box if you want to achieve financial freedom this year.

Many of my subscribers are hardcore gold bugs. So the idea of reallocating from gold to bitcoin sounded blasphemous to them.

Despite my research making a compelling case that bitcoin would outperform gold, I had to drag them kicking and screaming out of the proverbial "gold box."

But those who put their faith in my research and followed my recommendations were richly rewarded.

I get it. Bucking conventional wisdom isn't comfortable.

But if you want to make life-changing gains in the markets in weeks or months instead of years or decades… You have to learn to get comfortable with uncomfortable ideas.

Because by the time the mainstream is comfortable with what was once uncomfortable, the opportunity to make 10x, 100x, or 1,000x gains from it is long gone.

Wall Street Is Now Comfortable Allocating to Bitcoin

Recently, the most powerful player on Wall Street shocked the world when it recommended investors consider allocating up to 2% of their portfolio to bitcoin.

I'm talking about BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with over $11.5 trillion in assets under management.

Friends, I can't tell you how incredibly bullish this is. Five years ago, BlackRock wouldn't touch bitcoin with a 10-foot pole. And CEO Larry Fink was a major skeptic. He once called bitcoin "an index on money laundering."

How times have changed…

Today, BlackRock manages the largest spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the world with net assets of $54 billion. And Fink now considers bitcoin a legitimate asset class.

Last month, the asset manager published a research report highlighting the benefits of diversifying your portfolio with up to a 2% allocation to bitcoin. It said bitcoin's weaker connection to the other main asset classes might improve portfolio results.

The report said a 1-2% BTC allocation poses "on average, about the same share of overall portfolio risk" as a typical allocation to "the Magnificent 7 group of mostly mega-cap tech stocks" in a portfolio comprising 60% stocks and 40% fixed income assets.

The "Magnificent 7" includes companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia.

Friends, you wouldn't believe how many times I've been called crazy for recommending investors allocate bitcoin to their portfolio.

Before BlackRock became comfortable with the idea, I was already telling people that not only would bitcoin shield their portfolios from inflation… But improve their overall portfolio results as well.

The case was simple to me…

Bitcoin and gold offer many of the same benefits. They're both scarce, durable, divisible, and private. Based on all the government money-printing we've seen over the years, gold's chart should look like bitcoin's. But it doesn't.

I knew my logic would be uncomfortable for gold fans to accept. Gold has thousands of years of history as a store of wealth. Bitcoin has been around for only 16 years.

But people also used horses to get around for thousands of years. Then, in less than a decade at the start of the 20th century, the automobile rendered horse-drawn transportation obsolete.

I viewed gold as the horse and bitcoin as the automobile. As more people come to terms with this, bitcoin's price will soar higher.

And those who got comfortable with this idea before BlackRock did have seen their bitcoin position skyrocket as much as 2,414% since March 2021.

Get Ready for More Uncomfortable Ideas From Me in 2025

Friends, BlackRock recommending investors allocate up to 2% of their portfolios to bitcoin at the end of 2024 will be a huge catalyst for 2025.

Already, we're seeing strong corporate interest in buying bitcoin as a treasury reserve. Companies like KULR Technology, Rumble, and Genius Group began adding bitcoin to their balance sheets in the fourth quarter of last year.

MicroStrategy, the largest bitcoin holder in corporate America, increased its holdings from 252,220 BTC in September to 446,400 BTC by December 2024.

Source: Kaiko Research

As you can see, corporate America is becoming much more comfortable with my "crazy" idea of allocating to bitcoin.

But what I'm going to tell you next could make you even more uncomfortable… You see, I believe we're on the cusp of the biggest crypto catalyst ever.

It could be bigger than all of the bitcoin halvings combined. And even bigger than the approval of bitcoin ETFs. Here's why…

A week before Election Day last year, I predicted Donald J. Trump would be reelected president. Not only that, but I also said his victory would trigger a rally in crypto.

Since November 5, bitcoin has been up as much as 64% and reached all-time new highs.

But as big as his victory is, it's not the full story.

That's why on Tuesday, January 14, at 8 p.m. ET, I'm holding a special event called Freedom 2025 to tell you the rest of the story.

I call it Freedom 2025 because the opportunity I've identified could help you achieve your Freedom Number in 12 months or less.

If you don't know what your Freedom Number is, it's the amount of money you need to live the life you want.

For the average American, the ideal number is $1.46 million. Maybe your number is a bit higher or a bit lower. Each person's number is different.

For some, it's the freedom to own a new car every three years. For others, it's the freedom to spend your time doing volunteer work.

Whatever your Freedom Number is, I want you to write it down now.

Because when President Trump returns to the White House, he'll trigger an epic melt-up in crypto bigger than the explosive rally we saw after his election victory.

And some of the tokens that skyrocket during this melt-up could potentially help you attain financial freedom this year.

During Freedom 2025, I'll put all the pieces of the puzzle together for you. And reveal a brand new method we're using to reap the biggest gains from this melt-up phase. You can sign up here now to join me for free.

Now, I have to warn you. This method is completely different from anything I've done in my career. And I can almost guarantee it'll make you uncomfortable.

The moves will be lightning quick and could give you a heart attack. So if you can't stomach that type of volatility, I understand.

But if you want an opportunity to achieve financial freedom in 2025, you have to train yourself to become comfortable with being uncomfortable.

By the time BlackRock and other major Wall Street firms get comfortable with this method I will reveal to you on Tuesday, January 14, the window on your chance to hit your Freedom Number this year will be closed.

Let the Game Come to You!

Big T